During the blog era, Wale was one of the most prominent figures in Hip Hop. Still, to this day, he’s the most successful rapper to come out of the nation’s capital.
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Despite this, he’s regularly shown insecurity about his standing in Hip Hop. He flipped out on Kai Cenat for not recognizing him, pushed back on Broccoli City Festival for excluding him, and has gotten into numerous spats online where he comes away feeling disrespected and overlooked.
On Monday (September 29th), Wale gave fans context about his sensitivities.
“I’m sorry. I really apologize to ppl who pray and truly care about me … I genuinely believe u can’t be in this industry for more than a few years and have a proper lense on life,” Wale posted. “Your friends be dying left an right. You desperately wanna stay creative. U wanna take care of ur ppl. The new ‘friends’ u make not ur friends at all. “Cuz this is a rat race on a hamster wheel. U wake up to praise and criticism … but it’s always more criticism. Unstable. So many ppl care and I can’t even embrace it sometimes cuz I’m in a perpetual state of uncertainty and skepticism.”
Wale recently released his new album Everything Is A Lot which explores his gripes with his perception and career further. Fans have called for it to get a Grammy nomination.
