12/27/2023 0 Comments Wale extremely sick![]() I love how in almost every track, Jerry Seinfeld has something to say in the intro. He want’s people to leave him alone and stop telling him what to do. Track 5 “The Middle Finger” is Wale’s big Fuck You to society. If his skin’s a little different they gon’ say it was self defense If a nigga kill a nigga he’s another statistic However, instead of defending his community, he covers all the negatives that comes from the people not helping themselves and that he is trying to make a better life for himself and his people. The song covers the hopelessness (you’ll hear the word hopeless repetitively throughout the song) that the black community feels in today’s society. We don’t get a verse from him, but a great hook. ![]() Track 4 “The Pessimist” boasts the first BIG feature by J. These niggas love white shoes so much they’d be buried in them Wale sheds light on the negative effects of that and using the hook to say it’s alright not to be fly.Īnd Reebok would carry pump, and that’s not the scary part It’s a classic case of a person reaching beyond his means to fit in society and maintain some sort of lavish lifestyle status. Track 3 “White Shoes” is about how one cannot always stay fly, but should not be judged for it. Gave you a contract, stay true through all thatĬame through with Ross, writin’ bangers for y’allīut I ain’t lose my content, fuck all that nonsenseĭiverse with rappin’, I’m a writer with passion It’s also a unique perspective on being successful, but at the same time, that people don’t want him to grow as an artist. The track is about absorbing his music and being lifted by it. Magazeen, Wale’s artist and a reggae artist, also features on the track. Jerry Seinfeld is ever present from the intro to some interludes in between verses. Don’t be fooled by the first verse, as it might seem that it will be a slow song, but it quickly picks up. The second track “The Helium Balloon” has some very sick production from DJ Dahi & Sonny Digital. I think it’s ’bout time I sing of nothing The hook really explains it allīeen on this long road accumulating luggageĪs time proceeds, preoccupied with everything Reminiscent of “Golden Salvation”, a track on Wale’s previous album, you hear a choir in the background, some piano and violin. Wale asks Jerry if he’s ready and Jerry replies “I was ready last time”, going back to what I was saying about that Outro 2 years ago. “The Intro About Nothing” is the perfect introduction to this album. ![]() Progression comes from within and not from what’s hot on the radio and duplicating it. He doesn’t feel the need to fit in or change his style up. I hear him on features and he can compete with the best of them, but his own tracks are when you see the REAL Wale. He’s doing things his way (what up Sinatra) and when he doesn’t, it feels off, like he’s trying too hard to be something he’s not. This is not to say that most of his work isn’t good, but more emphasis on that he might not be for everyone. Lastly, I want to point out that Wale, with all his potential, seems to be a miss/hit kind of artist. Funnily enough, Jerry Seinfeld & Wale are both on the cover of this album and in a recent interview, it turned out that they are actually friends and Seinfeld was present during the making of this album. The fact that they went through with it is super cool. Jerry Seinfeld appeared on the Outro and they mentioned “The Album About Nothing”. First, this album had been planned from the minute I heard the last track on his previous album 2 years ago. Now before we get started there a couple things I want to address. In a music industry that’s so fickle it’s hard to maintain that status. I love it when I’m right! This is Wale’s fourth studio album, a veteran in the game, not quite (although he has been at it since 2006, so we’re talking almost a decade) but it’s safe to say that he’s established. His third studio album “The Gifted” released in 2013 was much better and his latest mixtape (which i reviewed a couple months back) “Festivus” showed signs that this was going to be a great album. I went back to some of his previous work and realized that the potential was there in spades. Wale’s second studio album “Ambition” seemed lacking. I have to admit that I didn’t hear about Wale until he signed with Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group. That intro by Wale was soul full and deep. I remember when Rick Ross released “Diced Pineapples”. See, you have rappers and you have poets. I always love giving a little background on the artist I’m covering, especially when it’s an artist I admire.
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