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Wale Denies Being Dropped By Interscope

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by Carter Maness A big part of being a hip-hop star in 2010 is having to shoot down constant rumors from all sorts of haters. Wale is no acception. A gossip item surfaced recently claiming Interscope Records decided to drop Wale after the rapper’s 2009 debut ‘Attention: Deficit’ didn’t do as well as they would have hoped. The story seems to have originally appeared online in All Hip-Hop‘s daily rumor dispatch. While the site simply published a one-line item questioning the rapper’s status, it quickly spread around on Twitter — where Wale boasts a high level of popularity. “N—– be … Continue reading Wale Denies Being Dropped By Interscope

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Wale Blames Interscope for Album Shortage

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by Sharks D.C. rapper Wale’s highly-anticipated debut, ‘Attention Deficit’ was released yesterday, but good luck finding it on store shelves. Despite heavy promotion leading up to the release — a collaboration with Lady GaGa, a cover story in XXL magazine’s and several appearances on late night talk shows — the rapper’s label, Interscope Records, shipped an insufficient supply of physical copies to retail outlets. Wale learned of the shortage after receiving tweets from fans who attempted to purchase the record in stores. “I wish y’all could see how many messages I got saying their local Borders, Target and Best Buy … Continue reading Wale Blames Interscope for Album Shortage