Whales (rapper)
Wale Folarin (pronounced Wah-läi ; born September 21, 1984 in Washington, DC as Olubowale Victor Akintimehin ) is an American rapper who gained notoriety in the blogosphere through a series of mixtape publications . He is regarded as a representative of a new generation of rappers, including Kid Cudi , Charles Hamilton , Asher Roth and BoB , among others .
Musical career
Wale grew up as the son of Nigerian immigrants in Washington DC, which significantly influenced his musical style; many of his songs are based on the rhythmic go-go style that shaped the city. With the song Dig Dug (Shake It) he achieved first notoriety in 2006 in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia .
In 2007 Wale went on tour with DJ and producer Mark Ronson . This then took him to his label Allido Records, which is now part of Interscope Records , under contract. At the time he was due to massive Internet - PR ( MySpace , blogs already status) Stars held; Newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Boston Globe and Rolling Stone reported on whales, and fashion labels such as Nike and LRG sponsored him. At the MTV Video Music Awards in 2007 , he rapped the song WHALES DANCE , which on the single DANCE by Justice based. He also shot a video for the song. In 2008 he could be heard on the song Rising Up from the album Rising Down der Roots and on several remixes .
Wale released his first album after several postponements on November 13, 2009. He recorded the first single Chillin ' with Lady Gaga . Other guests include Bun B , Pharrell and K'naan ; The album was produced by Mark Ronson, The Neptunes and Cool & Dre, among others . Attention Deficit was rated mostly positive, but was criticized at the hip-hop mainstream anlehnende conformism .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2009 | Attention Deficit | - | - | - | - |
US21 (2 weeks) US |
First published: November 10, 2009
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| 2011 | ambition | - | - | - | - |
US2  (28 weeks)US |
First published: November 1, 2011
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| 2013 | The Gifted | - | - | - | - |
US1 (15 weeks)US |
First published: June 25, 2013
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| 2015 | The album About Nothing | - | - | - | - |
US1 (17 weeks) US |
First published: March 31, 2015
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| 2017 | Shine | - | - | - | - |
US16 (7 weeks) US |
First published: April 28, 2017
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| 2019 | Wow ... that's crazy | - | - | - | - |
US7 (... weeks) US |
First published: October 11, 2019
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EPs
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| 2018 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | - |
US154 (1 week) US |
First published: March 13, 2018
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| Free lunch | - | - | - | - |
US103 (1 week) US |
First published: September 14, 2018
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Mix tapes
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Paint a picture | First published: 2005 |
| 2006 | Hate is the new love | First published: 2006 |
| 2007 | 100 Miles & Running | First published: 2007 |
| 2008 | The Mixtape About Nothing | First published: May 30, 2008 |
| 2009 | Back to the feature | First published: June 19, 2009 |
| 2010 | More About Nothing | First published: August 3, 2010 |
| 2011 | The Eleven One Eleven Theory | First published: August 17, 2011 |
| 2012 | Folarin | First published: December 24, 2012 |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2009 |
Chillin Attention Deficit |
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UK12 (6 weeks) UK |
US99 (1 week) US |
First published: April 14, 2009
feat. Lady Gaga |
| 2011 | That Way Ambition |
- | - | - | - |
US49 (18 weeks)US |
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| Lotus Flower Bomb Ambition |
- | - | - | - |
US38  (20 weeks)US |
First published: October 11th, 2011
feat. Miguel |
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| Focused ambition |
- | - | - | - |
US97 (1 week) US |
First release: November 2011
feat. Kid Cudi |
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| Ambition ambition |
- | - | - | - |
US81 (1 week) US |
First release: November 2011
feat. Meek Mill & Rick Ross |
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| 2012 | Bag of Money Self Made, Vol. 2 |
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US64 (13 weeks) US |
First published: April 3, 2012
feat. T-Pain , Meek Mill & Rick Ross |
| 2013 | Bad The Gifted |
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US21st × 2
(26 weeks)US |
First published: February 5th, 2013
feat. Rihanna / Tiara Thomas |
| LoveHate Thing The Gifted |
- | - | - | - |
US89 (8 weeks) US |
First published: May 21, 2013
feat. Sam Dew |
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| 2014 | The Body The Album About Nothing |
- | - | - | - |
US87 (6 weeks)US |
First release: September 9, 2014
feat. Jeremih |
| 2015 | Ride Out Fast & Furious 7 (OST) |
DE21 (14 weeks) DE |
AT26 (5 weeks) AT |
CH25 (5 weeks) CH |
UK70 (2 weeks) UK |
US70 (3 weeks)US |
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| The Matrimony The Album About Nothing |
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US70 (19 weeks)US |
First published: March 2nd, 2015
feat. Usher |
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| 2016 | My PYT Shine |
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US54 (15 weeks)US |
First published: May 20, 2016
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| 2017 | Running back shine |
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US100 (1 week) US |
First published: January 20, 2017
feat. Lil Wayne |
| 2019 | On Chill Wow ... That's Crazy |
- | - | - | - |
US22nd (23 weeks)US |
First published: July 12, 2019
feat. Jeremih |
more publishments
- 2017: My Love (feat. Major Lazer , WizKid & Dua Lipa )
As a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2009 | Change Love & War |
DE13 (15 weeks) DE |
AT11 (14 weeks) AT |
CH6 (17 weeks) CH |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
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First published: February 2nd, 2009
Daniel Merriweather featuring Wale |
| 2010 | No Hands Flockaveli |
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US13 × 3
(32 weeks)US |
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| 2012 | Diced Pineapples God Forgives, I Don't |
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US71 (16 weeks) US |
Initial release: August 21, 2012
Rick Ross featuring Wale & Drake |
| So Many Girls Quality Street Music |
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US90 (1 week) US |
Initial release: December 10, 2012
DJ Drama featuring Wale, Roscoe Dash & Tyga |
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| 2013 | Bad Ass My Own Lane |
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US90 (1 week) US |
First published: January 22, 2013
Kid Ink featuring Wale & Meek Mill |
| Bounce It Stay Trippy |
- | - | - | - |
US74 (19 weeks)US |
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| 2015 | Coffee Wildheart |
- | - | - |
UK97 (1 week) UK |
US78 (3 weeks)US |
Initial release: May 4th, 2015
Miguel featuring Wale |
| 2017 | Trap Trap Trap Rather You Than Me |
- | - | - | - |
US97 (1 week) US |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "BOB, Charles Hamilton, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth & Wale ... NEXT UP ??" ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , January 7, 2009
- ^ The Washington Post , "The Great Rap Hope," Oct. 21, 2007
- ↑ "Wale Folarin - The Next Big Thing!" June 27, 2008
- ↑ MZEE.com : "Wale: 'Attention: Deficit' will be released in September" , July 8, 2009
- ↑ a b PopMatters: Review of Attention Deficit , November 11, 2009
- ↑ Metacritic : Collected Reviews of Attention Deficit
- ^ NYTimes.com : Attention Deficit Review , Nov. 8, 2009
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Awards: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whales |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Whale folarin; Akintimehin, Olubowale Victor (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC , USA |