As a fan of Wale's music, I admire him for taking a crucial step in the future of his musical career. Wale explains in his interview, that most rappers admire and base their rhymes after italian gangsters, whereas he talks about real issues in his life, because it's relatable. He gives a dose of reality. As the interview progressed Wale also talks about his singles not receiving as much reception as other artists such as, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. He goes on to say that often questions himself and what key ingredient he may be missing to gain more buzz as he reflect on by saying "I'm not a media darling."
Wale also claims that he doesn't want to be defined by just Clappers, but to be defined by feel good rap music as he exclaims, "define me off as the idea of a young black man trying to encourage people to embrace their gifts and to encourage people to have ambitions." Wale also said that "in order to change society we have to be of it and of the communities we plan to change." He mainly talks abut how people try and discredit his success and the positive things he's doing with his music, by comparing some aspects of his musical identity and character to Tupac.
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"We need to show the world, it ain't about chasing charts... do it for the game... do so they won't have to change what they doin'... I want to make a moment in hip-hop... forget the game, it's on y'all... If it's just us and the fans, we could change the game"He also claims that he's going back to his poetic roots which were exemplified in his mix tapes "More About Nothing." I'm ecstatic that he's not running away from his originality but he's embracing it again. I know his third album The Album About Nothing will be a will be a diamond.
Do you think Wale was wrong for leaving his management with Roc Nation? What do you think that Wale could do to propel himself in the music industry?
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