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.
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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
Take You Home
Wale Lyrics
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M (M, M, M)
M (M, M, M)
G (G, G, G, G, G)
Oh oh-ooh (oh oh-ooh)
Oh-ooh (you know I be on that playa shit too right?)
Girl I know you got a man, and you so in love with him
But can I get a dance (dance)? Maybe a little lovin'
Slim girl if I took you home (home), I wonder (I), I wonder (I)
Maybe I was wonderin'
I wonder if I take you home, you home (woah, woah, woah, woah)
Would you still be in love baby? (In love baby)
Cause I need you tonight (tell your man you'll see him next week)
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? ('Cause we gone) (in love baby)
'Cause I need you, I need you tonight
Ayy, I say Maserati steerin' (skrrt), get it we disappearin'
I tell her cut off the phones, there's nothin' to interfere (no)
She follow my every order do anythin' that I dare
I'm givin' her everythin' so all my neighbors can hear it (ah)
Scream tour, makin' her fiend more
We be makin' a movie they thinking it's Scream 4 (four)
Got it from Rell Jeezy and then I put Dean on
Them Seven's lookin' like heaven, I love when them jeans on
We rollin' get your chick stolen
Stand up paper I can't even fold it (nah)
Old bread, baby, my money be moldy
Every time I'm goin' down it's nothin' but roses, yeah
I was just on the money, never was on hoes (never)
I told shorty play her part like some cornrows (play it)
And maybe you could get a Neiman Marcus wardrobe
I'm talkin' tearin' down the mall when the store close (close)
Girl I know you got a man (man), and you so in love with him (yeah)
But can I get a dance (dance)? Maybe a little lovin'
Slim girl if I took you home (home), I wonder (I), I wonder (I)
Maybe I was wonderin' (ooh-ooh)
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (Yeah, uh)
'Cause I need you tonight (I need yeah, I need to get myself all the way)
(Uh, yeah) I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (Uh, yeah, uh)
'Cause I need you (Ralph), I need you tonight (tonight)
Dub A-L-E, you know I'm in the house
I'm going on whatever shorty point them bitches out
They love me up top, I'm important in the South
I could talk them into drinkin' and then talk them out of a blouse
Look, wild youngin', brown drinkin' and loud lovin'
Livin' in a moment shawty it's now or never
I'm in a 911, this shit is rented though
But how I'm whippin' this mothafucka you never know
Shout out my brother Meek, O Melly what it do?
We tryna find how many bitches could fit in the coupe
She addicted to bags, I'm addicted to shoes
You could buy 'em for me (me), he can buy 'em for you (you)
Word
Wale Folarin
Youngin' Supreme SB's, I'm a star in this mothafucka
Raw in this mothafucka, Vuitton a nigga duffle
John Doe flow, got a car in this mothafucka
Woop
Park the Caddy in the living room (room)
He ain't talkin' about no paper we don't listen to him
I try to love 'em in the physical not literal
After I'm a hit it gotta give a lil' nigga room (room)
A lil' space, I gotta breathe
We blew enough trees, you gotta leaf (gotta leaf)
Ha, no days off, me and Meek
Young gunna, Roc Boys, double MG
Girl I know you got a man (man), and you so in love with him (yeah)
But can I get a dance (dance)? Maybe a little lovin'
Slim girl if I took you home (home), I wonder (I), I wonder (I)
Maybe I was wonderin'
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (In love baby)
'Cause I need you tonight ('cause I need you tonight)
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (B-I-G, GOOD, boy, boy)
'Cause I need you (oh God), I need you tonight
Man, I like my drinks high, my lights low
And I'm stackin' paper like trifolds
'Til my mama neighbors them white folks (boy)
'Til my account triple O, oh, triple O, oh (oh)
Man, the bank teller thought it was a typo
I've got loose girls in tight clothes
Man, that dance floor look perfect
Only thing that's missin' is Michael
Twerk that shit (oh), berserk that shit
Finally famous ho, I deserve that shit
Put syrup on top, I dessert that shit
Then afterwards I'm gone, I desert that shit
B-I-G lil' bitch
Girl I know you got a man, and you so in love with him
But can I get a dance (dance)? Maybe a little lovin'
Slim girl if I took you home (home), I wonder (I), I wonder (I)
Maybe I was wonderin'
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (In love baby)
'Cause I need you tonight ('cause I need you tonight)
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (In love baby)
Cause I need you, I need you tonight (need you tonight)
M (M, M, M)
G (G, G, G, G, G)
Oh oh-ooh (oh oh-ooh)
Oh-ooh (you know I be on that playa shit too right?)
Girl I know you got a man, and you so in love with him
But can I get a dance (dance)? Maybe a little lovin'
Maybe I was wonderin'
I wonder if I take you home, you home (woah, woah, woah, woah)
Would you still be in love baby? (In love baby)
Cause I need you tonight (tell your man you'll see him next week)
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? ('Cause we gone) (in love baby)
'Cause I need you, I need you tonight
Ayy, I say Maserati steerin' (skrrt), get it we disappearin'
I tell her cut off the phones, there's nothin' to interfere (no)
She follow my every order do anythin' that I dare
I'm givin' her everythin' so all my neighbors can hear it (ah)
Scream tour, makin' her fiend more
We be makin' a movie they thinking it's Scream 4 (four)
Got it from Rell Jeezy and then I put Dean on
Them Seven's lookin' like heaven, I love when them jeans on
We rollin' get your chick stolen
Stand up paper I can't even fold it (nah)
Old bread, baby, my money be moldy
Every time I'm goin' down it's nothin' but roses, yeah
I was just on the money, never was on hoes (never)
I told shorty play her part like some cornrows (play it)
And maybe you could get a Neiman Marcus wardrobe
I'm talkin' tearin' down the mall when the store close (close)
Girl I know you got a man (man), and you so in love with him (yeah)
But can I get a dance (dance)? Maybe a little lovin'
Slim girl if I took you home (home), I wonder (I), I wonder (I)
Maybe I was wonderin' (ooh-ooh)
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (Yeah, uh)
'Cause I need you tonight (I need yeah, I need to get myself all the way)
(Uh, yeah) I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (Uh, yeah, uh)
'Cause I need you (Ralph), I need you tonight (tonight)
Dub A-L-E, you know I'm in the house
I'm going on whatever shorty point them bitches out
They love me up top, I'm important in the South
I could talk them into drinkin' and then talk them out of a blouse
Look, wild youngin', brown drinkin' and loud lovin'
Livin' in a moment shawty it's now or never
I'm in a 911, this shit is rented though
But how I'm whippin' this mothafucka you never know
Shout out my brother Meek, O Melly what it do?
We tryna find how many bitches could fit in the coupe
She addicted to bags, I'm addicted to shoes
You could buy 'em for me (me), he can buy 'em for you (you)
Word
Wale Folarin
Youngin' Supreme SB's, I'm a star in this mothafucka
Raw in this mothafucka, Vuitton a nigga duffle
John Doe flow, got a car in this mothafucka
Woop
Park the Caddy in the living room (room)
He ain't talkin' about no paper we don't listen to him
I try to love 'em in the physical not literal
After I'm a hit it gotta give a lil' nigga room (room)
A lil' space, I gotta breathe
We blew enough trees, you gotta leaf (gotta leaf)
Ha, no days off, me and Meek
Young gunna, Roc Boys, double MG
Girl I know you got a man (man), and you so in love with him (yeah)
But can I get a dance (dance)? Maybe a little lovin'
Slim girl if I took you home (home), I wonder (I), I wonder (I)
Maybe I was wonderin'
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (In love baby)
'Cause I need you tonight ('cause I need you tonight)
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (B-I-G, GOOD, boy, boy)
'Cause I need you (oh God), I need you tonight
Man, I like my drinks high, my lights low
And I'm stackin' paper like trifolds
'Til my mama neighbors them white folks (boy)
'Til my account triple O, oh, triple O, oh (oh)
Man, the bank teller thought it was a typo
I've got loose girls in tight clothes
Man, that dance floor look perfect
Only thing that's missin' is Michael
Twerk that shit (oh), berserk that shit
Finally famous ho, I deserve that shit
Put syrup on top, I dessert that shit
Then afterwards I'm gone, I desert that shit
B-I-G lil' bitch
Girl I know you got a man, and you so in love with him
But can I get a dance (dance)? Maybe a little lovin'
Slim girl if I took you home (home), I wonder (I), I wonder (I)
Maybe I was wonderin'
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (In love baby)
'Cause I need you tonight ('cause I need you tonight)
I wonder if I take you home (you home)
Would you still be in love baby? (In love baby)
Cause I need you, I need you tonight (need you tonight)
The lyrics of Wale's song "Take You Home" tell the story of a man who is attracted to a girl who is already in a committed relationship. He acknowledges that she is in love with her current partner but wants to dance with her and possibly have a romantic connection. The lyrics convey his curiosity about what would happen if he took her home and whether she would still be in love with her partner. He expresses a desire for her company and reveals that he needs her tonight. The song combines elements of lust, temptation, and the excitement of potentially breaking boundaries, all while dealing with the complexities of love and relationships.
Lyrics © DAZAMATAZ, INC., BRET D. LEWIS DBA SMOKING WORD RECORDS
Written by: Robert Rihmeek Williams, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, Sean Michael Leonard Anderson
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@nanycat1159
I lost and re found this song 😩❤🔥 still fire 7 years later !!!
@KhrisR3D
Meek, Wale, and Big Sean... gotta be the best collab so far this year
@nickc.4232
Who’s here during quarantine 2020 ?!
@derriond
Almost 2023 and this shit still harder than some of the stuff that drops today
@nyakimkhat
!!
@TheCharlie096
Wale Kills it... His Lyrics are so DOPE !!!! MMG
@jacobgraves8352
So underrated nostalgic song
@Yohannes-dg9sm
Bring back memories
@KrazyBlackKid5Klub
3 of the best rappers on one track
@jordanstuhtmuffin9682
Meek Mill and wale the realest rappers out there