Wale

Endorsement deals are just the tip of the iceberg in hip-hop these days—from Mac Miller to T.I., nearly every rapper has been snagging his or her own TV show. And with Rick Ross joining the cast of Starz's upcoming series Magic City, it looks like more and more of hip-hop's finest plan on taking their talents to the small screen. Now, X...

Wale gave Funkmaster Flex the green light to premiere the latest leak from his album, The Gifted, due out June 25. The D.C. spitter enlists 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa for an ode to smoking marijuana. It’s not praising the drug, but rather he reflects on his past relationship with Jay-Z and future goals. As w...

On Monday (June 3), Wale hosted an intimate listening session at the movie theater level of Bryant Park Hotel, located in Midtown Manhattan. Three weeks away from The Gifted's June 25 release date, the D.C. native invited journalists and hip-hop’s influential figures to preview the album. D’US...

The MMG camp puts out the video to "Poor Decisions" just a day after dropping the single. Rick Ross, Lupe Fiasco, and Wale lay down some knowledge to the listeners. With this heartfelt track, you get to  hear some conscious rap over a soulful Jake One-produced beat. The...

Maybach Music Group has released the cover art for its third collaborative LP, Self Made Vol. 3. Fresh off the release of Wale's collaboration with Rick Ross and Lupe Fiasco "Poor Decisions," Rozay and company have released a first look at the cover art for MMG's upcoming third installment of their Self Made series. Ross also rel...

MMG is having a busy day. This is the second of three singles from MMG camp for the upcoming Self Made Vol. 3 compilation, which is out August 6. We have Wale, Rick Ross, and Lupe Fiasco joing up for "Poor Decisions" which is produced by Jake One...

Nearly four months after releasing "Bad," the lead single off his third LP The Gifted, Wale took to the Internet today to release the moody song's highly-anticipated remix, this time featuring bad gal Rihanna. Where the original was a sentimental and heartfelt conversational track about relationships, this version is a way smoother and sexier ode to the bad girls...

As we always do about this time. Hot 97's Summer Jam XX is upon us, live from Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Check out the lineup, below, and enjoy the show which is sure to be littered with surprises. Festival Stage (2 pm EST): Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, A$AP Ferg, Vinny Cha$e, Smoke DZA, Bodega Bamz, Troy Ave and Kid Ink...

While June 25th was initially billed as Roc Nation Day in light of the coinciding releases of J. Cole and Wale's forthcoming albums, after Kanye West's announcement that he'd be releasing Yeezus on June 18th, Cole moved up his release date to throw his hat in the ring with Yeezy. Meanwhil...

This week in the world of hip-hop Instagrams, two bitterly embattled foes—Nicki Minaj and Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg—finally meet for a long-awaited interview. At the same time, Jay Rock and Freddie Gibbs link up with Adidas, while Snoop Dogg ups the ante on bottle service. And for so...

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up through their music since being a Freshman...

With exactly one month left until he releases his forthcoming album, The Gifted, Wale returns with another installment of his vlog of the same name. This time Mr. Folarin highlights musical greats like, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Miles Davis, Outkast, Chuck Brown, Pharrell, J Dilla, Dr...