
2 after selling 209,000 downloads, pushing Florida Georgia Line's Cruise to third place with 204,000. Miley Cyrus' We Can't Stop, boosted by its controversial video, leaps four slots to No. 1 post on the digital songs chart after selling 423,000 downloads. Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines, featuring T.I.

And August Burns Red's Rescue & Restore arrives at No. India Arie's SongVersation makes its debut at No. 4 with 60,000 copies, followed by Daft Punk and Florida Georgia Line. Skillet's Rise, its eighth studio album, bows at No. Cole's Born Sinner suffered a steep 84% drop (84,000 copies) but outsold West and managed to cling to second place. It supplants last week's leader, Kanye West's Yeezus, which falls to third place with 65,000 copies, an 80% drop, according to Nielsen SoundScan. 1 after selling 158,000 copies, giving the rapper his first chart-topper. He explained it better.The Gifted wraps up its first week with a nice present for Wale. The cover artwork of Wale as a statue was explained as a message to his haters or those who “vandalize” him. The album was intended to be laid out as a book or movie, in which there is continuity between songs.

Even when he made the list, he felt he wasn’t high enough.ġ5. Wale really cares about his position on MTV’s Hottest MCs List. Apparently she, Wale and French Montana were at a nightclub and she decided on the spot to record the song.ġ4. Wale says he got Rihanna in the studio for ‘Bad” (Remix) through “bribery.” No word on how you bribe Rih Rih. Wale did not play “Black Heroes”/”Outro About Nothing” featuring Jerry Seinfeld. Good times for Wale. Several times he made it known that he wants to produce beats for other artists. Wale produced his first beat ever on The Gifted. The first-person account was inspired by Nas’ classic “I Gave You Power.”ġ1. “Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)” has Wale rapping from the perspective of the popular chain charm rappers wear. Think “Bandz A Make Her Dance” meets go-go.ĩ.ĝuring “Clappers,” Wale and his hype man (?) started dancing in a corner. go-go music and is a fun, bounce-ready number.

“Clappers” featuring Nicki Minaj and Juicy J is inspired by Wale’s love of D.C. Wale defines himself as the “Weirdo of MMG” and says he often records like a hermit, going days on end without showering.Ĩ.

The NFL star explained to us later that he met Wale at a random party and they hung out for two hours. In an interview with UpVenue in January 2012, Wale confirmed the third album and the focus will be about his growth as a person. On November 25, 2011, shortly after the release of Ambition, Wale announced on Twitter that he has already begun working on his third album. Maybach Music Group albums are distributed by Atlantic Records, a division of the Atlantic Records Group.Atlantic took over distribution following the expiration of a deal with Island Def Jam.As of December 12, 2012, the label releases are now distributed by Atlantic Records. 20122017: The Gifted, The Album About Nothing, Shine. The Bawse was flailing his arms and throwing up the “Rock ‘n’ Roll” sign all night.Ħ. Maybach Music Group (MMG) is a record label imprint founded by American rapper Rick Ross. Rick Ross sure likes to get his dancing on, even while sitting down. The track “Gullible” featuring the splendid vocals of CeeLo stems from an incident in which haters were being mean to Wale online.ĥ. When asked about his former label Interscope, the rapper responded with the obvious diss, “Who?” Take that Jimmy Iovine!Ĥ.Ĝyber bullying isn’t relegated to teenage girls. Wale says the phrase “New Black Soul” throughout the album and his beat selection seems to reflect this mindset. Who is Wale? Backpacker? Goon? Ladies’ man? All of the above?Ģ.
