While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various Black American-focused magazines. Wale met English DJ-producer Mark Ronson in 2006 and joined his label, Allido Records in 2007. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. He first rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown. That's Crazy, Wale has continued to dig deeper-and encourage his fans to do the same.Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale ( / ˈ w ɔː l eɪ/ WAH-lay), is an American rapper.
With richer sounds and more honest insights into mental-health and social issues ("Expectations", "Love Me Nina / Semiautomatic", "Sue Me") on 2019's Wow. But whatever label he's on, Wale consistently produces multidimensional releases, and steers clear of predictability thanks to woman-praising, rap-meets-R&B ballads like the Miguel-assisted "Lotus Flower Bomb" and "The Matrimony", alongside Usher, among other things. In 2011, Wale moved to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, adding a dually conscious and dance-ready vibe to an otherwise street-focused roster. During his ascent amid the peak of hip-hop's blog era, Wale offered catchy melodies and bars speckled with pop-culture references on songs like the Lady Gaga-featuring "Chillin" and Waka Flocka Flame's 2010 club hit "No Hands"-and he could then pivot to reveal a more vulnerable, thoughtful side with vivid, prose-like lyrics. A string of mixtapes found the rapper grappling with morality in both everyday life and early stardom-most notably on 2008's Seinfeld-inspired The Mixtape About Nothing-and earned him a diehard fanbase ahead of his 2009 debut album, Attention Deficit. With an itch for making songs heavily infused with go-go, the city's official sound, he dropped out of college to pursue music full-time, landing a deal with producer Mark Ronson's Allido Records in 2007 and Interscope Records a year later. Born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin in 1984, Wale, the son of Nigerian immigrants, was raised in the Washington D.C. Wale delivers lyrics you can live by-bolstered by witty punchlines, thoughtful concepts and painfully earnest introspection.
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