Wale introduces the album reflecting over the course of his career, spitting lessons of life and establishing a connection with his listeners. As a trend of more substantially lyrical albums rises on the hip-hop scene this album continues the movement, filled with everyday tales of both triumph and tragedy. Putting that aside, with his latest record, the MMG veteran brings forth a fresh, upbeat sound packed with emotion-stimulating rhythms that’s hard not to hold in high regard.
#WALE THE MIXTAPE ABOUT NOTHING SOUNDCLOUD SERIES#
With his fourth studio album, Wale not only revisits pre-superstardom mixtape days-The Mixtape About Nothing was released in 2008 More About Nothing came out in 2010-but he, along with Jerry Seinfeld himself, crafts together hip-hop’s most notable nod to one of the best-written TV series of all time.īut the idea is something we’ve seen before from Wale he’s played up the Seinfeld angle for the past seven years now. The effort was derived around concepts and show titles from the nine season-long NBC series, which ran from 1989 to 1998. Production is handled in part by JGrammBeats, and the legendary Jake One stops by to help out on " The Matrimony".Īlbum Review: Wale’s Album About Nothing is presumably the most substantial rap/Seinfeld collaboration the hip-hop community will ever witness. The DC native's fourth studio album features the likes of J. That's Crazy, Wale has continued to dig deeper-and encourage his fans to do the same.About Album: After months of steady promotion, Wale’s new project, The Album About Nothing, has finally arrived and it doesn't disappoint. 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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