#Wale the album about nothing series#

The Album About Nothing may be one of WaleвЂ™s best efforts to date.

SZA is a great asset to the body of work, appearing on вЂњThe Need To KnowвЂќ and crooning a rendition of Musiq SoulchildвЂ™s hit вЂњJust Friends.вЂќ Jeremih and Usher fill out the tracklist both appear on the albumвЂ™s first two solid singles. However, even though Cole sets the bar high, the collaborators that follow are fierce competitors. Cole is the first feature heard on the LP. Aside from SeinfeldвЂ™s commentary stringed between the records, J. There are only a handful of features on The Album About Nothing, but each one seems to be a wise, thought-out choice. вЂњThe Girls On Drugs,вЂќ probably the most party record, also encompasses praise-worthy production by blending the albumвЂ™s theme with the first taste of club-driven material. Equipped with a choir-like sound, heavy piano and a tambourine, itвЂ™s hard to resist the appeal of a track about deterring negativity. Cole and produced by Osinachi takes the title of most complex beat. Jake One not only crafted one of the albumвЂ™s singles, вЂњThe MatrimonyвЂќ with Usher, but because he also worked on вЂњThe Glass Egg,вЂќ a song that takes the listener back to the 1970s.

DJ Dahi is credited with instrument-heavy assistance on quite a few tracks, including вЂњThe Helium Balloon,вЂќ вЂњThe Middle FingerвЂќ and вЂњThe God SmileвЂќ (Each track name, as with each episode title from Seinfeld, starts with вЂњTheвЂќ). ItвЂ™s clear Wale was going for a distinct sound, generally avoiding club-driven material in an attempt to create an album with songs driven by thoughts, beliefs and feelings. The Album About Nothing has an infectious, feel-good vibe with an undeniable cohesiveness. The song crafts a narrative about striving for the ultimate height of success even while feeling constrained, a theme that recurs multiple times throughout the project. Trailing behind the intro track, вЂњThe Helium BalloonвЂќ marks the first appearance from Jerry Seinfeld, accompanied by MMG dancehall artist Magazeen who gifts a verse. Wale introduces the album reflecting over the course of his career, spitting lessons of life and establishing a connection with his listeners. As a trend of more substantially lyrical albums rises on the hip-hop scene this album continues the movement, filled with everyday tales of both triumph and tragedy. Putting that aside, with his latest record, the MMG veteran brings forth a fresh, upbeat sound packed with emotion-stimulating rhythms thatвЂ™s hard not to hold in high regard.

#Wale the album about nothing series#

With his fourth studio album, Wale not only revisits pre-superstardom mixtape days-The Mixtape About Nothing was released in 2008 More About Nothing came out in 2010-but he, along with Jerry Seinfeld himself, crafts together hip-hopвЂ™s most notable nod to one of the best-written TV series of all time.Д«ut the idea is something weвЂ™ve seen before from Wale heвЂ™s played up the Seinfeld angle for the past seven years now.

The effort was derived around concepts and show titles from the nine season-long NBC series, which ran from 1989 to 1998. Production is handled in part by JGrammBeats, and the legendary Jake One stops by to help out on ' The Matrimony'.ДЄlbum Review: WaleвЂ™s Album About Nothing is presumably the most substantial rap/Seinfeld collaboration the hip-hop community will ever witness. The DC native's fourth studio album features the likes of J.

About Album: After months of steady promotion, WaleвЂ™s new project, The Album About Nothing, has finally arrived and it doesn't disappoint.