Wale (rapper)
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Birth name | Olubowale Victor Akintimehin |
Also known as | Ralph Folarin[1] |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | September 21, 1984
Origin | Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
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Discography | Wale discography |
Years active | 2005–present |
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Formerly of | All City Chess Club |
Children | 2 |
Website | walemusic |
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale (
Wale's debut studio album,
Wale then shifted for lighter, commercially-oriented subject matter and wider female appeal for his following albums Shine (2015), Wow... That's Crazy (2019), and Folarin II (2022), of which spawned the Billboard Hot 100-charting singles "My PYT", "On Chill" (featuring Jeremih), and "Poke It Out" (featuring J. Cole), respectively.[3][4][5][6] Folarin II marked his final album with Maybach Music Group, and he signed with Def Jam Recordings in the following year of its release.[7][8]
Biography
1984–2007: Early life and career beginnings
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin was born on September 21, 1984, in
In July 2006, Wale found representation in Daniel Weisman, a former club
2007–2009: National attention and major label signing
In January 2007, Wale released a new single to radio called "Good Girls" produced by Gerard Thomas and Demario Bridges for TeamMusicGroup (LeTroy Davis). Wale later appeared on
In March 2008, Wale signed a joint venture deal with Mark Ronson's
On June 19, 2009, Wale released his fifth mixtape, Back to the Feature, on which eleven of the tracks were produced by
2009–10: Attention Deficit
Released on November 10, 2009, Wale's debut album,
In March 2010, Wale announced he and
In May 2010, Wale abruptly canceled a scheduled performance at DC Black Pride, an annual black gay pride event. In an email to the event's organizer, Wale's manager claimed he was unaware it was a gay event when he agreed to perform. On May 28, however, it was announced he would perform alongside the headliner for free.[37]
On August 3, 2010, Wale released his sixth mixtape, More About Nothing hosted by DJ Omega a follow-up to his critically acclaimed
2011: Signing to MMG and Ambition
On February 5, 2011, during
On September 7, 2011, Wale announced plans for a 32-city domestic tour titled The Ambition Tour, which initiated October 2, 2011, in Minneapolis Minnesota and has dates through December 2011.[44] The Board Administration Artist
On September 28, 2011, Wale revealed that Ambition was complete and released the single "Lotus Flower Bomb", featuring Miguel on Twitter. On September 29, 2011, Funk Master Flex debuted Wale's song "Tats on my Arms", featuring Rick Ross.[46] The next day, Wale released the album cover for Ambition.[47] On October 14, 2011, Wale released the single "Focused", featuring Kid Cudi.[48] The official Ambition track listing includes 15 songs.[49] The Board Administration launched a robust social media campaign integrating never-seen-before social media strategy and savvy to virally promote Ambition. The promotional campaign included a five-part "making of" documentary, a Twitter campaign centered on a hashtag blitz–aptly named #Ambition, daily new music and video releases from Wale, and promotional materials for purchase through Warner Music Group and Maybach Music Group such as Ambition wristbands and graphic tees.[50] These efforts were also supported by televised "making of" episodes through networks such as MTV that hosted Sucker Free Road to Release.[51] The never-seen-before element of Wale's Ambition promo blitz included a partnership formed between the current most popular file sharing site Hulkshare and The Board Administration.[50] Greater than 3 million people frequent Hulkshare daily, and through this collaboration could view banner ads on practically every Hulkshare download page flanked with Wale's profile and a clock counting down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the album released.[50]On October 27, 2011, Wale unveiled an Ambition snippet sampler on YouTube for people to preview the album.[52] Later the same day, a private Ambition media listening event, held at the Gansevoort Hotel of Chelsea New York, was attended by music executives, bloggers, various artists, and hip hop heads.[52] On November 2, 2011, Myspace and Hot 97 presented a complimentary Wale and friends midnight Ambition release show at The Highline Ballroom in New York City. The event was hosted by Miss Info and featured special guest DJ Funkmaster Flex.[53] The album debuted number two on the Billboard 200, selling 162,600 copies in its first week.[54] The album initially received mixed reviews, including a negative one in Wale's local Washington City Paper.[55] However, the album currently holds a 69/100 score on Metacritic, signifying "generally favorable reviews. "[56]
2012–2017: The Gifted, The Album About Nothing, Shine
On November 25, 2011, shortly after the release of Ambition, Wale announced on Twitter that he has already begun working on his third album.[57] In an interview with UpVenue in January 2012, Wale confirmed the third album and said the focus would be about his growth as a person.[58] In June , he was featured on Maybach Music Group's second studio album
Around this time, Wale also started working on his third studio album, which he stated would be released in 2013.When speaking of his third studio album Wale would say, "it's going to have one sound, very, very soulful", and said that the first single, "Bad", "is a pretty good indication of the direction I'm going for this project." The album was set for release on June 25, 2013, with his fourth album coming a couple months after that.[61] Wale announced he was collaborating with Jerry Seinfeld on his fourth studio album, which would be titled The Album About Nothing.[62] He later said he was also collaborate with producer No I.D. on the album. He also confirmed he would release a collaboration mixtape with Meek Mill during 2013.[63]
In December 2012, Wale had announced he was planning on releasing a Go-go album: "I wanna do the album for me. This is the second time I'm announcing it, but I'm doing a Go-Go album after my album. And when I say Go-Go I don't mean like cheesy Go-Go. It's gonna be sequenced. It's gonna be me probably rapping only 40-percent on the album, but getting the sound out."[64]
To build hype for The Gifted, Wale released "Sight of the Sun", a remix of the
On September 9, 2014, Wale released the first single from the album The Album About Nothing titled "The Body" featuring American singer
On March 31, 2015, Wale released his fourth studio album
Wale also recorded the original music theme for the popular
On April 28, 2017, Wale's fifth studio album, Shine was released, selling 28,000 units in its first week.
2018–present: It's Complicated, Self Promotion, Warner Records, Free Lunch, Wow... That's Crazy and Folarin II
After parting ways with Atlantic Records in February,[71] Wale released a surprise four-track EP titled It's Complicated on March 13, 2018.[72][73] Two months later, he release a second EP titled Self Promotion on May 8, 2018.[74][75] The four-track EP had a single guest feature in R&B singer, Jacquees. On May 16, it was announced that Wale had been signed to Warner Records.[76] On September 14, he released a third EP titled Free Lunch, with guest appearances from long time friend and collaborator, J. Cole and Eric Bellinger.[77][78] In December 2018, Wale released two tracks, "Winter Wars" and "Poledancer".[79] His sixth album, Wow... That's Crazy was released on October 11, 2019. It included the single, "On Chill". On June 19, 2020, Wale released an EP, The Imperfect Storm.[80]
On October 22, 2021, Wale released Folarin II, an album follow-up to his 2012 mixtape Folarin.[6][81]
Musical style
In an interview with Flavorwire, Wale said that he incorporates elements of go-go in his music.[82] Cyril Cordor of AllMusic described go-go as "a more raw, percussion-driven offshoot of disco" that originated in the Washington, D. C. area. Wale's early singles that were played primarily in his local metropolitan area heavily sampled 1990s go-go records.[12] Reviewing Attention Deficit, David Jeffries of allmusic remarked that Wale had a "post-Kanye, post-Lil Wayne, alternative-meets-hardcore style" and commented that Wale's single "Chillin'", which featured Lady Gaga, "crafts an instant floor-filler out of a sample from the 1969 hit 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye'".[83]
Personal life
Wale is a fan of the
Discography
- Attention Deficit (2009)
- Ambition (2011)
- The Gifted (2013)
- The Album About Nothing (2015)
- Shine (2017)
- Wow... That's Crazy (2019)
- Folarin II (2021)
Other ventures
Wale teamed up with Philadelphia retailer Ruvilla, and
Television appearance
Wale portrays Chango in season 3 of American Gods.[91]
Awards and nominations
African Muzik Magazine Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | Wale | Best Male Diaspora[92] | Nominated |
BET Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | "Lotus Flower Bomb" | Viewer's Choice | Nominated[93] |
Best Collaboration | Won[93] | ||
2014 | "LoveHate Thing" | Centric Award | Nominated[94] |
BET Hip Hop Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Wale | Best New Artist | Nominated[95] |
2011 | "No Hands" | Best Collaboration | Nominated |
Best Club Banger | Won[96] | ||
2012 | "Lotus Flower Bomb" | Best Hip-Hop Video | Nominated[97] |
Perfect Combo | Nominated[98] | ||
2013 | Wale | Album Of The Year | Nominated[99] |
Lyricist Of The Year | Nominated[100] | ||
2015 | The Album About Nothing | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013
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"Lotus Flower Bomb" | Best Rap Song | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | "The White Shoes" | Best Video with a Social Message | Nominated |
Nigeria Entertainment Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Himself | Best International Artist | Won[101] |
2014 | Diaspora Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Soul Train Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Wale | Best New Artist | Nominated |
2012 | "Lotus Flower Bomb" | Best Hip-Hop Song | Nominated |
2012 | "Lotus Flower Bomb" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
2013 | Bad (feat. Tiara Thomas) | Best Hip Hop Song of the Year | Won |
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