Wale

Wale has been noticeably absent from the Internet, but Mr. Folarin got back to Twitter this week and explained his leave with promises of a new mixtape dropping Aug. 3. Wale earned himself a reputation as an avid tweeter back in June when he used the social-networking platform to settle rumors behind a concert cancellation...

Last week, D.C. rapper Wale invoked the wrath of some hometown supporters when he unexpectedly pulled out of a $20,000 performance, which was scheduled to take place in the nation's capitol during the LGBT-sponsored Black Pride Legacy Festival on May 30...

A storm has been brewing around Wale ever since he canceled a performance at an LGBT-sponsored Black Pride festival taking in Washington, D.C., last weekend. Apparently, Wale pulled out of the $20,000 gig because of a family emergency and then his agent sent an email claiming that the rapper didn't know that the festivities celebrated homosexuality as well as race...

Fabolous, J.Cole and Wale are among some of the heat-seeking acts slated to play Heineken's Inspire tour this summer. The invitation-only performances will feature an eclectic mix of musicians and DJs performing the last weekend of each summer month in either New York, Miami, Chicago or Los Angeles...

Wale and K'naan kicked off their co-headlining East Coast tour at New York City's Fillmore auditorium on Wednesday, March 31, with some help from special guests J. Cole, Nas and Damian Marley. After opening performances from John Forte and West African rapper Tabi Bonney, Wale took the stage performing snippets from his debut album 'Attention: Deficit...

The preliminary lineup for this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival has been announced and amidst the obvious contenders, a handful of hip-hop acts have been included on the bill for the notoriously indie-focused extravaganza. In addition to alternative bands such MGMT and Vampire Weekend, newcomers Wale and Kid Cudi will join Public Enemy and Brother Ali for performances at the three-day festival...

A big part of being a hip-hop star in 2010 is having to shoot down constant rumors from all sorts of haters. Wale is no exception. A gossip item surfaced recently claiming Interscope Records decided to drop Wale after the rapper's 2009 debut 'Attention: Deficit' didn't do as well as they would have hoped...

This year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival lineup was announced and it looks like Jay-Z is heading to Manchester, Tenn. this year. The hip-hop mogul, who's already been confirmed to play Coachella, will headline Bonnaroo along with a mixed bag of talent, including Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band and Weezer. Th...

Ludacris and Wale will perform at the regional finals of Sprite's Step-Off competition in New York City this weekend. The competition, which will be featured in a six-part documentary series on MTV, is one of the biggest Greek step competitions in the nation...

D.C. rapper Wale recently published his second blog for Honey magazine, discussing love and relationships. The rapper, whose first blog discussed the differences between "making love" and "having sex," wrote about the pursuit of "the one," and being open to the "joy of being in love...