The discography of American rapper

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consists of seven

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s, three

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s, ten

mixtape In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are labeled as laid-back projects that allow artists mo ...

s, one

extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...

, sixty-five

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(including twenty-seven as a featured artist), two

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s and forty-one

music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...

s. In 2005, Wale started his music career by releasing mixtapes in the Washington, D.C. area. His debut mixtape was titled '' Paint a Picture''. Following that, Wale released his second mixtape in 2006, '' Hate Is the New Love''. That same year, Wale signed with a local record label in Studio 43. In 2007, Wale was discovered by

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and signed with his record label

Allido Records Allido Records is a record label and production company co-founded by British DJ Mark Ronson and his manager, media executive Rich Kleiman in 2004 as an imprint of J Records, a division of Sony BMG. The label's name is derived from Stevie Wonder ...

, who released his third mixtape, '' 100 Miles & Running'' in July of that year. In 2008, Allido and Wale entered a joint venture contract with

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture ...

, which released his fourth mixtape, ''

The Mixtape About Nothing ''The Mixtape About Nothing'' is the fourth mixtape by American rapper Wale, released on May 30, 2008. It was mixed by Nick Catchdubs, and released as a collaboration with New York streetwear brand 10.Deep Clothing as a free download. Theme Wa ...

'', which is

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-themed. In 2009, Wale also released his debut studio album, '' Attention Deficit'', which contains three singles, " Chillin", featuring

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, " Pretty Girls", featuring

Gucci Mane Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He is credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Jeezy, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for mainstream a ...

, and Weensey, and " World Tour", featuring

Jazmine Sullivan Jazmine Marie Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American R&B singer and songwriter. She has won two Grammy Awards, a ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, and two BET Awards over the course of her career. In 2022, ''Time'' placed her on their ...

. After going on tour with

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American Rapping, rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he was named Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time, the ...

in 2009, Wale became a managed artist of Jay-Z's recording label,

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, to help with all management duties. In that same year, he released his fifth mixtape, ''Back to the Feature''. In 2010, he released his sixth (and second Seinfeld-themed) mixtape, ''

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'' under his own

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, The Board Administration. In 2011, Wale signed to

Maybach Music Group Maybach Music Group (; abbreviated MMG) is a record label founded by American rapper Rick Ross in 2008. An imprint of gamma. since 2023, the label was previously an imprint of Def Jam Recordings (2009–2011), Warner Records (2011–2012) and ...

where a compilation album named ''

Self Made Vol. 1 ''Self Made Vol. 1'' is the first compilation album by MMG. The album was released on May 24, 2011, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. Records. It features MMG's new roster additions, Wale, Meek Mill, Teedra Moses, Pill and Stalley along ...

'' was released. It topped

R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...

, and

Top Rap Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...

, while peaking a number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Wale released his second studio album, ''

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'', on November 1, 2011. It peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, and topped R&B/Hip-Hop Albums as well as Top Rap Albums.

Albums

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Music videos

As lead artist

Notes

References

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External links

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