Wale

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albums

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- Chillin (Parental Advisory)(Single)
- Released 2009

- Nike Boots (Single)
- Released 2009

- Scion A/V Remix Project: 45 King Vs. Wale, Part 1 (4-Track Maxi-Single)
- Released 2008

- Pretty Girls (Feat. Gucci Mane) (Single) (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2009

biography

The self-proclaimed "Ambassador of Rap for the Capital," Washington, D.C.-based rapper Wale (pronounced "wah-lay") was able to transcend his local sensation status and become a national rap contender using go-go-inspired hip-hop as the vehicle for his lyricism and clever wordplay. Olubowale Victor Akintimehin was born in D.C. in 1984 to Nigerian immigrants who first arrived to America five years prior. Moving to Maryland at age ten, however, Wale was mostly raised in suburban D.C. He attended both Robert Morris College and Virginia State University on football scholarships, but then transferred a third time to Bowie State. The music bug already had bit him hard, and soon he quit Bowie State to turn towards a recording career.

Wale got his first airplay circa 2003-2004 with "Rhyme of the Century," thanks to the help of a local radio DJ who believed in his potential. This landed him in the "Unsigned Hype" column in Source magazine the following year. In 2006, Wale signed to local start-up imprint Studio 43, owned by a former VP of Roc-a-Fella Records, and enjoyed a string of hits in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area that year. Many of those records sampled from '80s go-go, a more raw, percussion-driven offshoot of disco originating in D.C., like the popular "Dig Dug," a tribute to Ronald "Dig Dug" Dixon of go-go band the Northeast Groovers. The use of the Internet and MySpace were big factors for his success, which is how British nber-producer and DJ Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, Rhymefest) caught wind of the go-go MC in 2007. Wale then struck a production deal with Ronson's Allido imprint and released the 100 Miles and Running mixtape that summer. Despite not being signed to any major label yet, tons of press, ranging from XXL magazine to The New York Times, started to cover the D.C. sensation in 2007 and 2008. After a bidding war that included Epic, Atlantic, and Def Jam, Interscope finally grabbed Wale for its roster in early 2008. ~ Cyril Cordor, All Music Guide

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- - Wale: At the end of the day he is a man trying to life his dreams ..it sucks .. But he DOES have talent and. He'll bounce back
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  - Wale: At the end of the day he is a man trying to life his dreams ..it sucks .. But he DOES have talent and. He'll bounce back

- - Wale: @WALEFANS nicere
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  - Wale: @WALEFANS nicere

- - Wale: So Charles Hamilton got dropped from Interscope ... This game ain't easy my friends..what are your thoughts on that
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  - Wale: So Charles Hamilton got dropped from Interscope ... This game ain't easy my friends..what are your thoughts on that

- - Wale: Lilduval gave me. The best advice...yesterday...Ill never forget it. And Ill never get mad at a Twitter hater..well i won't for a while lol
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  - Wale: Lilduval gave me. The best advice...yesterday...Ill never forget it. And Ill never get mad at a Twitter hater..well i won't for a while lol

- - Wale: Look everybody @djaylikdarbos is getting blocked in 5432... His timeline is self explainitory
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  - Wale: Look everybody @djaylikdarbos is getting blocked in 5432... His timeline is self explainitory

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- - Nothin Better than the Flow
  - - By Stellar Skater
    - 7/5/2009 05:20:52
  - If there is one thing Wale's got it's "FLOW" dude is nothin Rawness his mixtapes r the illest u can get them off his myspace if ya'll r lookin for more and if ya can't i got plenty of Wale Sh!t to go around lol
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- - D.C. Loves U Wale!
  - - By dcHellcat
    - 7/4/2009 03:14:29
  - I'm def. ur #1 fan... love ya!
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- - Mr. Never Wear The Same Thing
  - - By lezak21
    - 6/30/2009 19:27:10
  - You the man dude, that song ''Penthouse Anthem'' that's some real trunk material, those 2 mixtapes are classics to me !! thank you man
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