The dancehall king, and current African Artiste of the year at the just ended NEA, Shatta Wale also got nominated in the Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall category. And unsurprisingly, one time BET Awards winner Sarkodie has been nominated in the Most Gifted Male Category and also his music video for the popular song “Illuminati” was also nominated in the Most Gifted Music Video Of The Year category. Yes, It’s the channel O music video awards and the list of nominees are pretty tight this year. (featuring Yella Beezy and Maxo Kream) And Finally the nominees list for one of the most envious awards schemes is out. (with Kid Ink, Tyga, YG and Rich Homie Quan)įurious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (with Meek Mill featuring French Montana) (featuring Rick Ross, Meek Mill and T-Pain)
Singles As lead artist List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Label: Maybach Music Group, Every Blue Moon.Label: Every Blue Moon, Maybach Music GroupĮxtended plays List of extended plays.Label: The Board Administration, Maybach Music Group."-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.Ĭollaborative albums List of albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Format: CD, digital download, streaming.It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, and topped R&B/Hip-Hop Albums as well as Top Rap Albums.Īlbums Studio albums List of albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Wale released his second studio album, Ambition, on November 1, 2011. It topped R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and Top Rap Albums, while peaking a number five on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2011, Wale signed to Maybach Music Group where a compilation album named Self Made Vol. In 2010, he released his sixth (and second Seinfeld-themed ) mixtape, More About Nothing under his own independent label, The Board Administration. In that same year, he released his fifth mixtape, Back to the Feature. After going on tour with Jay-Z in 2009, Wale became a managed artist of Jay-Z's recording label, Roc Nation, to help with all management duties.
In 2009, Wale also released his debut studio album, Attention Deficit, which contains three singles, " Chillin", featuring Lady Gaga, " Pretty Girls", featuring Gucci Mane, and Weensey, and " World Tour", featuring Jazmine Sullivan. In 2008, Wale was signed by Interscope Records, which released his fourth mixtape, The Mixtape About Nothing, which is Seinfeld-themed. In 2007 Wale was discovered by Mark Ronson, and was signed by Allido Records, which released his third mixtape, 100 Miles & Running, featuring artist Daniel Merriweather. In the same year, Wale signed with a local record label in Studio 43. Following that, Wale released his second mixtape in 2006, Hate Is the New Love. His first mixtape was titled Paint a Picture.
In 2005, Wale started his music career by releasing mixtapes in the Washington, D.C. The discography of American rapper Wale, consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, ten mixtapes, one extended play, sixty-five singles (including twenty-seven as a featured artist), two promotional singles and forty-one music videos.