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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The Matrimony
Wale Lyrics
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This is forever
I gotchu
If there's a question of my heart, you've got it
It don't belong to anyone but you
If there's a question of my love, you've got it
Baby don't worry, I've got plans for you
Baby, I've been making plans for you
Baby, I've been making plans
Baby, I've been making plans for you
(My sincerest apologies, I mean it)
I'll admit it, all be it pathetic
That I'm in my late 20s still never been to a wedding
Guess the idea of that lobby empty, do not sit with me well
It's not your fault they try get me, cause I'ma need the sales
Cause I'm selfish, and I need you to myself
Tryna see you afloat but don't wanna see you on sale
Cause I failed and see you bout to cry
Cause when I enter they city they leave without they pride
I'm sorry, and you starin' at my comments
Fearin' it's gone always be you sharin' me with all them
Wrong, how dare I say ignore them
Preparing for that day, I leave you here and switch you for them
It's hard, you know temptation and all
Bitches out here tryna see if my relationship's strong
Get a place in the charts or runaway from your heart
Gave this music my all, nothing is sacred no more I'm wrong
But I'm promisin' you better though
And your friends sayin' let him go
And we ain't gettin' any younger
I can give up now but I can promise you forever though
If there's a question of my heart, you've got it
It don't belong to anyone but you
If there's a question of my love, you've got it
Baby don't worry, I've got plans for you
Baby, I've been making plans, oh love
Baby, I've been making plans for you
Baby, I've been making plans
Baby, I've been making plans for you
(If you ever knew love)
I'll admit it, let me be hypothetic
The day I find a woman I prolly be scared to share it
The idea of me finding love would run somebody off
And true my wall could use some plaques but still I gotta floss
Brush you off, see I'm kinda lost
Now I'm up in the club with a couple of Move Ons
And dark, good nigga troubled heart
Went from fallin' in love to drunk and fallin' apart
This is hard, tryna find some time to move on
Cause when we lost our baby, I got shady shit got too dark
Soft, and I thank you baby, you strong
My ex before you married to, you solo I say so long
Nah, good terms how that ended
But it surely put a dent on how I worry about this business
Off white picket fences, on flights with the children
On site stealin' kisses on off nights my intentions but
But I plan to do it better though
But you still sayin' let it go
We ain't gettin' any younger
Women love me now but in your eyes we forever though
If there's a question of my heart, you've got it
It don't belong to anyone but you
If there's a question of my love, you've got it
Baby don't worry, I've got plans for you
Baby, I've been making plans, oh love
Baby, I've been making plans for you
Baby, I've been making plans
Baby, I've been making plans for you
We ain't nothin' but some planets
In this song, Wale is expressing his love for his partner, telling her that she has his heart and that he has plans for their future together. He apologizes for any mistakes he has made in the past, namely being selfish with their relationship and dealing with temptation. He acknowledges that his career has taken a toll on their relationship and how he feels like he's lost himself in the process, but he promises to do better and make it work for the long haul. Wale acknowledges that his partner's friends might want her to let him go, but he promises her forever. The song ends with a reminder that they are both planets, and they orbit around one another in their own universe.
This song is a single from Wale's fourth studio album, The Album About Nothing, which was released on March 31, 2015. The Matrimony features American singer and songwriter Usher.
The song heavily samples the 1993 song "The Ponderosa Twins Plus One" by Bound.
There is a reference to the fictional character Jeeves in the second verse, who is a valet in P.G. Wodehouse's stories.
Wale wrote this song after going to several weddings where he would see the bride and groom-to-be so in love and happy, which made him reflect on his own love life.
During an interview with Billboard, Wale revealed that Usher was not initially supposed to be on the song, but he ran into him at a basketball game and played it for him. Usher liked it so much that he decided to hop on the track.
The song peaked at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Wale shot two music videos for the song, one featuring Usher and another that was a more stripped-down version.
The Matrimony was nominated for the BET Hip Hop Award for Best Collaboration in 2015 but lost to Big Sean's One Man Can Change the World.
The song has been used as a soundtrack in a number of TV shows, including Netflix's Master of None in season 1, episode 2.
The chords for the song are C major, G major, A minor, and F major.
Line by Line Meaning
Couldn't make you wait forever, for forever
I don't want to keep you waiting indefinitely, but I am committed to being with you for the long haul.
If there's a question of my heart, you've got it
You have captured my heart and no one else owns any part of it.
It don't belong to anyone but you
No one else can lay claim to my heart except for you.
If there's a question of my love, you've got it
You know how much I love you and my love is focused exclusively on you.
Baby don't worry, I've got plans for you
I have big plans for our future together and you have nothing to worry about.
Baby, I've been making plans, oh love
I have been putting a lot of thought and effort into creating a wonderful future for us.
I'll admit it, all be it pathetic
I am embarrassed to say that I have never been to a wedding before and it bothers me.
Guess the idea of that lobby empty, do not sit with me well
The thought of an empty wedding lobby makes me uncomfortable and sad.
Cause I'm selfish, and I need you to myself
I know I can be possessive, but I only want to focus on being with you.
It's hard, you know temptation and all
I acknowledge that there are a lot of temptations out there, but I am committed to our relationship.
Get a place in the charts or runaway from your heart
I feel pressured to achieve success in music, but I don't want to compromise my love for you to do it.
I can give up now but I can promise you forever though
I could easily walk away, but I promise to love and commit to you forever.
I'll admit it, let me be hypothetic
Let me be hypothetical for a moment and confess that I may be scared to share my love because of how it can affect my career.
And dark, good nigga troubled heart
I am struggling internally and may not always be able to express my emotions clearly.
This is hard, tryna find some time to move on
It's challenging to move past our hardships and I'm doing my best to navigate through it.
Women love me now but in your eyes we forever though
I realize that I may receive attention from others, but in your eyes, we are forever bound together.
We ain't nothin' but some planets
Compared to the vastness of the universe, we are just two small beings, but our love is the center of our universe.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jacob Brian Dutton, Khalil Abdul-rahman, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, Samuel Joseph Dew
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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