Wale
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Washington, D.C. (2004 – present)
Wale was born to Nigerian immigrant parents in Washington, DC. He grew up on Peabody Street in Northwest DC and moved to Largo, Maryland as a teenager. He attended seven different high schools in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, finally graduating from Quince Orchard High School in 2001. He went to Robert Morris College and Virginia State University on football scholarships, and then Bowie State University but dropped out in 2004 to pursue music full-time. Before music started paying the bills, Wale worked day jobs at Sprint, Up Against The Wall and Downtown Locker Room.
Wale emerged onto the local DC hip hop scene with the help of WKYS-FM’s DJ Alizay. Wale began getting radio play in 2004 with a single called “Rhyme of the Century” which got Wale in the June 2005 “Unsigned Hype” section of Source magazine and his buzz started growing.
In November 2006, a feature ran on AllHipHop.com’s Breeding Ground about Wale. The day before Thanksgiving, Wale took the stage between Lil Wayne and T.I. during the Southern Invasion tour at the Verizon Center.
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Roof
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Roof (DJ Ayres Remix)
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Pretty Girls
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90210
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Mama Told Me
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Strings (Inflagranti Remix)
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Contemplate
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ThaPhantom07 wrote:
Where is Beautiful Bliss. Song is sick. J. Cole killed it.
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Aero26 wrote:
Shades>Prescription>TV In The Radio> Beautiful Bliss> everything else
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Criminology2009 wrote:
Lol, did you actually just call J. Cole Memphis Bleek 2.0?
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MARTIJNLAFITT wrote:
wale is ma boy
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PWNdestroyPWN wrote:
Mirrors needs to be number 1.
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ashman-monk wrote:
b.i.g
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fredifilho wrote:
*_* muito boom !
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mhunke wrote:
acoustic version of diary is nice
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iiisamet_ wrote:
tv in the radio>Beatifull Bliss> 90210>mirrors
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KukkiMonsta wrote:
mirror is the best song on here, pretty girls, and momma told me are nice too.
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mhunke wrote:
Mirrors and Prescription are the best off his album
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pacersnrams781 wrote:
TV In The Radio and Mirrors are the best.
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liljake wrote:
90210 is the best on the album!
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ReyRey619 wrote:
Why hasn't G Told Me surfaced yet?
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Add1cted2kicks wrote:
i like the song letter more than any song on the album
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pebakke wrote:
I'm with you pamento that i love the Best Kept Secret produced stuff, but there are some other songs on AD that are damn good in my opinion. if you can expand your fan base while still making good music all on a debut cd, i'm for it.
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mhunke wrote:
yeah, the album does sound a lot different than 100 Miles and Running, but just because the album is more commercial and obviously does try to reach a broader audience with a lot of features doesn't mean it's worse imo. i love both underground and commercial rap so it's great to see Wale excel at both
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niodyne wrote:
100 Miles and Running blew Attention Deficit clear out the water actually, So I'll agree with you there.
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OtisHaughton wrote:
i agree with pamento, the album doesnt live up to the mixtapes, i hate the Pretty Girls Version with Gucci, its so bad, i deleted it then put the demo without Gucci on my album instead.
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fredifilho wrote:
*___* MUITO BOM !
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