Wale is a prominent member of the Washington rap scene and one of the most successful signings of the Rick Ross Maybach Music Group label. Fans learned about the singer's talent thanks to producer Mark Ronson.
The rap artist deciphers the creative pseudonym as We Ain't Like Everyone. He gained the first portion of popularity in 2006. It was in this year that the premiere of the musical work Dig Dug (Shake It) took place.
Wale's childhood and youth
The artist's date of birth is September 21, 1984. Olubovaley Viktor Akintimekhin (real name of the rapper) was born in Washington. His parents were from the Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria. When Victor turned 10, the family moved to Montgomery (Maryland).
An American rapper of Nigerian origin said that he grew up in an atmosphere of fear and control. The mother never showed any attention to the children. She was a cold and indifferent woman.
As a child, he was fond of outdoor activities. He also loved to play football. Victor studied well at school, so after completing his secondary education, he went to Bowie State University. He never received his higher education. There were personal reasons for this.
He was imbued with "street music" and began to compose rap songs. The young man thought about the career of a singer, so he did not see the point in getting another profession. At this time, Victor devoted himself entirely to music.
The creative path of the rap artist Wale
In 2005, the rapper was featured in The Source in their Unsigned Hype section. In the article, the journalist spoke about Victor as a budding rapper.
A year later, Wale presented the musical work Dig Dug (Shake It). A warm welcome motivated the young man to move in the chosen direction. In the same year, influential producer Mark Ronson drew attention to him. A year later, he signed a contract with Allido Records. After some time, he recorded singles, and also appeared in several top-rated media, and on the covers of urban magazines.
A year later, rapper Wale signed a contract with Interscope Records for $ 1,3 million. At the same time, he pleased fans with information about the imminent release of his debut LP. In 2009, the artist opened his discography with Attention Deficit.
The collection was warmly received by music critics. The release of the collection was followed by a number of concerts. Wale did not forget about the clips either. After exhausting performances, the singer sat down in a recording studio.
Signing a contract with Maybach Music Group
Three years later, he signed a contract with Maybach Music Group (Rick Ross's label). Almost immediately after signing the contract, the rap artist presents the album Self Made Vol.1.
On the first day of November 2011, the rapper's discography was replenished with the second studio album. Longplay was called Ambition. The record debuted at number two on Billboard.200. A little over 160 copies were sold in the first week. The LP initially received mixed reviews, including negative reviews from the local Washington City Paper.
At the end of June 2013, Wale presented the third album in a row. We are talking about the collection The Gifted. To create "noise" around the record, he released Sight of the Sun (a remix of Fun). This approach was appreciated by the rapper's audience.
On March 31, 2015, the fourth LP was presented. The novelty was called The Album About Nothing. The compilation became his second No. 1 album in the United States of America.
The rapper also recorded an original theme song for a popular sports TV show. The two-hour show, which airs twice a day at 10:00 am and 13:00 pm on ESPN, features the artist's theme at the start of the show.
On the wave of popularity, he releases the fifth studio album, which was called Shine. About 30 copies of the album were sold in the first week. The LP was warmly received by the singer's fans.
Details of Wale's personal life
Wale is one of the very few musical artists who does not like to talk about his personal life. He has had several serious relationships in the past.
For some time he dated model H. Alexis. Not so long ago, he admitted that it was from Alexis that his daughter was growing up.
In 2019, he was in a relationship with charming model India Grahams. She modeled for a G-Star ad campaign with singer Pharrell Williams and is now signed to IMG Models.
In 2021, it became known that the couple was no longer together. At this time, the artist is not in a relationship. Today he is focused on building a career.
Interesting facts about the rapper Wale
- In 2021, his net worth is about $6 million.
- After his ex-girlfriend lost a child, he was depressed. Both partners were mentally exhausted. The problem was resolved in 2016. It was then that Alexis gave birth to a healthy baby.
- Victor could have become a professional American football player, but in the end he chose rap.
- Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe is Victor's cousin.
- Despite the fact that he loves outdoor activities, the rapper sometimes indulges himself in fast food.
Wales: our days
In 2018, the premiere of the Complicated EP took place. In the same year, he presented the album Self Promotion. Then he signed a contract with Warner Records. At the end of the year, he pleased his fans with the release of the tracks Winter Wars and Poledancer.
In 2019, he presented the studio album Wow ... It's Crazy to the "fans". It has a lot of feats with R&B artists, and the general theme, in a nutshell, is love songs. The record was warmly received by his audience.
A year later, the mini-LP The Imperfect Storm was released. In 2020, he started talking about working on a new LP. However, the rap artist did not reveal a release date. In the same year, a presentation of a new video for the track Sue Me took place.
The new video of the singer is the directorial debut of the founder of the popular Pyer Moss brand, Kerby Jean-Raymond. In a way, the audience enjoyed a short film about the problems of racism, which also contains real footage of black discrimination.
2021 did not remain without novelties either. This year, the premiere of musical works Angles (featuring Chris Brown) and Down South (featuring Yella Beezy and Maxo Kream) took place.
Nothing is known about the release of the rapper's new studio album. While he does not comment on what stage the preparation of the album is at. You can follow the latest news from the life of the artist in his social networks.
