Attention Deficit

After three mixtapes-- highlighted by 2008's triumphant and savvy The Mixtape About Nothing-- Wale finally issues his debut LP.

Underground hip-hop reveres A Tribe Called Quest, but in a post-Kanye West world, there’s no longer any shame in both blowing up and going pop. Take Washington D.C.’s Wale, for example. After building a serious buzz through mixtapes like 100 Miles & Running and the vaguely Seinfeld-themed The Mixtape About Nothing—and…

On major label debut, mixtape star looks to the West

Attention Deficit may be one of the best rap releases of the year, even while it lacks the focus of a central persona.

Wale - Attention Deficit review: A successful, albeit uneven major label debut.