Musique illimitée
Écoutez cet album en haute-qualité dès maintenant dans nos applications
Démarrer ma période d'essai et lancer l'écoute de cet albumProfitez de cet album sur les apps Qobuz grâce à votre abonnement
SouscrireProfitez de cet album sur les apps Qobuz grâce à votre abonnement
Téléchargement digital
Téléchargez cet album dans la qualité de votre choix
Playing off the ideas and structure of his 2008 mixtape The Mixtape About Nothing, rapper Wale's fourth studio album uses the television sitcom Seinfeld as the framework for an introspective and autobiographical effort, and as odd as that sounds, this is the second time it has worked. It worked better the first time, but much has changed for Wale in the seven years leading up to The Album About Nothing, meaning a rekindled, quirky idea like this could put his fame at risk. It's a fame so huge that Jerry Seinfeld is actually Wale's friend now, and while the sitcom star was sampled for the 2008 mixtape, he narrates this album. Seinfeld guides listeners through the story and sometimes his routines or thoughts inspire the songs, including the key poetic track "The Helium Balloon," where flying free and high becomes a metaphor for talent. A routine about relationships ("When you get engaged it's like starting on the roller coaster...") inspires "The Matrimony" with special guest Usher, but the Jerry device is used as needed, and this ironically titled effort is heavy with Wale's own hopes, dreams, and disappointments, including dealing with a recent pregnancy, then miscarriage. "The Pessimist" with J. Cole tackles race relations and suggests that feeling flossy and/or stoned is just a temporary distraction from the bad news across society, then "The Middle Finger" gets at the helplessness of depression as it rattles off all of the rapper's problems and then drops F-bombs and "Leave me alone" as its chorus. Package all this weighty material with Jerry, George, and Elaine in the mix and the album is a creative triumph, but although Wale's got so much to say, he often says it over the same tempo, and if it weren't for "The Girls on Drugs" (rescued from another Seinfeld-themed mixtape, Festivus) and a couple other kicking moments, the musical spectrum here would be narrow. Still, it's a minor complaint as The Album About Nothing is bigger, bolder, and better than expected.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
Vous êtes actuellement en train d’écouter des extraits.
Écoutez plus de 100 millions de titres avec votre abonnement illimité.
Écoutez cette playlist et plus de 100 millions de titres avec votre abonnement illimité.
À partir de 12,49€/mois
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Tony Williams, Additional Vocals - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Julian Gramma, Writer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - No Credit, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Lee Johnson, String Arranger - Brandon Balsz, Engineer - Idan Kalai, Additional Vocals - JGramm, Producer - Marcè Reazon, Audio Recording Engineer - Rex Kudo, Producer, Additional Vocals - Sabrina Sanchez, Additional Vocals - Steven Felix, Engineer - Britney Talia Hazard, Writer - Stokely Williams, Additional Vocals - Stan Greene, MixingEngineer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Osinachi Nwaneri, Electric Guitar - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, Masterer - Sonny Digital, Additional Production - Frank Dukes, Producer - DJ Dahi, Producer, Programming & Keyboards - Magazeen, Additional Vocals - Dacoury Natche, Writer - Chester Hansen, Writer - Adam Feeney, Writer - Marcè Reazon, Audio Recording Engineer - Sonny Uwaezouke, Writer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Dwele, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Pro Reese, Producer - Maurice Earl Barnett-Fenderson, Writer - Brandon Balsz, Engineer - Marcè Reazon, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Steven Felix, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
J. Cole, FeaturedArtist - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Osinachi Nwaneri, Producer, Electric Guitar, Writer - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Jermaine Cole, Writer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - No Credit, Audio Recording Engineer - Marcè Reazon, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Sean Tallman, MixingEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - DJ Dahi, Producer, Programming - David Bayley, Writer - No Credit, Audio Recording Engineer - Dacoury Natche, Writer - Jamie Peters, AssistantEngineer - Marcè Reazon, Audio Recording Engineer - Steven Felix, AssistantEngineer - Dave Glass Animals, Producer, Programming
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jack Mason, Engineer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - TERRY LEWIS, Writer - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - JAMES HARRIS, Writer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Pro Reese, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Maurice Earl Barnett-Fenderson, Writer - Brandon Balsz, Engineer - Marcè Reazon, Recorded by - Steven Felix, Engineer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Kevin Spencer, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - TERRY LEWIS, Writer - JAMES HARRIS, Writer - JANET JACKSON, Writer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Cody Sciara, Engineer - No Credit, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Jayson Joshua, MixingEngineer - Brandon Balsz, Engineer - Steven Felix, Engineer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Sean Tallman, MixingEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - DJ Dahi, Producer - Sevyn Streeter, Additional Vocals - No Credit, Audio Recording Engineer - Dacoury Natche, Writer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Bobby Hebb, Writer - Carvin Haggins, Writer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Julian Gramma, Writer - Taalib Johnson, Writer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - No Credit, Audio Recording Engineer - SZA, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Brandon Balsz, AssistantEngineer - JGramm, Producer - Jamie Peters, AssistantEngineer - Marcè Reazon, Engineer - Steven Felix, AssistantEngineer - Kelsey Vaz, Additional Producer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jean Claude Olivier, Writer - Nasir Jones, Writer - Samuel Barnes, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Annie Lennox, Writer - David Allan Stewart, Writer - Jake One, Producer, Writer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Performance, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Maximus, Piano - No Credit, Audio Recording Engineer - Brandon Balsz, AssistantEngineer - Jamie Peters, AssistantEngineer - Steven Felix, AssistantEngineer - Warren Lankford, Writer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bryce Wilson, Writer - Amel Larrieux, Writer - Darryl Brown, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Marcè Reazon, Audio Recording Engineer - Alex Fonseca, Writer - Ayy Dot, Producer - Christette Michelle, Additional Vocals
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Spencer Ludwig, Additional Horn - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - No Credit, Audio Recording Engineer - John Shullman, AssistantEngineer - Craig Balmoris, Producer - Julian Nixon, Producer - Marcè Reazon, Audio Recording Engineer - Stokely Williams, Producer, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mosche Snowden, Additional Horn
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Usher Raymond, Writer - DJ Khalil, Producer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Usher, FeaturedArtist - Jacob Dutton, Writer - Jake One, Producer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Daniel Tannenbaum, String Arranger, Writer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - David Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Samuel Dew, Writer - No Credit, Audio Recording Engineer - Marce Ayala, Keyboards - Marcè Reazon, Producer - Marce Reazon, Writer - Rahman Abdul, Writer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Osinachi Nwaneri, Guitar - Jaycen Joshua, MixingEngineer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Kenneth Coby, Writer - Robert Kelly, Writer - Jeremih, FeaturedArtist - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Jeremih Felton, Writer - Soundz, Producer - Cartier Grand, Writer - Marcè Reazon, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2014 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Chronique
Playing off the ideas and structure of his 2008 mixtape The Mixtape About Nothing, rapper Wale's fourth studio album uses the television sitcom Seinfeld as the framework for an introspective and autobiographical effort, and as odd as that sounds, this is the second time it has worked. It worked better the first time, but much has changed for Wale in the seven years leading up to The Album About Nothing, meaning a rekindled, quirky idea like this could put his fame at risk. It's a fame so huge that Jerry Seinfeld is actually Wale's friend now, and while the sitcom star was sampled for the 2008 mixtape, he narrates this album. Seinfeld guides listeners through the story and sometimes his routines or thoughts inspire the songs, including the key poetic track "The Helium Balloon," where flying free and high becomes a metaphor for talent. A routine about relationships ("When you get engaged it's like starting on the roller coaster...") inspires "The Matrimony" with special guest Usher, but the Jerry device is used as needed, and this ironically titled effort is heavy with Wale's own hopes, dreams, and disappointments, including dealing with a recent pregnancy, then miscarriage. "The Pessimist" with J. Cole tackles race relations and suggests that feeling flossy and/or stoned is just a temporary distraction from the bad news across society, then "The Middle Finger" gets at the helplessness of depression as it rattles off all of the rapper's problems and then drops F-bombs and "Leave me alone" as its chorus. Package all this weighty material with Jerry, George, and Elaine in the mix and the album is a creative triumph, but although Wale's got so much to say, he often says it over the same tempo, and if it weren't for "The Girls on Drugs" (rescued from another Seinfeld-themed mixtape, Festivus) and a couple other kicking moments, the musical spectrum here would be narrow. Still, it's a minor complaint as The Album About Nothing is bigger, bolder, and better than expected.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 14 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:04:30
- Artistes principaux : Wale
- Label : MMG - Atlantic
- Genre : Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2015 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Améliorer les informations de l'album
Pourquoi acheter sur Qobuz ?
-
Streamez ou téléchargez votre musique
Achetez un album ou une piste à l’unité. Ou écoutez tout notre catalogue en illimité avec nos abonnements de streaming en haute qualité.
-
Zéro DRM
Les fichiers téléchargés vous appartiennent, sans aucune limite d’utilisation. Vous pouvez les télécharger autant de fois que vous souhaitez.
-
Choisissez le format qui vous convient
Vous disposez d’un large choix de formats pour télécharger vos achats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) en fonction de vos besoins.
-
Écoutez vos achats dans nos applications
Téléchargez les applications Qobuz pour smartphones, tablettes et ordinateurs, et écoutez vos achats partout avec vous.
Playlists