The Rundown: Wiz Khalifa, O.N.I.F.C.

Does the Pittsburgh MC's new album live up to the hype?

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"Intro" - Over its too-short 36 seconds of Beach Boys-inspired harmonizing over trap drums, the intro, really just a beat, gives early notice that Wiz Khalifa occasionally makes more interesting musical choices on O.N.I.F.C. than he did on his pop-focused breakthrough, Rolling Papers. It ends with an inhalation sound — no explanation needed.  (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
"Paperbond" - "I have enough weed to last me for the rest of my motherf--king life," Wiz Khalifa says at the top of the true album opener, "Paperbond." With that proclamation and the spacy, synth-heavy production, Wiz immediately announces the album's direction, which is really a U-turn. O.N.I.F.C. spares us the frat-party anthems of Rolling Papers, instead going for that other cornerstone of college life: the dorm room, which Wiz's early work was often the soundtrack for.  (Photo: Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET)"Bluffin" - Wiz Khalifa gets into his zone early here, boasting of "big money," big blunts and his nonstop work ethic over his trademark sound — more serene synth chords floating over frenetic trap drums.  (Photo: C Flanigan)

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The Rundown: Wiz Khalifa, O.N.I.F.C. - Wiz Khalifa is having a great 2012: a dope mixtape (Taylor Allderdice), a pregnant fiancée. But before Amber Rose gives birth to their first child next year, he has another baby to unveil: his new album, O.N.I.F.C. After the huge, unexpected success of his last album, Rolling Papers, and its smash single "Black & Yellow," the expectations are bigger than ever. Does Wiz live up to the hype with O.N.I.F.C.? Read on to find out with this track-by-track review. —Alex Gale(Photo: Atlantic Records)

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