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Wale Biography

Birth Name:Olubowale Victor Akintimehin

Birth Place:Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department

Fast Facts

Won the 2010 Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best International Artist
Won the 2012 BET Award for Best Collaboration for his song "Lotus Flower Bomb․"
Won the 2006 WKYS Go-Go Award for D․C․ Metro Breakthrough Artist of the Year
In 2011, he received the BET Hip Hop Award for Best Club Banger
Attended Robert Morris University and Virginia State University on football scholarships
Is the cousin of "The Wire" actor Gbenga Akinnagbe
Gained notoriety after being featured in The Source magazine's "Unsigned Hype" column in 2006
Got his big break in 2003 when a local DJ played his wong "Rhyme of the Century․"
Quote: "(On being a musician) "There's a lot of joy and sunshine that comes with 'the gift․'""
In 2007, he signed his first record contract with Alido Records