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Wale, born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin on September 21, 1984, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and musician. He was born in Washington, D.C., and holds United States citizenship. His professional career began in 2005, and he performs using his voice as his primary instrument. He is associated with the record label Maybach Music Group.
Wale attended Bowie State University and Virginia State University. His musical style is categorized under tags including Hip-Hop, rap, hip hop, DC, and Go-Go. He has also worked in the acting department.
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Film & TV
Northwest, Washington, USA
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper. He first rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug" became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience.
Known for
- Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson — Self2021
- The Beat Don't Stop — Self2020
- QuizzleMania — Self2020
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- American Gods — Chango2017
- Hot Ones — Self2015
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999
- The Daily Show — Self - Guest1996
- MTV Video Music Awards — Self1984
- Saturday Night Live — Self - Cameo (uncredited)1975
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,307,748
- Total plays
- 32,349,061
Tags
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin Folarin (born September 21, 1984 in Washington, D.C.), better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper and producer. Fusing DC's homegrown go-go genre with a streetwise Northern hip-hop sensibility, he takes samples from all genres and blends them together with lyrical dexterity. In 2005 he released his debut mixtape, Paint a Picture, and has since released four more. His debut album, released by Interscope, Attention Deficit, was released November 10, 200
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Maybach Music Group
- Official website
- www.walemusic.com
- Image
- Walle Georgetown (cropped).JPG
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- Commons category
- Wale (rapper)
- date of birth
- 1984-09-21
- birth name
- Olubowale Victor Akintimehin
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- pseudonym
- Wale
- social media followers
- 2140000
- different from
- Wale
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Article · Deutsch
Wale Folarin (gesprochen Wah-läi; * 21. September 1984 in Washington, D.C. als Olubowale Victor Akintimehin) ist ein US-amerikanischer Rapper, der durch eine Reihe von Mixtape-Veröffentlichungen vor allem in der Blogosphäre Bekanntheit erlangte. Er gilt als Vertreter einer neuen Generation von Rappern, zu der unter anderem auch Kid Cudi, Charles Hamilton, Asher Roth und B.o.B gezählt werden.
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