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Mixtape About Nothing | Wale

By Nirav ⋅ August 14, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

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If I am not representing Delaware, then I have to be hyping up a D.C. artist. D.C. is my second home for those of you who don’t know and it is my haven when it comes to getting away and being present to life. In the past 6 months, I found an artist who really holds down quality music from my second home. Though others have spawned from this great city or its nearby areas (VA, MD) like Camron or The Diplomats, I never found a liking to them. I did have a few underground favorites like Priest da Nomad and Panacea, but they never hit the obnoxious level that I was looking for. Then I found Wale.

You might have first heard Wale’s name on the new Roots album Rising Down. He was on the track Rising Up with Chrisette Michele which has a music video on MTV. Well he recently dropped a mixtape entitled A Mixtape About Nothing (2008) which takes themes presented on the comedy show Seinfeld and does his own spin on what that topic represents to him. It’s really interesting to see an emcee like him to take such an artistic approach to creating an album. Every track has an intro or excerpt from the show and Wale does a great job of sticking to the theme of each song. 

Though this album does a good job of showing Wale’s lyrical skills, I am still waiting for him to drop a full LP. With all his connections in the hip hip industry and his several years of experience, I think he could put out something sick. Keep a look out for Wale as I think he’ll be a Lupe Fiasco/N.E.R.D. type of status in next two or three years. My bets contingent on him sticking with the game and sharpening his lyrics as time goes by. 

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