He was branded "cool, smart, up-and-coming hip-hop artist" at that time. Wale made a couple more mixtapes after that. The rapper was then represented by Weisman and released his first original single called "Uptown Roamers". Wale's name started to spread around in DJ scene and reached the ear of a former club DJ, Daniel Weisman. It was later included in his first mixtape, "Paint a Picture". His next song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became the most requested song by a local artist in D.C. He had tried out a career in music in the latter of 2000s, recording his first song "Rhyme of the Century" and signing deal with a local label in 2006. ![]() Wale enrolled in Robert Morris University and Virginia State University on football scholarships, then transferred to Bowie State University but dropped out. ![]() ![]() His family moved Stateside through Austria in 1979, allowing him to get education in Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland among others. Born as Olubowale Victor Akintimehin on September 21, 1984, Wale was raised by his Nigerian parents in the United States. If there were a rapper with idealistic points in his music, it would be Wale.
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