WALE RELEASES HIS"ATTENTION DEFICIIT"

Attention Deficit is the debut album of American hip hop rapper Wale, released November 10, 2009 on Allido Records/Interscope recoreds. in the United States. Upon its release, Attention Deficit received generally positive reviews from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 77/100 from Metacritic,xxl 4stars and rolling stone 3stars.
The first official single is "Chillin" which features singer Lady Gaga.



The second official single is "World Tour" which features Jazmine Sullivan. The third official single is "Pretty Girls" which features Gucci Mane and Weensey of Backyard Band, a legendary go-go band from the Washington, D.C. area. Production is set to come from Mark Ronson, Cool & Dre, The Neptunes, David Sitek, The Sleepwalkers, and Sean C & LV of The Hitmen among others, with collaborators including Bun B, Chrisette Michelle, K'naan and J.Cole. Wale used his twitter page to announce that there will be 14 tracks on his album, later after this his album was leaked on the internet.A ccording to Hits Daily Double the album debuted at #21 on the Billboard 200 with 28,319 copies sold in its first week.


Tracklisting
# Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Triumph" Dave Sitek 2:26
2. "Mama Told Me" Best Kept Secret 3:38
3. "Mirrors" (feat. Bun B) Mark Ronson 4:17
4. "Pretty Girls" (feat. Gucci Mane & Weensey) Best Kept Secret 4:13
5. "World Tour" (feat. Jazmine Sullivan) Cool & Dre 3:48
6. "Let It Loose" (feat. Pharrell) The Neptunes 4:49
7. "90210" Mark Ronson 3:22
8. "Shades" (feat. Chrisette Michele) Best Kept Secret, JuJu 3:56
9. "Chillin" (feat. Lady Gaga) Cool & Dre 3:22
10. "TV in the Radio" (feat. K'naan) Dave Sitek 3:21
11. "Contemplate" Syience 3:34
12. "Diary" (feat. Marsha Ambrosius) The Sleepwalkers 4:32
13. "Beautiful Bliss" (feat. Melanie Fiona & J.Cole) DJ Green Lantern, Mark Ronson 5:05
14. "Prescription" Best Kept Secret 3:28

iTunes bonus tracks
# Title Producer(s) Length
15. "My Sweetie" Apple Juice Kid 3:37
16. "Center of Attention" J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 3:56

Zune bonus tracks
# Title Producer(s) Length
17. "OG" (feat. Travis Barker) Sean C. & LV 2:26

Sample credits
"Pretty Girls" contains a sample of Backyard Band's go-go rendition of "Girls" by Moments And Whatnots
"Chillin" contains a sample of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
"Mama Told Me" contains a sample of "Summer Madness" by Kool and the Gang
"Contemplate" contains a sample of "Question Existing" by Rihanna
"Diary" contains a sample of "La Valse D'Amelie" by Yann Tiersen

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Wale’s Manager Explains Rapper’s Affiliation With Roc Nation to XXLMAG.COM

Washington, D.C. rapper Wale announced his affiliation with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label in a live performance video clip that recently surfaced on the net- leaving many fans confused as to the XXL freshman’s allegiance. XXLMag.com spoke to Wale’s manager, Daniel Weisman, to explain the deal.

According to Weisman, Wale is still signed to Mark Ronson’s imprint Allido on Interscope Records but now, along with his company Elitaste,Inc., he will also be co-managed by Roc Nation.

“[It] just sort of happened organically,” Weisman said of the new partnership. “Wale went on tour with Jay-Z last summer and got to know the Roc Nation people – [he] went on tour with Mark Ronson, who was opening for Jay-Z in the U.K. Got to know [Jay] and it just seemed like a good move for him to do that.”

Jay has several names attached to his Roc Nation imprint, a reported $150 million deal he brokered with Live Nation last year. He has signed up-and-coming North Carolina MC J. Cole, and is in talks with former Roc-A-Fella rapper Young Chris. HitsDailyDouble.com reports that Roc Nation has already signed up a sizable roster of emerging producers and songwriters as well.

As for Wale, Weisman says that his debut is done and is expected to hit stores this summer. The album will also feature cameos from Lady Gaga - who is on his lead single “Chillin” - Bun B, Marsha Ambrosius, K’Naan and Melanie Fiona. It will include production by Mark Ronson, Cool & Dre, and DJ Green Lantern, among others. – Elan Mancini
XXL

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Olubowale Victor Akintimehin better known by his stage name Wale (Pronounced Wahh-lay) is an American hip hop artist from Washington, D.C.

Birth name	Olubowale Victor Akintimehin
Born	September 21, 1984 (age 24)
Origin	Washington, D.C., United States
Genre(s)	Alternative hip hop, Go-Go Funk
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2005-present
Label(s)	Allido Records/Interscope/Roc-A-Fella
Associated acts	Mark Ronson, Rhymefet, Bun B, 9t Wondr, Danny!, Skyzoo, Daniel Merriweather, Young Chris, The Roots, Colin Munroe, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi