As he established himself in the music industry, he signed a contract with ‘Allido Records and Interscope Records. In 2007, he dropped his third mixtape, ‘100 Miles & Running’. His huge success brought him the ‘DC Metro Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ award at the WKY’s Go-Go Awards ceremony. Wale was also featured in the magazine ‘The Source’. He later released the single ‘Dig Dug’ which became the most-requested number by any local artist in Washington DC the same year. Wale began his music career in 2006 when he signed a contract with a local label called Studio 43. His cousin, Gbenga Akinnagbe, is known for starring in the HBO crime drama ‘The Wire’. He completed his high school from Quince Orchard High School in Maryland and he later joined Robert Morris University.Īkintimehin loved football and gained his interest in music during his college days. His parents moved to the US from Austria in 1979. Olubowale Victor Akintimehin was born on the 21st of September, 1984, in Washington DC.
He first rose to prominence in 2006, when his song ‘Dig Dug (Shake It)’ became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper from Washington DC.
As of 2022, Wale’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $4 million.
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