Wale Folarin "The Gifted" 3rd album

The Gifted is the upcoming third studio
album by American rapper Wale. The
album is scheduled to be released on
June 25, 2013 by Maybach Music
Group and Atlantic Records . The
album was supported by the hit single
" Bad" which has peaked at number 25
on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Background
On November 25, 2011, shortly after
the release of Ambition, Wale
announced on Twitter that he had
already begun working on his third
album.In November 2012, during
an interview with MTV Wale explained
he would be taking a new approach
with his third studio album, saying
He also explained that he would be
taking his time on the album, saying
"It’s not coming as quick as like a lot
of other projects. Self Made I could
just hit a beat, but now I’m like
‘Alright, I don’t like the strings. Take
that out. Let’s try this. I don’t like the
percussion so let’s change the snare.’ I
might be doing it myself on some of
the songs on there so it’s a little bit
different." In March 2013, when
speaking of his third studio album
Wale said, "I'm dropping my third solo
album first, then a couple months
after I'll probably drop the Nothing
project. I'm very creative, I'm knee
deep in that joint. It's kind of like a
persona; thing; I design my records
and the sound a certain way for two
different projects. Its going to have
one sound, very, very soulful" and the
first single, "Bad" is a pretty good
indication of the direction I'm going
for this project."
On March 20, 2013, during an
interview with MTV Wale explained why
he is tired of talking about music and
said that he is ready to let his music
speak for itself, saying "I'm not even
gonna do all that other stuff. I'ma talk
with the music. Until my album drop,
until June 25, I'ma talk loud with the
music, I've done everything I could do,
I've said everything I could say. I've
kissed the babies, I've shook the
hands now let's let the music talk
because I ain't about to come here
and tell y'all exactly how I feel no
more. I'ma let it all sing in the
music."The album cover was
released on May 15, 2013. Wale
along with famed Mr. Cartoon
designed the cover.
Release and promotion
On December 24, 2012, Wale released
a mixtape titled Folarin in promotion
of the album. It featured 21 tracks and
guest appearances from Rick Ross , 2
Chainz , Scarface , Nipsey Hussle,
Trinidad James, Hit-Boy , French
Montana, Jhené Aiko and Chrisette
Michele among others. Upon
release the mixtape received generally
positive reviews.
On March 20, 2013, he announced
that the album would be titled The
Gifted and would be released on June
25, 2013. On April 28, 2013, Wale
released the first of a series of vlogs
leading up to the release of the album.
Singles
On February 5, 2013, the first single
titled " Bad" featuring Tiara Thomas
was released as a digital download .
The song was originally released
on December 24, 2012, on Wale's
mixtape Folarin. The music video
was directed by Alexandre Moors and
premiered on March 20, 2013, on 106
& Park ."Bad" has so far peaked at
number 25 on the US Billboard Hot
100 , making it Wale's second top 40
entry after " Lotus Flower Bomb", and
becoming his highest-charting single as
a lead artist. [13] On May 21, 2013,
the second single "LoveHate Thing"
featuring Sam Dew was released.
Track listing
1. "The Curse
of the
Gifted"
2. "LoveHate
Thing"
(featuring
Sam Dew)
3. "Sunshine"
4. "Heaven
In the
Afternoon"
(featuring
Meek Mill )
5. "Golden
Salvation
(Jesus
Piece)"
6. "Vanity"
7. "Gullible"
8. "Bricks"
9. "Clappers"
(featuring
Nicki Minaj
& Juicy J )
10. "Bad
(Remix)"
(featuring
Rihanna )
11. "Tired of
Dreaming"
12. "Rotation"
(featuring
Wiz Khalifa
& 2
Chainz )
13. "Simple
Man"
14. "88"
(featuring
Rockie
Fresh )
15. "Black
Heroes"
16. " Bad"
(featuring
Tiara
Thomas)
Note
The track listing was confirmed on
May 21, 2013.
References
1. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2011-11-27).
"Wale Begins Recording Third
Album" . HipHop DX. Retrieved
2013-04-27.
2. ^ a b Harling, Danielle
(2012-11-07). "Wale Hoping To
Standout Sonically & "Show Range" On
His Third Solo Album" . HipHop DX.
Retrieved 2013-04-27.
3. ^ Meara, Paul (2013-03-04). "Wale
Says He's Working On The "Nothing"
Project, Talks New LP" . HipHop DX.
Retrieved 2013-04-27.
4. ^ Vasquez, Andres (2013-03-22).
"Wale May Release Two Albums In
2013, Talks "The Gifted" LP" . HipHop
DX. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
5. ^ "Album Cover: Wale – ‘The
Gifted’" . Rap-Up.com. 2013-05-15.
Retrieved 2013-05-21.
6. ^ "Wale Unveils The Cover Art To
"The Gifted"" . Complex. Retrieved
2013-05-21.
7. ^ Horowitz, Steven J (December 27,
2012). "Wale "Folarin" Mixtape
Download & Stream" . HipHopDX.
Cheri Media Group. Retrieved
December 24, 2012.
8. ^ "Wale Announces New Album ‘The
Gifted’" . Rap-Up . 2013-03-20.
Retrieved 2013-04-27.
9. ^ "Wale 'The Gifted' Vlog #1 -
XXL" . Xxlmag.com. 2013-04-28.
Retrieved 2013-05-21.
10. ^ "iTunes - Music - Bad (feat. Tiara
Thomas) - Single by Wale" .
Itunes.apple.com. 2013-02-05.
Retrieved 2013-04-27.
11. ^ "New Music: Wale –
‘Folarin’ (Mixtape)" . Rap-Up . Devin
Lazerine. December 24, 2012.
Retrieved December 24, 2012.
12. ^ "Watch Wale's New Videos for
"Bad" featuring Tiara Thomas, and
"The Show" featuring Rick Ross and
Aaron Wess" . Complex. 2013-03-13.
Retrieved 2013-03-21.
13. ^ "Wale" . Billboard. Retrieved
2013-04-27.
14. ^ "LoveHate Thing (feat. Sam
Dew): Wale: MP3 Downloads" .
Amazon.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved
2013-05-21.
15. ^ "iTunes - Music - The Gifted by
Wale" . Itunes.apple.com.
1984-11-21. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
16. ^ Wete, Brad (23 May 2013).
"Wale Previews 'The Gifted' Album In
NYC: First Listen" . Billboard .
Retrieved 23 May 2013.
v t e
Wale
Discography
Studio albums Attention Deficit
Ambition
The Gifted
Collabration
albums
Self Made Vol. 1
(with Maybach Music
Group )
Self Made Vol. 2
(with Maybach Music
Group )
Mixtapes
100 Miles & Running
The Mixtape About
Nothing
Folarin
Singles
" Chillin "
" Pretty Girls "
" Lotus Flower
Bomb"
" Bad"
Featured
singles
" Change "
" No Hands "
" I'm On "
" Freaxxx "
" In & Out "
" Diced Pineapples "
“
"I just wanna show range. I proved
a lot to my peers and to myself
and to my fans so I just wanna
take it back to something a little
more exciting. When the music
was most exciting to me. Kinda
like when I was in my best
pocket…Just for being swarmed in
my own stuff and doing Self Made
and all those things. I haven’t had
an opportunity to stand on my
own sonically as an artist as much
as I would like. This new project
I’m working on is definitely
allowing me to do that."

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from Glo staff and others present.
The full report said:
This happened last night Friday May
3rd at Mike Adenuga Tower on Adeola
Odeku street in Victoria Island.
Hundreds of staff of telecoms giant
Globacom gathered at the lounge
situated on the ground floor of the
office building to celebrate with their
chairman after a text message was
passed round the office on Thursday
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bash with him. Mike Adenuga turned
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Okey Bakassi was
there as the MC,
the DJ was
already playing music, drinks passed
round while people waited for the
billionaire businessman to arrive. Mike
Adenuga eventually showed up in his
Range Rover bullet proof SUV around
8pm. He graciously greeted people at
the entrance of the lounge but stopped
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loudly as he entered the lounge.
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too much for Adenuga that he
immediately turned around and left the
lounge. He got into his car and left
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the baby boy.
DailyPost gathered that
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paternity of the baby boy.
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Igbanoi stated that his daughter was
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announcement through a broadcast
message on the blackberry instant
messaging platform.
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through a broadcast on
Blackberry Messenger.
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but sources have however revealed that the
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Lynxxx and Flavour have
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GLO’s number Portability campaign, others
like Bez and Tiwa Savage are expected to
follow. This was according to sources
familiar with the deal.
Meanwhile, this is the first time the telecom
giant is signing multiple
musicians at the same time.
Reports has it that the Mike Adenuga-
owned company is resting their deals with
Nollywood actors; heading towards a new
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Came across this article, and i find it interesting to start with. Please
read and Share Your Thoughts.
Article By Goke Gbadamosi
The progenitor of Yoruba Rap sub-genre of Naija Hip-hop is none
other than Lord of Ajasa but after he disappeared into thin air,
Dagrin stepped into the scene with his energetic rap and literally
took over the street. Until his untimely death, music aficionados
generally considered him to be the next big thing. Today, that next
big thing is Olamide, another Yoruba Rap crooner. ‘Eni Duro’, his
popular hit single, however came out before Dagrin’s death and my
reaction was wowish. I immediately realized some stuffs were
missing in Grin Baba’s lyrics; he hardly ever had any cause to go
surgical on his lyrics. Since Olamide’s lengthy freestyle, that is ‘Eni
Duro’, he has consistently stepped up his flow, dropped two LPs and
refused to get out of your face. Despite his determination which is
apparently paying off now, I believe like Dagrin, Olamide falls short
in the area of lyricism, though concealed by his perfect vocal ability
and swag. At the risk of annoying some of ya’all, let me shed light
on that real quick.
Wordplay and quotables
The impression both Olamide and Dagrin’s lyrics give is that they are
well-thought and thoroughly worked on. You and I know the magic
that did on their respective fan base. Dagrin played with Yoruba and
pidgin words and phrases easily no doubt and people loved it. For
the exact reason Olamide is admired even more today. I realise that
many of us get carried away by how they deliver their rhymes not
minding even if it’s to the detriment of the structure, richness and
stimulating effect of what they dish or dished out as the case may be.
Go through Dagrin’s discography, put sentiments aside and listen up
for quotables—popularly known as punchlines. What you’d definitely
pick out in his songs are lines I refer to as “pseudo-quotables”, stuff
that’ll make you say nice but never “oh shit”, stuff that’ll make you
nod but never pause, rewind and listen even more closely. You
wouldn’t consider something like “Omo naija mi o maga, mi o mugu/
Awon Ibo, won n fi mi sere bi Ugwu” a quotable, would you? What of
“Ashewo dey everywhere/even gay dey fear/say ashewo go collect all
the boys for this year”? That is just as basic as it gets. Olamide is no
different. I’m surprised that despite the level he has attained he
could come up with a rhyme like:
We are not around here but we are here to stay, immigration
Shout out to the whole of my soldiers, we’re taking over, invasion
Or something like: “You said razz like omo mushin Olosha/but now
you say I don fat like Wande Coal osha.” Punchy similes? Hell no.
Study some of his lyrics here and try to disprove me.
Rhyme techniques
One privilege enjoyed by new school musicians who employ Yoruba
lyrics is that most words in the Yoruba Language end in vowels. So
you rhyme easily. Dagrin’s main rhyme technique is basically a
combo of the said privilege and use of the perfect rhyme pattern.
See an example of one of the numerous perfect rhymes used in
‘Make Doe’: “Your flow is so fake like clown/Let me teach you how to
get down/We run this town”. And an illustration of the Yoruba
vowels privilege as seen in:
Te’n ba wo s’ole bus-stop e lo ma ti b’ole
Mi o le fight fun e, mi n kin se Oshiomole/ O le beree mole, or ko ko
mole/Lole, mo sha mope o o le wole.
Seriously, can’t anyone who one, knows nursery rhymes and two,
understands Yoruba pen all that? I mean, the height of lyricism in
any flow is revealed if it’s replete with alliteration, parallelism,
adroit internal rhymes and more of crafty “similar rhymes” (boo/
book) than “perfect rhymes” (book/cook). This ensures that the
messages in their rap are easily retained even when they try to be at
their crafty best. Study Olamide’s lyrics too and you could be
disappointed too by sighting too many perfect rhymes. Don’t be
surprised though, if you stumble on nice similar rhymes like:
Awon omo mi awon omo mi ni London
Awon omo mi l’america awon sturborn
Awon ti won ma twek l’ori you Tube
I know you love me, I love you too
I particularly like: “I can’t shout, oro po ninu iwe kobo/Body no be
firewood, mi o de n se robot”.
Content
Content, in hip-hop, refers to lyrical elements and how the message
(s) they help to convey. I remember how a popular artiste in one
the tributes composed to honour Dagrin made commendatory
references to the late rapper’s lyricism. And how after giving it a
thought, I was like “err…not quite”. You see, the essence of lyricism
is the overall message in a rapper’s flow and more of staying focused
on it than showing off the various lyrical elements he or she
employs in driving it home. But for a few exceptions, Dagrin often
gets too excited with his flows that he veers of the topic he’s
treating as revealed in some of the tracks on his CEO LP. The love I
have for ‘What They Want’ for instance is ruined by his proclivity to
digress. Olamide doesn’t digress as much as Dagrin but often burst
rhymes that seem to be relevant to his message but when carefully
reflected upon are disappointing. If you’ve listened to his two
albums, Olamide appears to be conscious of the end game of every
of his flows but usually punctuate them with stuff that just don’t add
up. Stuff like:
Mo ranti gbat’ orunmi gun bi t’Agani Darego
So many JAMB questions, se ni WAEC or na NECO
Buh me never hold back, eruku makanaki
Moni metal, moni torch, but mi o kin se Zaki
On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with the line above
but the success of the likes of Yeezus, Eminem and J-HOVA as
formidable lyricists is hinged on their ability to mask deep messages
beneath fly, nice-sounding yet seemingly mundane lyrics. Both
Dagrin and Olamide are lacking in that department.
The Wrap
“It’s a rap”, an expansion of the exclamation “word!”, is an informal
approval by hip-hop heads that a MC’s flow is flawless. No doubt,
you can’t help but get that feeling every time Olamide drops the mic.
He articulates his flow flawlessly like Dagrin. Also, credit has to be
given to him for using appropriate styles to deliver the messages he
passes across. In the same vein, Dagrin’s strength rests on his
versatility and delivery. Perhaps, the best rap I’ve heard from Naija
yet is ‘Pon Pon Pon’ because the energy on it is unprecedented and
almost supernatural. Olamide’s energy is equally amazing.
Unfortunately, imagine the timelessness their collection of works
would exude if they had serious depth in their lyrics. Dagrin’s ‘Ghetto
Dream’ and Olamide’s ‘Eni Duro’ are wonderful exceptions though. If
both artistes were examined based on the two songs (and a handful
of others), almost every point against their lyricism that I’ve labored
you with so far would be wrong. Alas, you’re a lyricist if only one or
two the songs you blessed with ephemeral contents are exceptions
to what you normally offer. I’m sorry people; our prolific yoruba rap
“legends”, the dead and the living, are the opposite of that.
Culled From : Decoded.com.ng

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when multiple award winning musicians from Nigeria, Kenya and
South Africa take centre stage. The big night will also see 28 new
housemates being revealed to audiences in over 50 African countries
for season 8 of Big Brother Africa, The Chase.
With the live show screening from 19:00 CAT on AfricaMagic,
AfricaMagic Entertainment, AfricaMagic World as well as on DStv
channel 197 and 198. Audiences can look forward to sassy and
upbeat tunes from Kenya’s very own award winner, STL. Boasting hit
songs such as “Take My Time”, “Hula Hoop”, “Bad as I Wanna Be”,
the singer, songwriter and rapper, also recipient of awards from the
Kisima Awards, Clops Awards and Jeermaan Awards, promises to
deliver an unforgettable and lasting performance with her distinct
pop, soul and rap sound.
Hailing from Nigeria, musical heavy weights Don Jazzy, D’ Prince and
Wande Coal are also set to grab audiences with their energetic and
charming personas. Multi award-winning record producer, singer-
songwriter and musician Don Jazzy, will join stars in their own right,
D’ Prince and Wande Coal on stage for their collaborative
performance. These chart topping hit makers from Mavin Records
are also best known for songs such as “I like What I See”, “Bumper 2
Bumper” and “Who Born the Maga”. The continent can expect a
sensational performance that will ignite the Big Brother live show
stage.
Last but not least, one of South Africa’s leading Afro Pop music
groups, Mafikizolo will also serenade audiences with their soulful
and rhythmic tunes on the big launch night. With several albums and
awards under their belt, the duo has brought fans far and wide,
dance-floor filler hits such as ”Sibongile”, “Ndihamba Nawe”,
“Nisixoshelani” and most recently “Khona”. Their performance on the
Big Brother stage is sure to evoke dance moves, reminding
audiences why the chart topping group remains pioneers in their
field with musical experience spanning over 15 years.
The line-up will also include a slot for some comic relief from
Kenyan stand-up comedian Daniel Ndambuki, popularly known as
Churchill. The highly talented entertainer has also become a
household name with his TV show called “Churchill Live”.
In Addition to the live screening of the launch show, the good news
is that the show will also concurrently be streamed live to audiences
across Africa on the Big Brother website,
www.bigbrotherafrica.com.All you need to access the live stream is a
personal computer and internet connection.
With less than a week to go, be sure not to miss the jam packed,
highly anticipated Brother Africa The Chase live launch show.
Thereafter Africa’s biggest reality series will be screened live for 91
days, 24/7 on DStv channels 197 and 198 while GOtv audiences will
be able to see highlights on AfricaMagic World.
Like our Facebook page Big Brother Africa and follow us on Twitter:
@BigBroAfrica .
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