Think “Bandz A Make Her Dance” meets go-go.ĩ.ĝuring “Clappers,” Wale and his hype man (?) started dancing in a corner. go-go music and is a fun, bounce-ready number. “Clappers” featuring Nicki Minaj and Juicy J is inspired by Wale’s love of D.C.
Wale defines himself as the “Weirdo of MMG” and says he often records like a hermit, going days on end without showering.Ĩ. The NFL star explained to us later that he met Wale at a random party and they hung out for two hours. The Bawse was flailing his arms and throwing up the “Rock ‘n’ Roll” sign all night.Ħ. Rick Ross sure likes to get his dancing on, even while sitting down. The track “Gullible” featuring the splendid vocals of CeeLo stems from an incident in which haters were being mean to Wale online.ĥ. When asked about his former label Interscope, the rapper responded with the obvious diss, “Who?” Take that Jimmy Iovine!Ĥ.Ĝyber bullying isn’t relegated to teenage girls. Wale says the phrase “New Black Soul” throughout the album and his beat selection seems to reflect this mindset. Who is Wale? Backpacker? Goon? Ladies’ man? All of the above?Ģ. The dude with his heart on his sleeve is living out his dream. The outstanding “Black Heroes” ends with a skit featuring the real Jerry Seinfeld confirming the upcoming Album About Nothing. There ain’t no mystery on what’s next for Wale. Wale turns the attention to himself on the vital “Vanity”, flaunts his sneaker game and aspirations on the Just Blaze-produced banger “88″, and channels Marvin Gaye on the lavish “Love Hate Thing,” a tantalizing tune that radio should have championed with way more spins. From the perspective of the Jesus piece, Wale raps, “I died for you all/Now niggas die for me.” Although there have been plenty rap songs paying homage to hip-hop’s infatuation with jewels, “Golden Salvation” still stands out for its creativity.
‘Le’s uniqueness is evidenced on the self-produced “Simple Man” and his passion bleeds through the Meek Mill-included “Heaven’s Afternoon”. He commandeers the go-go fueled, captivating “Clappers” (featuring Nicki Minaj and Juicy J), smokes away the stress on the thumping “Rotation” (featuring Wiz Khalifa & 2 Chainz) and takes the media to task on the groovy “Guillibe” (Cee-Lo on the chorus).” Here he observes, “Our generation is cursed, we got too many clones.” The Gifted contains a gang of guests but the focus never strays off the D.C. Newfound fame hasn’t derailed him on his mission. Folarin wants to be recognized one day with the great ones. You see satisfaction is for suckers and Mr. Ha! Armed with a gold second album, Wale shoots for the top on his third LP.
If you don’t like Wale for his ambition, then maybe this album isn’t for you.
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