Wiz Khalifa Brings Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cool to “5 Star” With Gunna

“5 Star” is Wiz Khalifa’s collaboration with Gunna from Kush + Orange Juice 2, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rapper’s 2025 sequel to his breakout 2010 mixtape. The song arrived as a single on March 28, 2025, and its official music video followed in April 2025 as the album hit streaming services on April 18, right in time for the 4/20 weekend.

Who Made “5 Star”?

The track was produced by Mike & Keys, Jason Martin (formerly known as Problem) and Dominique Sanders, per HotNewHipHop. The outlet heard a melodic song over a hazy, West Coast-leaning beat, and the Associated Press called it smooth and melodic. That is the pocket here: Wiz floats, Gunna glides, and nobody is in a hurry.

It also marks the first proper duet between the two. Before “5 Star,” their only shared credit was Tyla Yaweh’s “All the Smoke,” which featured both of them. Gunna, who hails from College Park, Georgia, brings his signature melodic flow, a natural match for Wiz’s laid-back cadence. Wiz previewed the song with a 40-second Instagram snippet before release, The Source reported.

Inside the “5 Star” Video

According to IMVDb, the clip was directed and edited by Josh Jones, shot by director of photography Don Turner and produced by Dylan Palley through Pixel Potions. It landed as the final piece of a long rollout: “5 Star” followed earlier singles “Hit It Once,” “Hide It” with Don Toliver, “Khalifa’s Home” and “Bring Your Lungs” with Smoke DZA, all of which made the album.

Why Kush + Orange Juice 2 Matters

Context is everything. Wiz was born in Minot, North Dakota, but grew up in a military family that lived in Germany, the U.K. and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh around 1996, per Wikipedia. He founded Taylor Gang in 2008, and the original Kush & Orange Juice dropped as a free download on April 14, 2010, trending at No. 1 on Twitter on the strength of his grassroots fan base.

Fifteen years later, the sequel brought back original producers Cardo, ID Labs and Sledgren, added names like Mike WiLL Made-It, DJ Quik and TM88, and packed 23 tracks with guests including Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y, Larry June, Juicy J and Don Toliver. Wiz told The Source the record is “100% for my day-one fans.” He even left the door open on closing track “Super Duper High Outro,” where, as the AP noted, he says, “If we wanna do number three, we’ll do number three.”

Quick answers

What album is “5 Star” on? Wiz Khalifa’s Kush + Orange Juice 2, released April 18, 2025.

Who produced “5 Star”? Mike & Keys, Jason Martin and Dominique Sanders.

Where is Wiz Khalifa from? He was born in Minot, North Dakota, and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the city he represents.

Sources

HotNewHipHop — “Wiz Khalifa Sets Release Date For “Kush + Orange Juice 2” Alongside Gunna Collab “5 Star””

Associated Press via News4JAX — “Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Kush + Orange Juice’ changed his game. 15 years later, a sequel recaptures the spirit”

The Source — “Wiz Khalifa Drops ‘Kush + Orange Juice 2’”