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• Wale, 'Attention: Deficit' (Allido/Interscope)

  November 10, 2009 – Attention: Deficit is Wale's first official album after numerous online releases, including last year's Seinfeld homage The Mixtape About Nothing. But the Washington, D.C. rapper already feels beset by celebrity. …
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  New Albums from Dashboard Confessional & More

  November 10, 2009 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: Dashboard Confessional, Alter the EndingKing of emo-folk pain embraces two-state solution. Read Review >> Wale, Attention: DeficitPost mix-tape acclaim, D.C. MC finally makes his case. Read Review >> Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, XenophanesMars Volta mad scientist edits his experiments. Read Review >>  …
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  Mark Ronson Designs Shoes for Gucci

  October 27, 2009 – DJ and super-producer Mark Ronson has teamed up with luxury giant Gucci to design four types of Gucci Ronson sneakers that will be sold exclusively through traveling pop-up shops and a new Gucci iPhone app. The first design in Ronson's line debuted Saturday night at a party at the Gucci Icon-Temporary store at 43 Crosby Street in New York City. The guest list included Mary J, Blige and Wyclef Jean. …
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  Wale: Mad Decent

  October 15, 2009 – Wale is sitting quietly at a table in ESPN Zone, a grotesque Times Square tourist-trap restaurant. Dressed in black jeans and a T-shirt, with his trademark fitted Washington Nationals cap, he nods his head nervously. Servers gawk at the rapper, nearly tipping over plates of soggy Buffalo wings as they pass by, but dejection covers his face. …
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  WATCH: Wale Rocks the Mic at SPIN HQ

  September 30, 2009 – Baseball's Nationals are cellar dwellers, basketball's Wizards finished in last place, and football's Redskins seem destined for a tough year, but our Nation's Capital has produced one winner in 2009: Rapper Wale, fresh off his breakout spot fronting the house band at this month's MTV Video Music Awards. The self-proclaimed "Ambassador of Rap for the Capital" made the trip up I-95 to introduce us to three songs from his long-awaited, S …
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  Jay-Z Recruits N.E.R.D., Wale for North American Tour

  September 25, 2009 – Just in case Jay-Z wasn't enough, hip-hop fans now have three more very good reasons to snatch up tickets for Hova's tour this fall: N.E.R.D, Wale, and J. Cole, who have just been announced as supporting acts for the 24-date jaunt, kicking off October 9 in State College, PA! The opening artists are a no-brainer for Jay: N.E.R.D. are old pals and frequent collaborators of the Brooklyn-bred headliner. …
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  Live: Kid Rock, Eminem, Roots Celebrate Def Jam

  September 24, 2009 – Some of the biggest names in hip-hop, including Eminem, Redman, Method Man, Mary J. …
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