Wale Gives Central High School A Little Something To Be Ambitious About

There were about 400 honor roll students, as well as a few others who have proven to be positive leaders, who were pleasantly surprised as they sat in Central High School’s auditorium. With what they thought would be just a simple assembly awarding them for their academic achievements, a game of “Simon Says” and a fashion show, ended up being more than that.  Much more.  A special exclusive performance hip-hop artist Wale. Wale, who was in the process of beginning a 43 city tour promoting his lasted album “Ambition” (which dropped this week), stopped into the school’s assembly and not … Continue reading Wale Gives Central High School A Little Something To Be Ambitious About

Wale Backs Out of Black Pride Amid Homophobia Accusations

Photo by Francis Chung / www.seeingaspects.com The Washington Blade reports on a potentially very ugly turn of events for rising homegrown rap star Wale. It seems the musician was originally slated to perform at this year’s DC Black Pride festival, part of the annual Capital Pride events, but has since pulled out, claiming that he “didn’t know Black Pride was a gay-related event when he agreed to appear.” Wale’s departure from the line-up has already provoked a strong backlash from local black LGBT community leaders, many of whom are choosing not to mince words. Wale, they say, is a homophobe. … Continue reading Wale Backs Out of Black Pride Amid Homophobia Accusations

Wale Denies Being Dropped By Interscope

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

Wale On Solange: “I Do Love Her”

By Deborah Bennett Solange’s new man Wale, recently sat down with HoneyMag.com to discuss the pressure surrounding the sales of his debut album “Attention Deficit”, as well as his relationship with Solange Knowles. Here’s what he had to say about Solange: “I do love her,” he admits of Solange, flashing a Cheshire. “We’re friends. She’s amazing. She’s a good person. Any single mother contributing to society the way she does – I got a lot of love for them. She’s got to do a lot on her own and raise a young black man in this day and age so … Continue reading Wale On Solange: “I Do Love Her”

Wale Blames Interscope for Album Shortage

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