Management

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Featured Artist: WALE

WALE: Label

Wale is currently signed to a production deal with Mark Ronson’s boutique label, Allido Records. Wale is currently in negotiations and considering offers from every major label.

WALE: Legal Representation

Wale is represented by Tony Abner of Davis, Shapiro, Lewit and Hayes.

WALE: Live Shows & Tours

  • Wale has played solo shows to sold out crowds in DC, MD, VA, Philly, NC, NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Atlanta.
  • Wale went on a world tour with Mark Ronson that started in May 2007 and went through November 2007.

WALE: Brand Partnerships


Starr African Rum

WALE: Mix Tape (Click Cover to Download)

WALE: Press

New York Times


Fader


WALE: Miscellaneous

WALE: Bio

In an era when critics and rappers themselves jump to declare the death of hip hop, 23 year-old Wale Folarin has been breathing new life into the genre through dazzling wordplay, a fresh sound steeped in DC’s legendary go-go scene, and boundless on-stage energy. 2006 saw Wale conquer DC, Maryland and Virginia with a slew of original radio hits and electrifying shows that solidified his buzz in the Mid-Atlantic. 2007 has been even brighter, with Wale garnering press in The Fader, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, XXL, VIBE, Complex, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, The Source, HipHopGame.com, AllHipHop.com, a piece on MTV and an URB cover, all without a major label deal.

With heavy radio rotation in DC, Maryland and Virginia, along with mixshow spins on both coasts, Wale has sold out shows in LA, New York, San Francisco, Philly and Atlanta. Wale has also taken the European music festival circuit by storm, touring with world-famous DJ and superproducer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen). Ronson was so impressed with Wale, he ended up signing Wale to a production deal with his boutique label, Allido Records. With well over 2 million plays on MySpace, Wale is an organic hip hop and lifestyle phenomenon, and the release of his third and most widely-distributed mixtape, 100 MILES AND RUNNING (30,000+ downloads since July), has taken his global buzz to new heights.

Top streetwear label 10Deep has come on as a sponsor of 100 MILES mixtape as well as future apparel collaborations. Starr African Rum, The Hundreds, Stussy, Jordan Brand and Nike have all co-signed Wale, and he was recently tapped to contribute tracks for albums commemorating the anniversary of the Nike AF1 and BBC’s Radio 1.

Chris Brown, Maroon 5, MIA and Daptone Records have all commissioned Wale for official remixes as well. Every once in a while an artist comes along and completely changes the game: Jay-Z, Nelly, Pharrell, Kanye West. Wale’s got next.

“Wale has more crossover appeal than weed” -Rolling Stone

“The future” -XXL

“Kanye, Lupe…Wale?” -URB Magazine

“His performance at the VMA’s was one of the broadcast’s few highlights.” -Entertainment Weekly

Video: Wale performing at the VMA’s (68,000 views)

Video: Wale on MTV You Hear It First


Video: Wale at Glastonbury Festival


Video: Wale x Justice URB Photoshoot


Video: Justice dropping WALEDANCE @ VMA Afterparty at Beauty Bar in Vegas


Video: Wale performing “Toxic” on a UK TV show


Video: Wale and Daniel Merriweather performing “Toxic” at Radio One’s Big Weekend


Video: Wale performing at BBC Electric Proms


Video: Wale performing with a go go band in DC (outdoors at a pool party)


Video: Wale performing at Union Station in DC Part 1/2 (skip ahead to 1:19)


Video: Wale performing at Union Station in DC Part 2/2


Video: Wale live at Pearl (April 20, 2006) (20,000 plays)


Video: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF WALE (10,000 plays)


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