Discover the music: Find him on www.walemusic.com, he goes out a lot in his city and in New York City. You can also find him on www.myspace.com/wale202, where you can download the mixtapes for free. He’s also on various Hip Hop websites, including HipHopDX.com. You can find him by any “digital means” necessary. You can also find the album in various sneaker stores in L.A., as well as ATMOS in Harlem.

Wale’s perception of Hip Hop: “I think its kind of one-sided right now, but I’m not mad at a Soulja Boy or a Hurricane Chris. I can't be mad at them because I don’t think Soulja Boy or Chris would be mad at Joell Ortiz or Skyzoo or Lupe or myself if people were downloading ringtones of Immortal Technique. I think they’ll still be in their crowds or circles dancing and clapping.”

Message to the people: “Um, support what you like and don’t be too concerned with what other people say. If it was up to me, Lupe, Phonte and Pooh would be selling out bigger venues. They would be Top 10 on the Billboard charts right now. That’s what I wanna hear. I’m 23 years old. If I was 19, I probably would be juking and jiving…maybe we’ll be juking and jiving together. We were kind raised on content.”