So Wale teamed up with Somalian rapper K'Naan and Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio to make this wicked tune -"wittily" called TV in the Radio. They basically just rap about how original they are - but the horns and beats elevate some pretty good lyrics into an absolutely awesome tune, proving once again that TVOTR are absolute legends and can do no wrong. As if you didn't know that already.
I'm not sure that it's really come across on here how partial I am to good hip hop. Being the white middle-class home counties girl that I am, it's hard for me to get into hip hop lyrics without the slightest bit of irony... however one rapper that I can wholeheartedly endorse is Wale - that is Wah-LAY. He's been floating around for a while, popping up in little cameos... for instance, check out the Amy Winehouse video for Valerie - the guy rapping at the beginning? That's Wale. And in Daniel Merriweather's current single, Change- the guy doing the rap break? Wale. He's also done some pretty awesome reworking/remixing/been mashed up with some indie/electro dance anthems, from Justice's D.A.N.C.E., Justice vs. Simian, We are your Friends, and Danger's 11h30, all of which are really rather banging.
His 100 Miles and Running (U.K. / U.S.) mixtape, was released last year, if not earlier than that (my memory/internet search skills have failed me), but the track that I really thought was going to explode was Nike Boots.
It would appear that this is still the single he is pushing... it's got a pretty awesome beat to it, is definitely catchy, but I just can't help but feel that in order to take it to the next level and really capitalise upon his success, he needs to do more.
