{"id":1035,"date":"2019-07-24T15:25:39","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/wiz-khalifa-pittsburgh-knights-partner"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:38:36","slug":"wiz-khalifa-pittsburgh-knights-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esports\/wiz-khalifa-pittsburgh-knights-partner","title":{"rendered":"Wiz Khalifa joins Pittsburgh Knights as strategic partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><p>Pittsburgh-based rapper Wiz Khalifa &acirc;&#128;&#147; real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz &acirc;&#128;&#147; has officially partnered with esports organisation Pittsburgh Knights.<\/p><p><\/p><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wiz-Khalifa-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/moNJcIjjedyqQbJuC4fYOKXtyx8gCVuy8ZWEb27Iy2s\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly9naW54LnR2L3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDE5LzA3L1dpei1LaGFsaWZhLTEwMjR4NTc2LmpwZw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure><p><\/p><p>The Knights brand themselves as Pittsburgh&#8217;s local team, and this claim is only bolstered by the support they get from the NFL&#8217;s Pittsburgh Steelers, who they partnered with in 2018.<\/p><p><\/p><p>&acirc;&#128;&#156;The Knights are pushing the boundaries in the esports space with an experienced team. Being based in Pittsburgh, my hometown, a city known for bringing home champions, I am pumped to be a part of this moment in history kicking off another winning team for the city,&acirc;&#128;&#157; Khalifa said of the new move.<\/p><p><\/p><p>Knights presidents James O&#8217;Connor said, &#8220;Wiz is definitely a visionary. He&acirc;&#128;&#153;s always ahead of the curve; he&acirc;&#128;&#153;s creative and savvy and we admire him and his team for their work ethic. We&acirc;&#128;&#153;re really happy to welcome him into the Knights&acirc;&#128;&#153; family.&acirc;&#128;&#157;<\/p><p><\/p><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pittsburgh-Knights-Logos-1024x347.png\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/hE0OVKBJpvHw3hALj6zkWDvOAy3q76sDRbCbP5foJJw\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cDovL2dpbngudHYvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTkvMDcvUGl0dHNidXJnaC1LbmlnaHRzLUxvZ29zLTEwMjR4MzQ3LnBuZw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"347\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure><p><\/p><p>In an <a aria-label=\"interview with Forbes (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stevebaltin\/2019\/07\/19\/exclusive-wiz-khalifa-partners-with-esports-pittsburgh-knights\/#128497aa736f\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interview with Forbes<\/a>, Khalifa spoke about making the move into esports.<\/p><p><\/p><p>&#8220;Music has been involved in sports as long as I can remember. Whether it&acirc;&#128;&#153;s entrance music for a player or to pump a team up before a game music has always been there. When &#8220;Black &amp; Yellow&#8221; came out we saw how it helped push the Steelers to the Super Bowl and with the fans, it became that much more real&#8230; I have always tried to be at the forefront of technology and I think this is another amazing moment in history. I am happy to be a part of it.&#8221;<\/p><p><\/p><p>Wiz Khalifa joins the ever-growing list of rappers and other celebrities getting involved in esports; Drake with 100 Thieves, Tory Lanez with Luminosity Gaming, and Lil Yachty becoming an &#8220;official member&#8221; of FaZe Clan.<\/p><p><\/p><p>The space is only growing, with literally hundreds of millions being invested each year &acirc;&#128;&#147; Khalifa&#8217;s entry is almost unsurprising as his peers are moving in droves into the esports landscape.<\/p><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh-based rapper Wiz Khalifa &acirc;&#128;&#147; real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz &acirc;&#128;&#147; has officially partnered with esports organisation Pittsburgh Knights. 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