2011 Wale Interview about Signing with Mayback Music and Hiphop via Twittter

DC rapper Wale, who recently signed with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group, had some interesting and noteworthy thoughts pertaining to the current state of Hip Hop that he posted last night. Via Twitter:
I think Tupac connected with several audiences, more then any rapper, ever….and. I doubt anyone will Ever connect that way again. Rap was way different back then…fans showed a lot more love, nowadays people treat rappers like pro teams..

In Hip Hop, they designate [one] rapper a year to be great. There’s so much anger [and] hatred in the consumer nowadays plus “bein a rapper” is as easy as finding a mic and camera

Sometimes, when underground artist get mainstream success… original fans abandon [them], because “its not cool” to like someone on the charts. Back in the day when [you] had passion in [your interviews] or songs, they said [you] were PASSIONATE..now they say [you're] whinning..#checkurself

Lost boys had a single, that was a story “Renne”. How far [do you] think a story record will get you now, as a single. How amazing was Reasonable Doubt? How many people would turn [their] back on [an] amazing album [because] HipHopdx said it “undersold”

Hiphop “enthusiast” hate on certain artist because [they're] not using “big words”. IN MY OPINION connecting [with people] is [more important] then vocabulary

So caught up in nostalgia, we can’t appreciate the present, til its the past #hiphop

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BONUS : Wale Interview way before Mayback Music and Rick Ross signing

A couple hours before Wale performed at the High Line Ballroom we caught up with the D.C rapper. Wale talks about his rise to fame, Jay Z, Chillin, More About Nothing and more.

(412 days ago)

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