(AllHipHop News) Wale just dropped his third studio album The Gifted this week. The Maybach Music Group emcee sat down with Billboard to provide insight and inspirations for each track off the album. The DMV native discusses working with Stokley Williams of Mint Condition to create a sound he calls “The New Black Soul,” how this go round he focused more on the musicality of the LP rather than his lyrics, society’s obsession with rumors over the truth, his Go-Go music influence, and more.
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Watch Wale’s “Track-By-Track” breakdown below.