Wale
FrankBirth name Olubowale Victor Akintimehin Also known as Ralph Folarin[1] Born (1984-09-21 ) September 21, 1984 (age 39) Northwest, Washington, D.C., U.S.Origin Gaithersburg, Maryland , U.S.Genres Hip hop Occupation(s) Instruments Drums (s. 2016) Years active 2005–present Labels Formerly of All City Chess Club Spinoff of
Children 2 Website walemusic.com
Wale Victor Folarin (born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin ; September 21, 1984 in Washington D.C. ) is an American rapper better known by his stage name Wale .
In 2010, Wale was nominated for Best New Artist from both the Soul Train Awards and BET Awards . He did not win.
Wale has released 7 studio albums :
Attention Deficit (2009)
Ambition (2011)
The Gifted (2013)
The Album About Nothing (2015)
Shine (2017)
Wow... That's Crazy (2019)
Folarin II (2021)Wale has released 8 mixtapes :
Paint a Picture (2005)[2]
Hate Is the New Love (2006)
100 Miles & Running (2007)[3]
The Mixtape About Nothing (2008)[4] [5]
Back to the Feature (2009)[6] [7]
More About Nothing (2010)[8]
The Eleven One Eleven Theory (2011)[9]
Folarin (2012)[10] [11] Wale has had 5 singles :
Year
Single
2007
"Nike Boots"
2009
"Chillin " (featuring Lady Gaga )
2009
"World Tour" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan )
2009
"Pretty Girls" (featuring Gucci Mane and Backyard Band)
2010
"Let's Chill" (featuring Lloyd)
↑ Ralph Folarin. "Ralph Folarin | Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2020-04-08 .
↑ Newman, Jason (October 11, 2011). "MTV PUSH Artist of the Week: Wale" . Buzzworth.mtv.com . MTV Networks . Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011 .
↑ "100 Miles and Running – Wale" . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 10, 2011 .
↑ "The Mixtape About Nothing – Wale" . Billboard . Retrieved September 28, 2012 .
↑ "The Mixtape about Nothing by Wale" . iTunes . Apple Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2012 .
↑ "Back to the Feature – Wale & 9th Wonder" . Billboard . Retrieved May 24, 2011 .
↑ "Back to the Feature by Wale & 9th Wonder" . iTunes . Apple Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2011 .
↑ "More About Nothing Mixtape – Wale – DJ Omega" . Decade Entertainment. 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2011 .
↑ "Wale Releases New Mixtape: Listen to it Here – Entertainment & Stars" . International Business Times . Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2022-10-09 .
↑ Horowitz, Steven J (November 14, 2012). "Wale Announces New Mixtape "Folarin" . HipHopDX . Cheri Media Group. Retrieved November 14, 2012 .
↑ "Wale - Folarin " . TapeFire.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2012 .