In July 2006, Wale found representation in Daniel Weisman, a former club DJ and promoter who had no previous experience in management. The song was included in Wale's first mixtape, Paint a Picture. radio history and Wale was the first local artist to get some BDS spins since DJ Kool in the early 1990s. The song became the most requested song by a local artist in Washington D.C. The track, called "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, and was a tribute to Ronald "Dig Dug" Dixon, who was a percussion player for the go-go band Northeast Groovers. In 2006, he was featured in the "Unsigned Hype" column of The Source magazine, and later signed to a local label, Studio 43. Wale's first recorded track, called "Rhyme of the Century", became his first song to ever be played on the local radio. He's also the cousin of actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, who is best known as for playing Chris Partlow on HBO's The Wire. Wale's love of the game of football and the team then known as Washington Redskins has led to a longstanding rumor that Wale had a tattoo of tight end Chris Cooley. However, he dropped out due to academic reasons. Wale attended Robert Morris University and Virginia State University on football scholarships, then transferred to Bowie State University. In 2002, he graduated from the Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, and moved to Largo in Prince George's County. Wale's family first lived in Northwest, Washington, D.C., and then moved to Montgomery County, Maryland, when Wale was 10. His parents were both from the Yoruba ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria, and both of them came from Austria to the United States in 1979. Olubowale Victor Akintimehin was born on September 21, 1984, in Northwest, Washington, D.C. That's Crazy and Folarin IIīiography 1984–2007: Early life and career beginnings 1.6 2018–present: It's Complicated, Self Promotion, Warner Records, Free Lunch, Wow.1.5 2012–2017: The Gifted, The Album About Nothing, Shine.1.2 2007–2009: National attention and major label signing.1.1 1984–2007: Early life and career beginnings.
In 2021, Wale followed up his 2012 mixtape Folarin with his seventh studio album Folarin II. The song was met with positive reviews and spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 22. That's Crazy, with the album's lead single " On Chill" (featuring Jeremih) was released on July 12, 2019. In 2019, Wale released his sixth studio album Wow. In 2018, Wale released three EPs titled It's Complicated, Self-Promotion and Free Lunch. His second Billboard number one album The Album About Nothing was released on March 31, 2015. 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 studio album, Ambition was released November 1, 2011, with mixed reviews. In early 2011, Wale signed with Florida rapper Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, where members of the label released a compilation album, Self Made Vol. The album, although under-shipped, was met with positive reception from critics. In 2008, a three-label bidding war resulted in Wale signing with Interscope Records for $1.3 million, and his debut album Attention Deficit was released in 2009 with the singles " Chillin" (featuring Lady Gaga), " Pretty Girls" (featuring Gucci Mane), and "World Tour" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan). A song called "Ridin' in That Black Joint" was featured in the popular video game Saints Row 2 's soundtrack in 2008. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various Black American-focused magazines. Wale met English DJ-producer Mark Ronson in 2006 and joined his label, Allido Records in 2007. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. He first rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown. Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale ( / ˈ w ɔː l eɪ/ WAH-lay), is an American rapper.
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