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Rhap Session: Wale
Previously: Wale Q&A
Wale Q&A
Most unsigned rappers haven’t done remixes with Lily Allen, toured with Mark Ronson, and hung out with Lindsay Lohan. Then again, Wale (government name Olubowale Victor Akintimehin) wasn’t just any another unsigned rapper. The D.C. native also graced the cover of URB Magazine, had every blog that matters (and some that don’t) singing his praises, and received glowing endorsements from Jay-Z, Black Thought and Just Blaze. Above all else, he breathed fresh air into a genre that many have declared to be suffocating creatively. Need proof? Look no further than “W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.,” where he spits over Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” Thanks to all this, Wale is no longer unsigned hype. First he signed to Mark Ronson’s Allido Records, and in March, he signed to Interscope. His Seinfeld-inspired, The Mixtape About Nothing, is due out soon, and his debut album is slated for a late 2008 release. Rhapsody got a hold of a very busy Wale. Here, he talks about the lack of support from D.C. radio stations, hanging out with Jay-Z, and working with The Roots.
Toshi axes Wale some questions
Previously: The Roots f/ Wale & Chrisette Michele - Rising Up (Video)
f/ Wale & Chrisette Michele - Rising Up
SNICKA - Paper Touchin
Named after my joint of the moment, this mixtape is chock-full-of exclusives like the remix with 50 AND Fat Joe, that crazy joint with Mavado and Jigga, that new fiyah from Weezy, the Superstar Remix with Jeezy and T.I. (I even left lupe’s verse in there). Shiiiiiiiit, why don’t you just peep the tracklist?
- Paper Touchin - Red Cafe
- Paper Touchin Remix - Red Cafe, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Fabolous, Jadakiss
- Drivin Down The Block - Kidz In The Hall
- Fuck Em All - Red Cafe & Fabolous
- The Boss Remix - Rick Ross, T-Pain, Lil Wayne
- Maybach Music - Rick Ross & Jay Z
- The Rock - Jay Z & Mavado
- Fed Up - Elephant Man
- The Mission - Damien Marley
- Pass The Dutchie - Camron
- Lollipop - Lil Wayne
- They Know Remix - Shawty Lo, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Lil Kim
- Big Dreams - The Game
- That White - Fat Joe
- Fever - Q-Tip
- Superstar Remix - Lupe Fiasco, Young Jeezy, T.I.
- New York City - Young Buck
- En Why Ceequal - Jugganot, Swizz Beats, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes
- Coca Baby - Fat Joe
- Good Love - Sheek Louch
- Feel This Way - Consequence & John Legend
- Finer Things - Felli Fell, Kanye West, Neyo, JD, Fabolous
- Undeniable - AZ
- Blackout - Kidz In The Hall
- Back In The Go Go - Wale, Bun B, Pusha T
- Lumdi - Camp Lo
- Good Life Freestyle - Red Cafe
- Sweet 16 - Kidz In The Hall
- I Love Your Girl - G-Unit
- Bottom Girl - G-Unit
- Life Of The Party - Snoop Dogg, Too Short
- Get Like Me - David Banner, Chris Brown, Jim Jones
- Independent Freestyle - Talib Kweli
- When I See Her - Remy Ma
- Rising Down - The Roots, Styles P, Mos Def, Dice Raw
- Star Cry - Foxy Brown
- Love Me No More - Jim Jones & The Game
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Get To Know Wale
No, it’s not pronounced “wale,” more like Wah-lay. Hailing from DC, Wale just signed to Interscope by way of Mark Ronson’s label and will be working with Just Blaze.
Back In The Go Go f/ Bun B & Pusha T
