Wale Reflects on Nigerian Culture, Rick Ross' Influence & Creating 'Folarin II'

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Wale Reflects on Nigerian Culture, Rick Ross' Influence & Creating 'Folarin II'
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The album is a sequel to Wale's 2012 mixtaple 'Folarin' and features his longtime collaborator Rick Ross, J. Cole, Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx and more.

, the Grammy-nominated D.C. native spits fire across 15 tracks, alongside longtime collaborators Rick Ross, J. Cole, Chris Brown and Jamie Foxx, among others. released via Ross’ label imprint Maybach Music Group and Warner Records -- comes as a follow-up to Wale's 2012 hit mixtape,Since the November 2009 release of his debut studio album,, Wale has been a consistent Hot 100 presence, with 20 career songs on the chart, including “Lotus Flower Bomb” and “Bad” featuring Tiara Thomas .

You're the first person to notice that line. I do, but I think it gets buried in the history books. Some people don’t realize that. It was a big deal when I started, I remember my first time on the road meeting Nigerians from all over the country.

I think it’s important for the younger generation to know that I will always have pride in my culture. The good, the bad and the ugly makes us who we are. I take a lot of pride when I see successful Nigerians and kids in the diaspora because a lot of us had difficult upbringings or pressure to be perfect for our parents.

I learned the art of songwriting during that album. I literally remember when I was like, “Wow, I’m really, really understanding how to write songs better now.”with Interscope. How do you feel switching labels has impacted your career?

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