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On the title track of his sophomore release, Washington, D.C. rapper Wale declares that “Ambition is priceless, it’s somethin’ in your veins.” He’s speaking from experience as this varied and vibrant success displays, proving he's hungry to tackle some moody deepness on the title track while, just one cut earlier, “Slight Work” finds him in 2011 party mode, bouncing with fury as a Diplo beat percolates underneath. “Lotus Flower Bomb” is a laid-back throwback that could mix fine with any given Erykah Badu ballad, while “Illest B****” is the kind of stuff that puts hands up in the air, sounding soulful and all the way live as Wale testifies about the strong women in his life. With the album landing on Rick Ross’ Maybach Music label, there’s a shout-out to the South Beach set with the sunshine soul number “Miami Nights,” and as the Ross-like “Chain Music” plus the smartass gangster manifesto “No Days Off” (“The revolution may be televised/But make sure if they do see/Them people see my good side”) drive the album home, it just seems natural that everything closes with producer Lex Luger at his best during “That Way.” As far as why it all hangs together so well, credit goes to Wale’s talent and his strong personality, which here has grown into an interesting combination of Lil Wayne and Plies, with a little 50 Cent smirk and bit of Drake’s phrasing thrown in for good measure.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Derek Pacuk, Audio Recording Engineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Ernest Price, Writer - Tone P, Producer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, MixingEngineer - Christopher Townsend, Writer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - ALAN PARKER, Writer - Mark Henry, Producer, Writer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Walker Johnson, Writer - Tre, Background Vocals - Cody Sciara, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Rick & Jochy, AssistantProducer - EnDuhStreatZ, Producer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Fabian Marasciullo, MixingEngineer - Elizabeth Gallardo, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Mark Henry, Producer, Writer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dre King, Producer, Additional Keyboards
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Aldrin Davis, Writer - Bunny Sigler, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Fabian Marasciullo, MixingEngineer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Toomp, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Ghazi Hourani, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Miguel, FeaturedArtist - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Fabian Marasciullo, MixingEngineer - Jeffrey Johnson, Writer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Ghazi Hourani, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Jerrin Howard, Producer, Writer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer - Walker Johnson, Writer - Tre, Background Vocals - Samuel Dew, Writer - Miguel Jontel Pimentel, Writer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Kevin Scott, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Fabian Marasciullo, MixingEngineer - Lloyd, FeaturedArtist - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Ghazi Hourani, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer - Cloud Eater, Producer - Samuel Dew, Writer - Anthony Nolan Kramer, Writer - Christopher Darrel Hunt, Writer - Daniel Ford Friedman, Writer - Lloyd Harlin Polite Jr, Writer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Jamil Pierre, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Fabian Marasciullo, MixingEngineer - Shaffer Smith, Writer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Ne-Yo, FeaturedArtist - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Deputy, Producer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Sean Anderson, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - David Taylor, Writer - Derek Allen, Writer - Diplo, Producer, Writer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Big Sean, FeaturedArtist - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer - Cherie Lily, Additional Vocals - DJA, MixingEngineer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
William Roberts, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - T-Minus, Producer - Tyler Williams, Writer - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Meek Mill, FeaturedArtist - Robert Williams, Writer - Ernest Price, Writer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Justin Henderson, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Fabian Marasciullo, MixingEngineer - Tha Bizness, Producer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Dee Brown, Audio Recording Engineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Terrace Martin, Saxophone - Ghazi Hourani, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer - Chirstopher Whitacre, Writer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Aldrin Davis, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Toomp, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Ghazi Hourani, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Fabian Marasciullo, MixingEngineer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Derek Pacuk, Audio Recording Engineer - Rick Ross, ExecutiveProducer - Ghazi Hourani, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Ernest Price, Writer - Tone P, Producer - Wale, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kev "No Credit" Spencer, Audio Recording Engineer - Samuel Dew, Writer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
William Roberts, Writer - Olubowale Akintimehin, Writer - Curtis Mayfield, Writer - Tal Miller, MasteringEngineer - Lex Luger, Producer - Keith James, Writer - Jeremih, FeaturedArtist - John Rivers, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist - Young Guru, MixingEngineer - Ricky Rozay, ExecutiveProducer - Wale, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Jeremih Felton, Writer
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
Album review
On the title track of his sophomore release, Washington, D.C. rapper Wale declares that “Ambition is priceless, it’s somethin’ in your veins.” He’s speaking from experience as this varied and vibrant success displays, proving he's hungry to tackle some moody deepness on the title track while, just one cut earlier, “Slight Work” finds him in 2011 party mode, bouncing with fury as a Diplo beat percolates underneath. “Lotus Flower Bomb” is a laid-back throwback that could mix fine with any given Erykah Badu ballad, while “Illest B****” is the kind of stuff that puts hands up in the air, sounding soulful and all the way live as Wale testifies about the strong women in his life. With the album landing on Rick Ross’ Maybach Music label, there’s a shout-out to the South Beach set with the sunshine soul number “Miami Nights,” and as the Ross-like “Chain Music” plus the smartass gangster manifesto “No Days Off” (“The revolution may be televised/But make sure if they do see/Them people see my good side”) drive the album home, it just seems natural that everything closes with producer Lex Luger at his best during “That Way.” As far as why it all hangs together so well, credit goes to Wale’s talent and his strong personality, which here has grown into an interesting combination of Lil Wayne and Plies, with a little 50 Cent smirk and bit of Drake’s phrasing thrown in for good measure.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:16
- Main artists: Wale
- Label: MMG - Warner Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 MMG/Warner Records Inc.
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