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Wale Drops by Apple Music to Discuss ‘Folarin II’ and His Evolution

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Wale’s Folarin II is officially out wherever you decide to grab music and is proving to be one of the best projects of the year. After its release, Wale hit Rap Life Radio with Nadeska on Apple Music 1 and provided some details to the album.

Folarin, the mixtape, was released nearly a decade ago. Now, Wale believes the time for the sequel is right on time.

“Because it feels like I’m just, it’s a different sound of Folarin 1, but I feel like a little bit how I felt back then,” Wale said. “The hunger is there, you know what I’m saying. I mean, and I never wasn’t hungry, but I’m just saying it’s just hitting a little different now. I’m saying a lot of things with my chest out and I think you can hear in the way that I’m delivering some of the raps, I’m just talking to you. I’m not rapping at nobody, I’m just really talking to you, the listener.”

He also would go on to discuss his evolution as an artist.

“We evolve. We’re constantly evolving. Not to sound all like… But we just constantly evolve and if you really care about your craft, it’s going to constantly evolve. You’re going to constantly become a bigger critic of yourself and I think that whole idea manifests itself on this project. He’s in another form, you know what I mean. He’s leveled up, mentally, skill wise, storytelling wise, confidence on the microphone. That’s all there. You can see, you can hear it.”

You can hear Wale talk about the album, working with Chris Brown, J. Cole, and more on the full episode here.

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Joe Budden Calls Out ‘Everyday Struggle’ for Soulja Boy Interview

Joe Budden has had one of the best rebrands that we’ve seen thus far. Budden has transformed himself from being a heralded underground MC into a viable voice of the culture as a media personality. He’s known for his strong but informed opinions. In his podcast, The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory and Mal, Budden was in rare form as he gave his thoughts on a recent episode of Everyday Struggle where Soulja Boy was the guest of honor.

Soulja Boy has taken the entire internet by storm as he has been promoting himself and his various entrepreneurial endeavors. When he stopped by Everyday Struggle, Nadeska and DJ Akademiks questioned Soulja Boy’s motives and his business acumen. The conversation got heated, to say the least.

Budden, a former host of Everyday Struggle, gave a harsh critique of the show’s treatment of Soulja Boy and their overall role that Complex plays in hip-hop culture. He took issue with Nadeska when she asked Soulja Boy, “Why do you have so many businesses?” Budden took this as condescending to Soulja Boy and went on to suggest that Akademiks live trolled the “Kiss Me Through the Phone” rapper.

Budden also took offense at Nadeska’s claim that Complex supports Black business. Budden said that Complex has always had trouble in their relationship with Black business. He responded, “You support Black business where?” “At Complex?” and followed with, “Rich Antoniello told me his f***ing self that he has trouble selling ads to a show with Black people.”

To hear Budden’s entire rant, check out the link below.

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