Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again": First Hip Hop Video With 1 Billion Views
Three months ago, Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again," the Furious 7 single featuring quickly rising newcomer Charlie Puth, became the longest-running hip hop single to ride the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Now it's hit another milestone. As the 23-year-old Puth—one of our breakout artists to watch this fall—tweeted on Wednesday night, "See You Again is not only the first rap video to hit a billion views but is also the fastest video to hit a billion on YouTube. Wow. Thank u."
Pretty fantastic, especially considering the clip also eulogized Furious star Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in November 2013 at the age of 40.
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