Despite not being signed to a major label, he was met with positive press from a number of sources, ranging from XXL magazine to The New York Times.After a bidding war that included offers from Epic, Atlantic, and Def Jam, Interscope finally grabbed Wale for its roster in early 2008. Wale struck a production deal with Ronson's own imprint, Allido, and released the 100 Miles and Running mixtape that summer. Smart use of the Internet and MySpace was also a big factor in his success, as it helped British 端ber-producer and DJ Mark Ronson (known for his work with Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, and Rhymefest) to catch wind of the go-go MC in 2007. like the popular 'Dig Dug,' a tribute to Ronald 'Dig Dug' Dixon of go-go band the Northeast Groovers. Many of those records sampled from '80s go-go - a more raw, percussion-driven offshoot of disco originating in D.C.
This landed him in the Unsigned Hype column in Source magazine the following year.In 2006, Wale signed with the local start-up imprint Studio 43 and enjoyed a string of hits in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area that year.
He 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. The music bug had already bitten him hard, though, and soon he quit college altogether to turn to a recording career. He attended both Robert Morris College and Virginia State University on football scholarships, and eventually transferred again to Bowie State. Although the family moved to Maryland when the future rapper was ten years old, Wale was mostly raised in suburban D.C. in 1984 to Nigerian immigrants who arrived in America five years prior. The proper full-length studio releases were supplemented with numerous mixtapes, featured appearances on hits by the likes of Waka Flocka Flame and Rick Ross, and starring roles on multiple volumes in Maybach's Self Made compilation series.Olubowale Victor Akintimehin was born in Washington, D.C. These hits, such as 'Lotus Flower Bomb' and 'Bad,' supported albums that regularly landed near or at the top of the Billboard 200. Most of the major singles that ensued for him, however, were melodic slow jams spread across the tail end of the 2000s and well into the late 2010s. The self-proclaimed 'Ambassador of Rap for the Capital,' Wale (pronounced 'wah-lay') was able to transcend his status as local sensation and become a national rap contender using go-go-inspired hip-hop as the vehicle for his clever wordplay and music. Hip-Hop/Rap 71,099 Downloads Mixtapes(9) Albums(0) Videos(12) About About Wale His second Billboard number one album The Album About Nothing was released on March 31, 2015. His third studio album, The Gifted, was released on June 25, 2013, to mainly positive reviews it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. His second studio album, Ambition was released November 1, 2011, with mixed reviews. In early 2011, Wale signed with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, where members of the label released a compilation album, Self Made Vol. The album, although under-shipped, received positive reviews from critics. A song called 'Ridin' in That Black Joint' was featured in the popular video game Saints Row 2's soundtrack in 2008.In 2008, Wale signed with Interscope Records for $1.3 million, and his debut album Attention Deficit was released in 2009 with the singles 'Chillin', 'Pretty Girls', and 'World Tour'. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various Black-American-focused magazines. Producer Mark Ronson discovered Wale in 2006 and signed him to Allido Records in 2007. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song 'Dig Dug (Shake It)' became popular in his hometown. Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale (/ˈwɔːleɪ/ WAW-lay), is an American rapper.
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