Wiz Khalifa and Tinie Tempah live in Dubai

Next weekend, 24-year-old rap sensation Wiz Khalifa (1) (or Cameron Jibril Thomaz to his mum) will arrive in Dubai to drop his distinctive, deep-voiced lyrics for his many UAE fans; with the good pal of Snoop Dogg, and fiancé of Kanye West’s ex Amber Rose, 28, spitting out the likes of Black and Yellow, Young and Wild And Free.

Supporting him will be the immensely talented, and we must say rather dapper (2), English grime star, Tinie Tempah, 23, another rapper who burst onto the scene at a young age (at just 17). And the Pass Out and Frisky star has a reputation for being just electric live (3).

In a slight switch of genre, the third act on the bill is French house DJ, David Vendetta, who has collaborated with Lebanese superstar Haifa Wehbe in the past.

Cost Dh295 silver, Dh450 gold, Dh700 platinum

Footnotes

(1) The rapper chose his stage name because, as the youngest in his group of friends, he was always called the ‘wiz kid’, and because his grandfather was Muslim, and he liked that Khalifa was the Arabic word for a leader.

(2) The rapper has become such a style icon – he was voted GQ’s Best Dressed Man of 2011 – he even has his own clothing line, Disturbing London.

(3) Tinie Tempah and Wiz Khalifa have in fact collaborated on a song together, with 2011’s Till I’m Gone.