MEET THE NIGERIAN RAPPER CALLED WALE

Nigeria as a nation has produced several outstanding individuals in all different areas of life. This little biography is about one of the Nigerians that is making wave abroad and representing the blacks and all tribes with his lyrical songs.

Olubowale Victor Akintimehin was born in September 21 1984 in Washington D.C. to Nigerian parents. His parents are of the Yoruba ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and came to the United States from Austria in 1979.

Wale (pronounced "wah-lay") first lived with his parents in Northwest Washington DC before moving with them to Montgomery County when he was 10.

Wah-lay graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Maryland in 2001, attended Robert Morris University and Virginia State University before transferring to Bowie State University where he eventually dropped out to pursue his music career.

Wale first airplay was "Rhyme of the Century," which made possible by a local radio DJ who believes in his potential and later in 2006 he was featured in the Unsigned Hype column of Source magazine

He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. Producer Mark Ronson discovered Wale in 2006 and signed him to Allido Records in 2007. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various urban magazines.

In 2008, Wale signed to Interscope Records for $1.3 million, and his debut album Attention Deficit was released in 2009 with the singles "Chillin", "Pretty Girls", and "World Tour". The album, although under-shipped, received positive reviews from critics. In early 2011 Wale signed on with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, where members of the label released a compilation album, Self Made Vol. 1 on May 23, 2011. His second studio album, Ambition was released November 1, 2011.

I am wishing this brother from another mother the best in his career and see him winning Grammy one of these days…..soonest bro…


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