Luckily, he has ac tual Texas rappers Yella Beezy and Maxo Kream to pick up his slack. Although Wale gets an “A” for effort, he still delivers the weakest verse on the song. Sampling Mike Jones’ “Still Tippin’” with a hook that was made famous by Master P, the entire song is a love letter to southern Hip Hop. It’s a very personal song, and every guy has that “one that got away” who they will instantly visualize in their head when listening to this song.Īfter a few more so-so tracks, Wale steps outside the box with “Down South”. Ing her by saying that she’s just settling with her husband over pressure from her family, but he admits that it never would have worked between them. There aren’t any drums on the track it’s just Wale telling an ex on her wedding day that he’s not over her. While it credits Jamie Foxx as a feature, it feels more like he was sampled from one of his earlier songs. The very next track, “Dearly Beloved,” is Wale delivering eas ily his best bars on the album. Of course, it’s also about women who mastered camera angles while posing for selfies, but that just means the song works on multiple levels. The song seems to tackle communication problems in re lationships, or how both parties are working an “angle” instead of being honest with their feelings. Fea turing Chris Brown, it’s a no brainer how it became so popular since Breezy doesn’t miss on fea tures. We go from the almost manda tory Rick Ross feature to what seems like the biggest single from the album, ”Angles”. Love to see DJs pick up this song for any of their more laidback playlists. The entire song has an undeniable vibe, and I would The song has a simple conĬept centering around when those in your circle’s feelings towards you waver or fluctuate. The beat caters to Wale’s spoken word background with more of a live band sound than the synthesized sound we’ve heard up to this point. Lackluster tracks, we finally find a bright spot with “Fluctuate”. How in the world this song hasn’t already become the biggest sensation on TikTok? I have no idea. Cole then reaffirms the la dies listening that he wants to see it whether you’re Meg Thee Stallion or Coi Leray. My latest whip, my latest chick was both foreign.” “Turn around I wanna see… Do it look like how it look on IG?īad from every angle she got herself a trainer… Cole is also fea tured on the track, and delivers the best verse of the entire album (as he normally does with his fea tures). If this wasn’t enough to solidify it as the crown jewel of this album, J. Wale is encourag ing girls that aren’t blessed with ample…say… assets…as other girls to stick it out and poke it out anyway. It’s a twerk song about girls with flat butts. It samples the classic Q-Tip song, “Vivrant Thing”. Luck ily, Wale finally delivers with the third track, “Poke It Out,” which is easily the best song on the al bum. The beats are also so indistinguishable they almost sound like one long song. Here he’s saying he deserves not only a Grammy, but Emmy, Oscar, and Tony awards? Sensi tive as he is, one thing Wale is not lacking is confidence.Īlthough there are some catchy lines here and there, the first two tracks are rather under whelming. On the surface it’s an unassum ing line, but since it’s Wale, it’s obvious this is a response to how he has complained in the past about being snubbed for a Gram my. “They say I got an ego, I de serve an EGOT” Take for example a line on “Name Ring Bell”: However, the wordplay is still his strong point. He’s not going to switch up his flow too much, nor is he going to bombard you with multi-coupled rhyme schemes. Wale has often been compared to the perfect blend of rapper and spoken word poet. Cole, Chris Brown, Yella Beezy, Jamie Foxx, and others, how well does it fair in a year of already stacked albums? Now he’s back for this new de cade with his new album “Folarin II.” With features from J. Does he have a case? Well, he is the only rapper ever to get Jerry Seinfeld on his album, so that has to count for something. According to him, he deserves to be mentioned amongst the best rappers of the last decade and feels he doesn’t get the proper respect he deserves. Label: MMG/Warner Records Based out of our nation’s capi tal of Washington, D.C., Wale is one of Hip Hop’s more sensi tive rappers (made evident by the dozen roses he’s holding on his album cover).
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