Profane Wale University Of Mary Washington Performance Sparks Controversy
A profanity-laden performance by Washington, DC-born rapper Wale has the controversial lyricist seeped in controversy in his hometown.
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Download Wale “More About Nothing” Mixtape
Any Wale fans in the house?
On Tuesday, the DMV-bred rapper unveiled his new mixtape, More About Nothing– a sequel to his beloved 2008 effort Mixtape About Nothing. That effort established the “Pretty Girls” star as an online favorite and this time we get to hear Wale bless us with some of his signature rhymes over the sound of headbopping Seinfeld-inspired remixes.
Wale Homophobic? Wale Cancels DC Black Gay Pride Performance
He’s already been called out for alleged colorism in his “Pretty Girls” video, now DC-born rapper Wale has prompted allegations that he is a homophobe after abruptly canceling a scheduled performance at next weekend’s gay-themed DC Black Pride event.
Wale Under Fire For Colorism In “Pretty Girls VIDEO
Should African-American women boycott Wale’s “Pretty Girls” music video for its lack of women of color? And people wonder where the John Mayers of the world learn to disrespect Black women! They get it from some Black men.
Drake, Kid Cudi, Wale GQ Magazine Dec. 2009 “Man Of The Year” Issue
Drake, Kid Cudi, and Wale earn a spot as “The Gangsta Killers” in the year-end issue of the respected GQ Magazine.
GQ writes:
”Have you been listening to hip-hop this year? If not, we’ve got good news: The gangster persona is finally dead, and these are the kids who killed it. One song at a time, they built a new era in which duct-taped kilos, exotic firearms, and freaky girls are out and real life is the focus.
That can still mean trumped-up egos and battle raps, but it also means family, drama, vicious hangovers, and regular chicks who will make good love to you, then stomp out your heart. (Weed? Weed is always in.) Wale is as famous for his live shows as for the slick-witted lyricism of his debut, Attention Deficit.
Kid Cudi is the cutup who scored with the stoner anthem “Day N Nite” and his album Man on the Moon. And then there’s Drake, who found himself turning down multimillion-dollar offers after his single “Best I Ever Had” exploded. (It helps that the girls like Drake. A lot.) Drake’s debut, Thank Me Later is easily the most anticipated album of 2010 So what do these underdogs thing about being cast as gangster slayers?
“The dope boy is going to be a fixture of black culture as long as “thug” is a legitimate option alongside a job” Drake says. But I’m not going to rap about how much crack I’ve sold.” Cudi also laughs at the idea of talking tough. “Anybody from cleveland will tell you I wasn’t in the streets” he says. “Ask them! They’ll say, ‘Scott was the goofy class clown.”
Wale Praises Solange
Love Is In The Air: Washington-born rapper Wale, whose latest album, Attention Deficit, was released Tuesday, isn’t shy about expressing his feelings for Beyonce’s little sister Solange.
“She’s amazing. She’s a good person,” he said at his album release party at Marquee in Manhattan Monday night. “Any single mother contributing to society the way she does, I got a lot of love for them. She’s got to do a lot on her own and raise a young black man in this day and age, so my hat goes off to her. She’s definitely an anomaly.”
