
A lot of MC’s would be patting themselves on the back if they were in Wale’s Dunks. It seems like someone sent him the “Hot Rapper Kit” in the mail with all its accoutrements. He is one of the 10 MC’s XXL called “The Leaders Of The New School.” He has the big label deal with Interscope via star DJ Mark Ronson’s Allido Records. He counts Fabolous, Kanye, Lupe Fiasco, Lily Allen as friends and collaborators. And he just inked a management deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation imprint. Things should be good money. While he’s thankful all the “cool kids” know his name for the support he sees it as the beginning of a long process to get to stardom. As far as he’s concerned, the hard part ain’t over yet.
“That’s kind of like the “Tastemaker” type crowd. The people that are into all that internet, the head of the curve type people. There’s still millions and millions of people that listen to the radio that don’t know who I am. So with that I feel like I haven’t really done much.”
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