With The Gifted, Wale was grappling with wanting to be a commercial act and wanting to be a hip-hop artist.Īfter floundering on Billboard with his debut album Attention Deficit, Wale was on the precipice of failure. But then, he had “Clappers,” which left us completely puzzled. Tracks like “Golden Salvation,” “Black Heroes,” and “Simple Man,” were shades of the Wale that fans wanted. In the eyes of hip-hop purists, he still didn’t have that one project which really wowed us. Yes, he notched another top-selling album, but something was lacking. While he should be applauded for his efforts, Wale still wasn’t giving us the real him wholeheartedly like he did on his first album. With The Gifted, Wale showed that he can make something for everybody to enjoy. His prodigious rhymes and knack for storytelling still were all intact, despite a couple of lapses here and there. In doing so, Wale forged a well-put together album. After his core fan-base displayed their disdain for his newly developed sound under the tutelage of MMG, Wale wanted to showcase more “range” on his album, The Gifted. Because of its overwhelming success on Billboard, “Bad” received the remix treatment with Rihanna serving as his guest appearance. After stringing together some radio friendly hits on Ambition, Wale decided to keep the momentum going with the release of “Bad.” “Bad” was originally on his mixtape Folarin and later segued over to his album as his leading single.
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