Wale
Birth Name:
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin
Birth Place:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department
Fast Facts
- In 2011, he received the BET Hip Hop Award for Best Club Banger
- Won the 2006 WKYS Go-Go Award for D․C․ Metro Breakthrough Artist of the Year
- Won the 2010 Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best International Artist
- Won the 2012 BET Award for Best Collaboration for his song "Lotus Flower Bomb․"
- 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