Olubowale Victor Akintimehin Folarin (born September 21, 1984 in Washington… Read Full Bio ↴Olubowale Victor Akintimehin Folarin (born September 21, 1984 in Washington, D.C.), better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper and producer. Fusing DC's homegrown go-go genre with a streetwise Northern hip-hop sensibility, he takes samples from all genres and blends them together with lyrical dexterity. In 2005 he released his debut mixtape, Paint a Picture, and has since released four more. His debut album, released by Interscope, Attention Deficit, was released November 10, 2009. He has since then released three more albums, with Rick Ross's MMG label, Ambition (2011), The Gifted (2013), and The Album About Nothing (2015), based on his 2008 mixtape, The Mixtape About Nothing.
Wale was born to Nigerian immigrant parents in Washington, DC. He grew up on Peabody Street in Northwest DC and moved to Largo, Maryland as a teenager. He attended seven different high schools in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, finally graduating from Quince Orchard High School in 2001. He went to Robert Morris College and Virginia State University on football scholarships, and then Bowie State University but dropped out in 2004 to pursue music full-time. Before music started paying the bills, Wale worked day jobs at Sprint, Up Against The Wall and Downtown Locker Room.
Wale emerged onto the local DC hip hop scene with the help of WKYS-FM's DJ Alizay. Wale began getting radio play in 2004 with a single called "Rhyme of the Century" which got Wale in the June 2005 "Unsigned Hype" section of Source magazine and his buzz started growing.
In November 2006, a feature ran on AllHipHop.com's Breeding Ground about Wale. The day before Thanksgiving, Wale took the stage between Lil Wayne and T.I. during the Southern Invasion tour at the Verizon Center.
In early December 2006, Wale won the award for "D.C. Metro Breakthrough Artist of the Year" at WKYS' Go-Go Awards. On December 15, The Fader magazine associate editor Nick "Catchdubs" Barat visited Wale for an interview and photo shoot which appeared in the March 2007 issue of The Fader.
Wale has an upcoming promotional campaign with Remy Martin and XXL Magazine. He has also been linked to boutique streetwear brands The Hundreds, 10 Deep and Good Bully, as well as lifestyle brands Stussy and LRG.
In January 2007, Wale released a new single to radio called "Good Girls." Daniel Weisman gave the song to Mark Ronson and on February 23, 2007, Ronson began playing the song on his East Village Radio show. A week later, at Ronson's studio, Wale recorded a freestyle for Ronson and in exchange, Ronson put Wale on an unreleased remix of Lily Allen's "Smile" which appeared on a number of music blogs around the world on March 13th, 2007. In April of 2007, Ronson asked Wale to join him on a UK tour to promote the release of his newest album. In June of 2007, Wale signed to a production deal with Ronson's Allido Records.
On June 24, 2007, Wale's "Ice Cream Girl" with TCB, was featured on the show Entourage, on HBO.
Wale performed "W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.", from his 100 Miles mixtape, at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas, NV.
Wale was also featured in the October 2007 issues of XXL and Rolling Stone. The Washington Post profiled Wale on the front page of the Sunday Style section in the October 21st, 2007 edition. Wale is featured on the cover of URB Magazine's 150th issue along with French electro group, Justice.
iTunes released "Nike Boots" as a free download on November 13th, 2007 as its "Single of the Week." On Christmas Day 2007, Wale debuted the "Nike Boots Remix" featuring Lil Wayne and Green Lantern on his myspace page. Wale and Lil Wayne played a Nike Boots event called DC Stand Up at Ibiza Nightclub in DC on January 15, 2008 which was sponsored by Nike and Footaction.
In the November 30th, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Wale is featured as one of 8 people to watch in 2008 along with actors Simon Pegg and Rachel McAdams.
On March 12, 2008, Wale announced on 93.9 WKYS that he had signed with Interscope.
On April 29, 2008, the new Roots album entitled Rising Down was released, featuring Wale on the final track. Wale's relationship with the Roots began when Black Thought heard a song recorded as a tribute to himself on Wale's 2007 mixtape 100 Miles & Running and contacted Wale.
In the June issue of the German Hip-Hop magazine JUICE Wale announced that his upcoming debut-album will feature production credits from Mark Ronson, Kanye West, Just Blaze, 9th Wonder and the French electronic music duo Justice.
http://www.myspace.com/wale202
Wale was born to Nigerian immigrant parents in Washington, DC. He grew up on Peabody Street in Northwest DC and moved to Largo, Maryland as a teenager. He attended seven different high schools in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, finally graduating from Quince Orchard High School in 2001. He went to Robert Morris College and Virginia State University on football scholarships, and then Bowie State University but dropped out in 2004 to pursue music full-time. Before music started paying the bills, Wale worked day jobs at Sprint, Up Against The Wall and Downtown Locker Room.
Wale emerged onto the local DC hip hop scene with the help of WKYS-FM's DJ Alizay. Wale began getting radio play in 2004 with a single called "Rhyme of the Century" which got Wale in the June 2005 "Unsigned Hype" section of Source magazine and his buzz started growing.
In November 2006, a feature ran on AllHipHop.com's Breeding Ground about Wale. The day before Thanksgiving, Wale took the stage between Lil Wayne and T.I. during the Southern Invasion tour at the Verizon Center.
In early December 2006, Wale won the award for "D.C. Metro Breakthrough Artist of the Year" at WKYS' Go-Go Awards. On December 15, The Fader magazine associate editor Nick "Catchdubs" Barat visited Wale for an interview and photo shoot which appeared in the March 2007 issue of The Fader.
Wale has an upcoming promotional campaign with Remy Martin and XXL Magazine. He has also been linked to boutique streetwear brands The Hundreds, 10 Deep and Good Bully, as well as lifestyle brands Stussy and LRG.
In January 2007, Wale released a new single to radio called "Good Girls." Daniel Weisman gave the song to Mark Ronson and on February 23, 2007, Ronson began playing the song on his East Village Radio show. A week later, at Ronson's studio, Wale recorded a freestyle for Ronson and in exchange, Ronson put Wale on an unreleased remix of Lily Allen's "Smile" which appeared on a number of music blogs around the world on March 13th, 2007. In April of 2007, Ronson asked Wale to join him on a UK tour to promote the release of his newest album. In June of 2007, Wale signed to a production deal with Ronson's Allido Records.
On June 24, 2007, Wale's "Ice Cream Girl" with TCB, was featured on the show Entourage, on HBO.
Wale performed "W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.", from his 100 Miles mixtape, at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas, NV.
Wale was also featured in the October 2007 issues of XXL and Rolling Stone. The Washington Post profiled Wale on the front page of the Sunday Style section in the October 21st, 2007 edition. Wale is featured on the cover of URB Magazine's 150th issue along with French electro group, Justice.
iTunes released "Nike Boots" as a free download on November 13th, 2007 as its "Single of the Week." On Christmas Day 2007, Wale debuted the "Nike Boots Remix" featuring Lil Wayne and Green Lantern on his myspace page. Wale and Lil Wayne played a Nike Boots event called DC Stand Up at Ibiza Nightclub in DC on January 15, 2008 which was sponsored by Nike and Footaction.
In the November 30th, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Wale is featured as one of 8 people to watch in 2008 along with actors Simon Pegg and Rachel McAdams.
On March 12, 2008, Wale announced on 93.9 WKYS that he had signed with Interscope.
On April 29, 2008, the new Roots album entitled Rising Down was released, featuring Wale on the final track. Wale's relationship with the Roots began when Black Thought heard a song recorded as a tribute to himself on Wale's 2007 mixtape 100 Miles & Running and contacted Wale.
In the June issue of the German Hip-Hop magazine JUICE Wale announced that his upcoming debut-album will feature production credits from Mark Ronson, Kanye West, Just Blaze, 9th Wonder and the French electronic music duo Justice.
http://www.myspace.com/wale202
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Wale Lyrics
Ladies to the front y'all
Strictly for my mommys, man
I need my ladies to the front
Let's go, let's go (ayy-ayy, ayy-ayy)
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
I wanna get, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
You got that something, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Won't you let me take you away from here?
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Jump in, yeah (let's go, let's go), ooh, baby
No fears (ooh, yeah)
When I look in your eyes, you take away all of my fears
No fears
So won't you jump in my ride, I'll take you far away from here
With no fears
Just jump in, jump in, jump in
No fears (yeah, yeah, Wale)
Oh, just jump in (uh), ah-ooh, yeah
Yeah, you're barely on my mind, but you'll still be on my line
Girl, I get it, yeah, you single, how you busy all the time?
Baby, clap it, clap it, clap it, fly that eagle to the front
My TikTok be blowin' up, I don't even go online
I've been poppin', poppin', poppin', oh, you viral, that's what's up
I be vibin' in the Hills, ask somebody where I'm from
I be stylin', stylin', stylin', if somebody press their luck, they gon' jump in, ah-ooh, yeah
Got Biscotti in this blunt, Reposado in the cup
They say, "Captain", I say, "Well" and I ain't 'bout to switch it up
But I'm sorry I done got off topic, shawty, where you from?
(Let's go, let's go)
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
I wanna get, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
You got that something, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Won't you let me take you away from here?
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Jump in, yeah (where they at? Where they at?), ooh, baby
No fears
When I look in your eyes, you take away all of my fears
No fears
So won't you jump in my ride, I'll take you far away from here
With no fears
Just jump in, jump in, jump in
No fears
Oh, just jump in, take 'em to church, cuz
Ayy, ayy, I know you bouncin', ayy, ayy
Let's keep 'em bouncin', ayy, ayy
I said she jumping out the window to this
Ayy, ayy, I got 'em bouncin', ayy, ayy
Let's keep 'em bouncin', ayy, ayy
I got 'em clappin' like this, ayy, ayy
Take that booty to the floor, oh
Show 'em that your mama ain't a ho, oh
Shake that booty to the floor, ayy
Show 'em that your mama ain't a ho, oh
Ayy, ayy
I know you bouncin' to this
I know you jumpin' to this
(Ayy-ayy, let's go, let's go)
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
I wanna get, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
You got that something, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Won't you let me take you away from here
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Jump in, ah-ooh, yeah
Strictly for my mommys, man
I need my ladies to the front
Let's go, let's go (ayy-ayy, ayy-ayy)
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
I wanna get, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
You got that something, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Jump in, yeah (let's go, let's go), ooh, baby
No fears (ooh, yeah)
When I look in your eyes, you take away all of my fears
No fears
So won't you jump in my ride, I'll take you far away from here
With no fears
Just jump in, jump in, jump in
No fears (yeah, yeah, Wale)
Oh, just jump in (uh), ah-ooh, yeah
Yeah, you're barely on my mind, but you'll still be on my line
Girl, I get it, yeah, you single, how you busy all the time?
Baby, clap it, clap it, clap it, fly that eagle to the front
My TikTok be blowin' up, I don't even go online
I've been poppin', poppin', poppin', oh, you viral, that's what's up
I be vibin' in the Hills, ask somebody where I'm from
I be stylin', stylin', stylin', if somebody press their luck, they gon' jump in, ah-ooh, yeah
Got Biscotti in this blunt, Reposado in the cup
They say, "Captain", I say, "Well" and I ain't 'bout to switch it up
But I'm sorry I done got off topic, shawty, where you from?
(Let's go, let's go)
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
I wanna get, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
You got that something, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Won't you let me take you away from here?
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Jump in, yeah (where they at? Where they at?), ooh, baby
No fears
When I look in your eyes, you take away all of my fears
No fears
So won't you jump in my ride, I'll take you far away from here
With no fears
Just jump in, jump in, jump in
No fears
Oh, just jump in, take 'em to church, cuz
Ayy, ayy, I know you bouncin', ayy, ayy
Let's keep 'em bouncin', ayy, ayy
I said she jumping out the window to this
Ayy, ayy, I got 'em bouncin', ayy, ayy
Let's keep 'em bouncin', ayy, ayy
I got 'em clappin' like this, ayy, ayy
Take that booty to the floor, oh
Show 'em that your mama ain't a ho, oh
Shake that booty to the floor, ayy
Show 'em that your mama ain't a ho, oh
Ayy, ayy
I know you bouncin' to this
I know you jumpin' to this
(Ayy-ayy, let's go, let's go)
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
I wanna get, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
You got that something, I gotta get with you
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Won't you let me take you away from here
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Jump in, ah-ooh, yeah
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Olubawale Akintimehin, Christopher Dimitri Proctor
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@netta7785
🔥🔥🔥🔥 I love and respect him so much for consistently reppin gogo culture in his music 🙌🏾 "They say cappin I say wellin I ain't bout to switch it up!" #DCNative
@Nia_X.
This is my shit! It’s been on repeat since I heard it.
@ondrekunda
Facts 🎯🎯
@adamatif288
Exactly. I can't stop listening to it.
@Youngtropical
this song is so addictive 🔥🔥
@ondrekunda
Facts
@phermit
This song goes crazy! Impossible not to bounce to this.
@tramainethomas7825
He is bringing the DMV back... yes Wale
@leechj03
Yes beat your feet it’s about time for our artists to. put in the map love there noting like the DMV❤️❤️❤️❤️
@tytycuz
I’ve been playing this on repeat. This is nice.