As he gets closer to the release of his third album The Gifted on June 25, Wale unveils the artwork. The Maybach Music rapper illustrates the different aspects that make up his life including his hometown of D.C., money, women, and faith. A stone bust of his face appears on the cover, designed by tattoo artist Mister Cartoon.

The album’s first single “Bad” featuring Tiara Thomas is currently No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the follow-up “LoveHate Thing” will premiere on Monday.

He has also recorded a mysterious collaboration with Rihanna.

What do you think of the artwork? Sound off below.

French Montana adds some island flavor to his single “Freaks.” With less than a month to go until his debut Excuse My French drops, the Bad Boy rapper re-ups with the remix featuring DJ Khaled, Mavado, Rick Ross, and Wale. Rozay raps in a Jamaican patois, while Mavado sings the hook on the Rico Love production.

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Wale spreads some sunshine with his freestyle to Fun’s “Sight of the Sun” off the band’s Grammy-winning album.

He also confirmed that J. Cole will be one of the features on his upcoming album The Gifted, due June 25.

Wale has collaborated with Funny or Die on a video for his French Montana-assisted single “Back 2 Ballin’.” “For the record ‘back to ballin’ will be video of the year. I promise u that,” he tweeted.

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Fresh off the XXL Freshman Class cover, Travi$ Scott debuts the remix to his street banger “Quintana” featuring Wale. The G.O.O.D. Music/Hustle Gang affiliate drops some dope bars over gun shots (“Straight from Mexico, call her Quintana”), while Wale raps over the rumbling beat.

Travi$ plans to release the artwork and tracklisting for his EP Owl Pharaoh soon. “Owl pharaoh is Amazin. I swear,” he told his fans.

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Days after announcing the title and release date for his third album The Gifted, Wale returned to “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” for the first televised performance of his new single “Bad.”

The Maybach Music rapper was joined by The Roots and singer-songwriter Tiara Thomas, who played guitar and provided vocals during the stripped-down set.

The Gifted arrives in stores on June 25. Watch his performance below.

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Fresh off the announcement of his new album The Gifted, Wale debuts the video for the first single “Bad” featuring Tiara Thomas. The cinematic clip, which was shot in New York, was inspired by Wale’s personal experiences with women and co-stars Eddie Murphy’s daughter, Bria Murphy.

“It was an amazing experience because it felt like a real movie,” said the MMG rapper. “The concept of the video is about a girl. She’s trying to find herself by means of intimacy. She hasn’t really discovered what she wants out of love or lust. It’s almost a true story about some of the girls I’ve been with or courted.”

The Gifted arrives in stores on June 25.

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The freaks come out in Wale’s circus-themed video for “The Show” featuring Rick Ross and Aaron Wess. Fresh off announcing his album title and release date for The Gifted, the MMG rapper rolls out the dark and mysterious clip, which features a sword swallower, showgirls, and a straitjacket. The song appears on Wale’s 2012 mixtape Folarin.

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The wait is over. Wale has unveiled the title and release date for his third album.

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