Wale
- Wale was born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 1984
- His parents are of the Yoruba ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and came to the United States from Austria in 1979
- He has an older brother, Alvin who lives in New York City and has worked in A&R for such record labels as Tommy Boy Records and The Inc. Records, formerly known as Murder Inc
- Although Alvin is not a part of his brother's management team, he is credited as getting the ball rolling for his brother's rise to fame
- Wale also has a little brother named Michael
- Wale's family first lived on Peabody St. in Northwest Washington DC before moving to Montgomery County when Wale was a teenager
- He graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland 2001 and later moved to Largo, Maryland
- Wale attended Robert Morris University and Virginia State University on football scholarships, then transferred to Bowie State University but dropped out
- Wale's love of the game of football and the Washington Redskins has led to a longstanding rumor that Wale had a tattoo of tight end Chris Cooley
- He is also the cousin of actor Gbenga Akinnagbe
- In 2008, Wale signed to Interscope Records for $1.3 million
- In an interview with Flavorwire, Wale said that he incorporates elements of go-go in his music
- Cyril Cordor of allmusic described go-go as "a more raw, percussion-driven offshoot of disco" that originated in the Washington, D.C. area
- Wale's early singles that were played primarily in his local metropolitan area heavily sampled 1990s go-go records
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Sabotage (feat. Lloyd)
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