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Rapper, Wale Celebrates His 36th Birthday
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Nigerian-American rapper, Wale has clocked 36years old today, Monday, 21st September.
According to Wikipedia, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale, is a Nigerian-American rapper. He first rose to prominence in 2006, when his song “Dig Dug (Shake It)” became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience.
Wale met producer Mark Ronson in 2006 and joined Ronson’s label, Allido Records, in 2007. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various Black-American-focused magazines. 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”. The album, although under-shipped, received positive reviews from critics.
In early 2011, Wale signed with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group, where members of the label released a compilation album, Self Made Vol. 1 on May 23, 2011. His second studio album, Ambition was released November 1, 2011, with mixed reviews. 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 Billboard number one album The Album About Nothing was released on March 31, 2015.
In 2018, Wale released three EPs titled It’s Complicated, Self-Promotion and Free Lunch.
In 2019, Wale released his sixth studio album Wow… That’s Crazy, with the album’s lead single “On Chill” released on July 12, 2019. It was met with positive reviews and spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #22.
In 2020, Wale released The Imperfect Storm.
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