That's part of what makes " The Gifted-era Wale" his most fascinating incarnation to date. Is this 2006's go-go sampling D.C.-pride Wale? Or the Seinfeld-referencing weirdo of 2008? It's been a strange trip from the pop dance of Mark Ronson's _100 Miles and Running _to Rick Ross's champagne-soaked, strip club soundtrack Ambition. When you put on a Wale record, there's frankly no telling who or what you'll get. His career has followed a strange trajectory consequently, his catalogue is one of the most diverse and unpredictable in contemporary hip-hop. With his third studio album- The Gifted-out this week, Wale has once again become a new Wale. Through crackling reception, he patiently repeats himself, thoughtfully answers my questions, and elegantly sidesteps topics that in the past may have prompted a diatribe**.** "Work mode." What the hell happened to Wale? And for the remainder of our conversation, he makes good on his word. 9:30 isn't an hour that exists for most rappers I ask him if he sleeps at all these days, or if this is the continuation of a very long night. ![]() When I finally catch him, it's 9:30 in the morning and he's on a tour bus somewhere in between his last gig and the next. emcee born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, is not an easy man to get on the phone.
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