The Grammy nominee under the mask reveals why he had to tell his son he was on the show.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about the season 5 finale ofThe Masked Singer.
The groovy lizard ultimately placed third, and was unmasked to reveal rapperWiz Khalifa.
Chameleon performing on ‘The Masked Singer’.Michael Becker/FOX
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What convinced you to doThe Masked Singer?
WIZ KHALIFA:I’m a real big fan of the show already.
I watch it with my son and my family, so everybody was already into it.
Wiz Khalifa at the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala.Theo Wargo/Getty Images
I just looked at it as an opportunity to have some fun and bring some laughs to the game.
Does your son already know you’re the Chameleon or is he in for a big shock tonight?
Yeah, he knows.
Wiz Khalifa unmasked as Chameleon on ‘The Masked Singer’ with host Nick Cannon.Michael Becker/FOX
Yeah, it was a big ass head.
It was really kind of like part of my body.
In one of your clue packages, you mention meeting “the GOAT” because of a radio contest.
Was that referring to Snoop Dogg and is that a true story?
They kind of like mix up some stories.
I actually never met Snoop through a radio competition.
It was one of my first songs that got played on the radio because I won a contest.
Was it hard to perform the altered versions?
Did you find yourself almost slipping in the original lyrics?
No, it wasn’t difficult at all.
What was your favorite performance?
I love them all.
I love how I got more comfortable as time went on.
Making it to the finale is huge.
When you look back on your time on the show, is there anything you would have done differently?
No, I feel like I did everything perfect for me and what I was trying to accomplish.
I was really into all my song choices; I was really into all of the performances.
I think every time I was competing, it was a lot of good competition there.
So I just kind of stayed in that pocket and rode it out til my time was up.
Did you keep up with online theories about your identity at all?
Yeah, I definitely kept track of what people were saying.
I knew I was trending on Twitter every time that the show came on and I performed.
So people were speculating, especially the fans.
I have some diehard fans and they made sure that they spoke up about the situation.
As a fan of the show yourself, what surprised you the most about actually being on it?
It’s a lot of hard work.
You guys make it look so easy.
You’re like, whoa, it’s not what I thought it was.
Any advice for future contestants?
I would just tell them to take it really as serious as possible.
You’ve got to really, really work.
And I would also say to have a lot of fun.
It’s definitely a different set of nerves.
What’s up next for you?
I’m dropping some new music really soon.
I’m on a show calledDuncanville.
I play a character named Mr. Mitch.
We just started our second season, and it’s on Fox as well.
So y’all can check me out on there.
And I’m just working and hustling.
I got a lot of other different businesses that I’m into right now.
I got my weed business, Khalifa Kush.
I got McQueen, which is my alcohol business.
I just became a part owner in the MMA league called PFL.
Just a ton of different things.
