Washington D.C.

For kids growing up in Southeast Washington, D.C., hope is not always easy to come by. But for Pacman and Peso, two young rappers based in the area, hope has come in the form of a country over 6,000 miles away. The country, North Korea, is also one of the poorest and most militarized places in the world...

Wale's set to play a hometown show in D.C. tomorrow night, as part of XXL Live concert series...

God's Son and Jr. Gong will head a panel discussing the global impact of rap and reggae next month...

XXL reviews Wale's debut album

Wale follows in label head Mark Ronson's shoes at MTV...

Wale drops another solid mixtape and Big O cosigns...

Wale rocked the a NY audience last night with a little help from his friends...

The Washington D.C. native and newest addition to the Interscope roster on influences, his popularity amongst the sneaker set and why you should be checking for his debut album...