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May the optimism of tomorrow be your foundation for today.

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Wale
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: September 21
Musician
Rapper
Singer
Songwriter
Washington
District of Columbia
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin
Olubowale Akintimehin
Optimism
Foundation
Tomorrow
Today
May

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If I woke up tomorrow and didn't have a dolla, as long as I have my heart, I can get it all over.
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All I’m saying is like, spoil me with your consistency Always remain the same you and you won’t have to worry about a different me
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Every artist is supposed to get emotional. You're painting pictures of emotions.
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Mix-tapes are something that have been going on for a while. They've been pretty important to hip-hop. It's the way we advertise our music to the public for free.
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I'd love a super human memory. My memory has never been good.
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Ambition is priceless, its something that's in your veins.
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There's a lot of real unity - and a lot fake unity, sadly. I think a lot of people are going to get an opportunity to pursue greatness and pursue careers outside of D.C. Not everybody is going to make it. I think there's a connotation that there's a lack of rappers out there.
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I don't want to be one of those guys that you see who made $4 million, invested $3.5 million, and now you work at Wendy's.
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I just wanna affect the culture and wanna be able to support young people with goals that aren't just limited to rapping and producing.
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It's something to be Great, It's nothing to be Famous
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Jay-Z's my favorite rapper, but why can't I aspire to be better than him?
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I want people to be like, 'Your album's just as good as Kendrick [Lamar]'s or Esperanza Spalding or Beck. I work just as hard as them.
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Most artists should be able to make the album that they want. You don't necessarily pick the singles that you want when you're making a record, but for the most part it's the same process.
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Riding in another drop, ain't talking Enterprise They try to see me, get diabetes from humble pie
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The first thing that's important is to really have people believe in you. If you have that, you can do anything.
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You never wanna see yourself there. Like, ever. I'd rather go to jail than see myself on Step Your Rap Game up because I take a lot of time with my stuff.
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Not to sound corny, but intelligence is big. Everything fades, and everything can be modified. But intelligence is something you cant fake. Im not even talking about whether you can read a thesaurus backwards. But there is a beauty in common sense.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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I dated a lot, but I never really had anyone who was worthy of an anniversary. And most girlfriends never made it to a year, anyway.
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You're the artist - you make the music that you want to make.
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