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Wiz Khalifa kickstarts Pitt basketball at Blue and Gold Madness

By Alex Lehmbeck, Staff Writer • October 13, 2019

In a night filled with anticipation, basketball and celebrities, a performance from Pittsburgh’s own Wiz Khalifa capped off Pitt’s Blue and Gold Madness event to welcome the 2019-20 season.

VIDEO: Blue and Gold Madness 2019 ft. WIZ KHALIFA

October 13, 2019

With the help of Pittsburgh native and rap star Wiz Khalifa, the Oakland Zoo gets hyped up for the 2019/20 Men's and Women's basketball season. Guest appearances from Pittsburgh Steelers players James...

Thrival revival: fall music fest returns to Pittsburgh

By Dieer Hu and Luke Stambaugh / For The Pitt News • October 2, 2017

“Here’s to my city!” Wiz Khalifa said to thousands of elated festivalgoers as the melody of his Pittsburgh Steelers-inspired anthem “Black and Yellow” began to play. The Pittsburgh native...

Wiz Khalifa to perform at Pitt basketball’s #ZooAfterHours event Friday

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • October 8, 2015

Pitt basketball's Midnight Madness event will have Panther fans seeing black and yellow. The University announced Pittsburgh native and Grammy-nominated rapper Wiz Khalifa will perform at the event,...

MLK Project honors August Wilson, strives to ‘break the cycle’

By Shawn Cooke / A&E Editor • August 25, 2014

The vibrant painted leaves on the exterior of the Mad Mex in Oakland demand your full attention, but they don’t reveal the scope of the project that brought them to life.Oakland’s newest mural —...