Wiz Khalifa discovered himself on the heart of a social media roast after declaring on The Joe Budden Podcast that he doesn’t consider the Earth is spherical, simply days after dropping his new album Kush + Orange Juice 2, which paradoxically includes a globe on the quilt.
“I might say no,” Khalifa stated when requested if he thinks the Earth is spherical. “I simply consider that we reside on a flat aircraft, like an enormous flat aircraft.”
The Pittsburgh rapper linked his perception to his frequent journey, claiming his experiences within the air have formed his perspective.
“It’s solely as a result of I’ve traveled a lot,” he defined. “Once I journey, the routes that we take and the way we do it, it’s not attainable to go up and down. You’re simply going straight.”
Khalifa additionally floated the concept there are undiscovered land plenty, referencing the traditional supercontinent Pangea.
“I believe that there’s extra plenty than simply what we see,” he claimed. “As a result of it was one factor earlier than and it unfold out.”
He didn’t cease there. The rapper dismissed area missions altogether, saying, “I don’t consider in area exploration in any respect. I don’t consider that they discover area as a lot as they are saying that they do.”
This may actually be the dumbest factor I’ve ever heard in my life. Podcasts have been a mistake. pic.twitter.com/jv9Sd7SaJ6
— Geechi 🇵🇦 (@Geechi_Luciano) April 22, 2025
The dialog happened throughout a lighthearted phase of the podcast, with co-hosts poking enjoyable at his views.
However the web didn’t maintain again. One person wrote, “This may actually be the dumbest factor I’ve ever heard in my life. Podcasts have been a mistake.” One other chimed in, “I’m dumber for having watched this.” A 3rd joked, “When do the tariffs on podcast tools get utilized?”
Including to the irony, Wiz Khalifa’s newest album, Kush + Orange Juice 2, launched on April 18, 2025, includes a spherical Earth on the quilt.
The album is right here. Thanks guys for being there for me and guiding me within the path i wanted to be in to make this wonderful venture. Take pleasure in. And Taylor gang the world. https://t.co/itHZZIKJSk
— Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) April 18, 2025
The venture arrived precisely 15 years after the unique mixtape dropped in 2010 and consists of 23 tracks with visitor appearances from Don Toliver, Larry June, Gunna, Juicy J, Curren$y, Ty Dolla $ign, DJ Quik, Smoke DZA, Michael Prince, RMR, LaRussell, Luh Tyler and Chevy Woods.
“It’s 4/20. So I would like y’all to gentle the most effective of the most effective and do away with the remaining,” Wiz Khalifa stated in a message to listeners. “Invite a number of the homies and residential ladies over and throw a Kush and Orange Juice 2 social gathering whilst you’re at it and get excessive as Wiz Khalifa.”
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