Guest Blogger: Adam 1

Wale Victor Folarin, otherwise known as “Wale”, is an upcoming hip hop artist. He was born on September 21, 1984 in Washington D.C and had Nigerian immigrant parents. He became locally recognized when he made the song “Dig Dug (Shake It)”. In 2006 producer Mark Ronson recognized him and signed him into Allido Records in 2007. In 2008 Wale received a 1.3 million dolor contract to be signed into Interscope Records. Shortly after he released his first album “Attention Deflicit”. Some popular songs off of this album are “Chillin (feat Lady Gaga)”, “World Tour (feat Jazmine Sullivan)”, and “Pretty Girls (feat Gucci Mane and Backyard Band)”. In an interview with Flavorwire Wale said he includes elements of go-go in his work. Go-go is a term for funk that was originated in Washington D.C. People describe go-go as “a more raw, percussion-driven offshoot off disco. People also say that wale has an alternative-meets-hardcore style. People compare Wales rap to other upcoming rap artist such has J-Cole and Wiz Kahlifa. When he raps he talks about living the good life and also tells stories that he has experienced. He tells good stories and makes you feel good when you listen to him. A song that is memorable to me is “The Get Away” off of his recent mix tape “More about Nothing”. “The Get Away” is a remix of the classic song “Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz. I like this song so much because it always makes me feel better when I just want to grow up and move away. Another song by Wale that I really like is Mike Tomlin (Black and Yellow remix). It is a freestyle to Wiz Kahlifa’s newest single “Black and Yellow”. I like this song because it is a faster song and it gets me pumped. The credits’ say that Wale is very talented in the work his does and I would have to agree in this also. I would suggest to everyone to check out his album “Attention Deflicit” and see for yourself if you like his style or not.