Rap-Up.com || Does Wale Believe He’s the Greatest?

GQ named Wale the “greatest rapper since Jay-Z” on the cover of the magazine’s June issue, but does the “Chillin’” hitmaker buy into his own hype?

“I think I’m great, but I don’t really fall into what GQ‘s saying,” the modest MC tells Rap-Up.com. “I appreciate the accolade, but I just got to do me.”

Jay-Z has been called the greatest rapper alive by many hip-hop fans. So what would Hov think of the comparison? “I’m sure Jay didn’t think of it too much. I’m a good friend of Jay. He’s probably like, ‘This young motherf**ker don’t deserve that yet,’ but it’s good for press.”

Until he reaches Jay’s status, Wale plans to keep grinding and win over more than just GQ‘s editors. “I’m just going to continue to make the good music that I make and hope that more people feel like I’m the greatest rapper.”

The D.C. native’s debut album Attention Deficit is due out later this year featuring the Lady GaGa-assisted single “Chillin’.”

–Reporting by Monique Balcarran

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20 Comments

listen
June 17th, 2009 at 6:21 am
Since when did GQ feel it could make a claim like that??? Wale, don’t believe the created hype….no where near the level of Jay (or many other hip-hop artists).
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sean
June 17th, 2009 at 6:38 am
^^
what are you talking about. wale and drake and kid cudi and asher roth are the best.
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Jr2000tec
June 17th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Yeah I don’t know about that first comment, but I think that Wale has to prove himself first. Still, Wale is the best and most complete rapper to come out since Lupe so I wouldn’t be suprised when his career is over if his name was brought up in the convo for one of the greatest mc’s of all time.
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Jordan
June 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Top New Artist Of 2009 – Drake, Wale, Young Chris, Mickey Factz & Ace Hood…I Can’t Wait Fa Back To The Feature 2 Drop On Friday Nigga!!!
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Nick
June 17th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Wale who?
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prince
June 17th, 2009 at 11:49 am
^^
wale who? is one of the best rappers besides drake.
you’re going to see wale for a long time.
.p.s.ATTIENTION:DEFICT LOOK OUT FOR THAT ALBUM.
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Nick
June 17th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Chillin’ isn’t even doin anything on the charts…
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dc
June 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
can’t compare wale to jay.. jay’s been around forever and has a legacy now. if you compare EARLY jay to wale, now you have an interesting conversation.
and since when did GQ have any pull in music?
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DJ Triumph
June 17th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
congrats to him.
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DJ Triumph
June 17th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
sean is right.
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Ny
June 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Wale keep repin NIGERIA out there men. U r d best
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the land down under
June 18th, 2009 at 6:17 am
lil wayne > wale
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sexiikiim09
June 18th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
who is wale? why he gettin so much buzz its unbelievable artist such as him jump the gun aint even well known to be considered great thats why the industry continues to go down real talented artist need to be recognized more.
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Catie
June 19th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
It’s really impossible to judge him by one song.
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Rap-Up.com:// long live the king » Blog Archive » New Music: Wale - ‘Pretty Girls’
July 6th, 2009 at 3:24 am
[...] Wale represents his hometown of Washington, D.C., on “Pretty Girls,” a new go-go-influenced track that should be on his debut album, Attention Deficit. If he keeps it up, he may just live up to the GQ hype. [...]
uhh yeah,
July 6th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Wale is one of my favorite rappers & yeah GQ said he was the “best rapper since Jay-Z” but notice his reply says “I think I’m great, but I don’t really fall into what GQ’s saying,” sooo obviously he doesnt feel hes as great as Jay-Z hes just tryna be Wale. & yeah chillin’ aint really wuss poppin on the radio, but if listen to his mixtapes you’ll see why everybody gives him hype… & i cant wait for attention deficit.
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Jr2000tec
July 6th, 2009 at 8:33 am
I totally agree. Oh and Land Down Under ur wack. Aint no way in hell that lil wayne is a better rapper than wale. And as far as Drake is considered he is a talented artist with plenty of potential but when comes to who is the better lyricist, Wale wins that hands down. Honestly I believe Wale has the greatest potential of all the upcoming freshman to become one of the greats in Hip-Hop.
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BrownSugar
July 6th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Wale is holding it down for the DMV, and his new mic tape with the song ‘Nothing to Worry About’ Ft. Peter Bjorn & John is HOT HOT HOT !!!!!!!
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Ameriboy
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Drake has lost all his artistic integrity by joining young money. They have totally corrupted him to the point where he is a better singer than rapper. Sad. Wale is a breath of fresh air because he’s poetic but not abstract to the effect of a Common. Plus he’ putting on for Washington D.C- an area which no one knows for rap and his new go-go inspired flare. I wont be surprised if Wale wins a grammy next year.
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