Wiz Khalifa took to X to announce the death of his dad, Laurence W. Thomaz, writing that “today my father decided not to wake up.”
The rapper continued on Friday: “I will always love him, miss him and be grateful for the things he taught me. He went out like a true yogi, at peace and on his own time. I love you forever Laurence W. Thomaz.”
Thomaz was 63, according to TMZ.
Page Six reached out to a rep for Khalifa for comment.
Khalifa added in a follow-up post: “My father’s passing was sudden but seeing how many people love and respected him makes happy and i know he’s proud that he left a positive impact on this earth. Literally all he ever wanted.”
“The last conversation i had with my dad was him telling me how proud of me he was for the movie i was in and I promised him i would do more. LT Forever,” said the artist, 38.
Sharing his gratitude for his followers, Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, noted on X: “Thank you all for your kind words. It really means a lot in this tough time and is helping me feel better.”
Over on Instagram, the hitmaker took to his Instagram Story to post a series of throwback photos with his dad.
One picture featured his father helping him onto a swing. He simply wrote beneath the shot: “Love you big guy.”
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