<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Rap-Up.com &#187; Wale</title> <atom:link href="http://www.rap-up.com/category/artists/wale/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.rap-up.com</link> <description>Hip-Hop and R&#38;B Music, News, Photos, Interviews, &#38; Videos</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>New Music: Wale &#8211; &#8216;Purple Swag (Freestyle)&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/new-music-wale-purple-swag-freestyle/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/new-music-wale-purple-swag-freestyle/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:14:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112660</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wale is back on his freestyle flow, rhyming over A$AP Rocky&#8217;s mixtape cut &#8220;Purple Swag.&#8221; &#8220;Everything is purple and these MCs is Urkel/ You send me beats via email/ I&#8217;ma send them back in a hearse though,&#8221; he spits. Did Wale kill the beat? Weigh in below.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wale-desert.jpg" alt="Wale" title="Wale" width="475" height="359" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112661" /></center></p><p>Wale is back on his freestyle flow, rhyming over A$AP Rocky&#8217;s mixtape cut &#8220;Purple Swag.&#8221;  &#8220;Everything is purple and these MCs is Urkel/ You send me beats via email/ I&#8217;ma send them back in a hearse though,&#8221; he spits.</p><p>Did Wale kill the beat?  Weigh in below.</p><p><span id="more-112660"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="475" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F35873499&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=false&amp;color=ff7700"></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/new-music-wale-purple-swag-freestyle/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Meek Mill &amp; Wale &#8211; &#8216;The Motto (Freestyle)&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/27/new-music-meek-mill-wale-the-motto-freestyle/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/27/new-music-meek-mill-wale-the-motto-freestyle/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:14:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=111399</guid> <description><![CDATA[Maybach Music all-stars Meek Mill and Wale spit four minutes of fire over Drake&#8217;s popular Bay Area anthem &#8220;The Motto.&#8221; &#8220;Ricky told me get &#8216;em and I told him that I got &#8216;em,&#8221; raps the Philly MC on his verse before passing the mic to Wale. Rozay would approve. [Xclusives Zone via We Run the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/meek-mill-wale.jpg" alt="Meek Mill and Wale" title="Meek Mill and Wale" width="475" height="312" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-111400" /></center></p><p>Maybach Music all-stars Meek Mill and Wale spit four minutes of fire over Drake&#8217;s popular Bay Area anthem &#8220;The Motto.&#8221;  &#8220;Ricky told me get &#8216;em and I told him that I got &#8216;em,&#8221; raps the Philly MC on his verse before passing the mic to Wale.  Rozay would approve.</p><p><span id="more-111399"></span></p><p><center><iframe id="hulkshare-player-embed" name="hulkshare-player-embed" src="http://www.hulkshare.com/embed_mp3.php?fn=e6kjte92iwr3&#038;type=5&#038;bg=000000&#038;fg=71C90C" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" style="width:475px;height:34px;"></iframe></center></p><p>[<a href="http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2012/01/meek-mill-wale-the-motto-freestyle/" target="_blank">Xclusives Zone</a> via <a href="http://werunthestreetstv.com/?p=2021" target="_blank">We Run the Streets</a>]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/27/new-music-meek-mill-wale-the-motto-freestyle/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Tyga f/ Wale, Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Meek Mill, &amp; T.I. &#8211; &#8216;Rack City (Remix)&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/26/new-music-tyga-f-wale-fabolous-young-jeezy-meek-mill-ti-rack-city-remix/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/26/new-music-tyga-f-wale-fabolous-young-jeezy-meek-mill-ti-rack-city-remix/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:07:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fabolous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[T.I.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tyga]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Young Jeezy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=111360</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tyga calls on Wale, Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Meek Mill, and T.I for the all-star remix to his top 10 single &#8220;Rack City.&#8221; An accompanying video was recently shot, while the Young Money MC&#8217;s album Careless World: Rise of the Last King drops February 21. Who had the best verse? Tell us below. [dajaz1]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ti-tyga-jeezy.jpg" alt="T.I., Tyga, and Young Jeezy" title="T.I., Tyga, and Young Jeezy" width="475" height="264" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-111361" /></center></p><p>Tyga calls on Wale, Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Meek Mill, and T.I for the all-star remix to his top 10 single &#8220;Rack City.&#8221;  An accompanying video was <a href="http://www.usda2day.com/profiles/blogs/photos-behind-the-scenes-at-tyga-s-rack-city-remix-video-shoot" target="_blank">recently shot</a>, while the Young Money MC&#8217;s album <em>Careless World: Rise of the Last King</em> drops February 21.</p><p>Who had the best verse?  Tell us below.</p><p><span id="more-111360"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="475" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F34679777%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-yHaZG&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=false&amp;color=ff7700"></iframe></center></p><p>[<a href="http://dajaz1.com/2012/01/27/tyga-feat-wale-fabolous-meek-mill-young-jeezy-ti-rack-city-rmx/" target="_blank">dajaz1</a>]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/26/new-music-tyga-f-wale-fabolous-young-jeezy-meek-mill-ti-rack-city-remix/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wale and Miguel Blow Up &#8216;Late Night&#8217; with &#8216;Lotus Flower Bomb&#8217; [Video]</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/19/video-wale-and-miguel-blow-up-late-night-with-lotus-flower-bomb/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/19/video-wale-and-miguel-blow-up-late-night-with-lotus-flower-bomb/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:14:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miguel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Roots]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TV Appearances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=110606</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wale delivered an explosive set on Wednesday&#8217;s &#8220;Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.&#8221; With some help from The Roots and a suspenders-sporting Miguel, the bespectacled MC performed his Ambition single &#8220;Lotus Flower Bomb.&#8221; Wale&#8217;s year is already off to a busy start. He has been in the studio with Teyana Taylor (&#8220;Make Your Move&#8221;) and most [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/miguel-wale-fallon.jpg" alt="Miguel and Wale" title="Miguel and Wale" width="475" height="328" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110627" /></center></p><p>Wale delivered an explosive set on Wednesday&#8217;s &#8220;Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.&#8221;  With some help from The Roots and a suspenders-sporting Miguel, the bespectacled MC performed his <em>Ambition</em> single &#8220;Lotus Flower Bomb.&#8221;</p><p>Wale&#8217;s year is already off to a busy start.  He has been in the studio with Teyana Taylor (<a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/01/new-music-teyana-taylor-f-wale-make-your-move/">&#8220;Make Your Move&#8221;</a>) and most recently recorded with Monica for her upcoming album <em>New Life</em>, due March 6.  Look out for the Chris Brown-directed video for <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/16/chris-brown-brings-fun-to-wale-and-big-seans-slight-work-video/">&#8220;Slight Work&#8221;</a> featuring Big Sean.</p><p><span id="more-110606"></span></p><p><center><iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="270" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xnt9ay?logo=0&#038;hideInfos=1"></iframe></center></p><p>[<a href="http://www.mrworldpremiere.net/2012/01/wale-lotus-flower-bomb-feat-miguel.html" target="_blank">MWP</a>]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/19/video-wale-and-miguel-blow-up-late-night-with-lotus-flower-bomb/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jay-Z Celebrates 40/40 Club Reopening with Warren Buffett, Ashanti</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:50:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ashanti]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jay-Z]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=110588</guid> <description><![CDATA[He may be filling baby bottles at home these days, but Jay-Z was back to popping bottles of Ace of Spades on Wednesday night (Jan. 18). 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A crowd gathered outside the venue to congratulate Blue Ivy Carter&#8217;s dad, who <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/jay-z-arrives-re-opening-40-40-club-beyonce-cc-sabathia-spike-lee-warren-buffett-house-article-1.1008530?localLinksEnabled=false" target="_blank">responded</a>, &#8220;Thank you!&#8221;</p><p>Even billionaire Warren Buffett, who shared the cover of <em>Forbes</em> with the hip-hop mogul, was seen throwing up the Roc.  But despite rumors of an appearance, new mom Beyoncé was a no-show, opting to stay at home with their newborn daughter while her husband walked the red carpet and greeted well-wishers.</p><p>The sports club underwent a <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/beyonce-jay-z-change-diapers-role-father-baby-blue-ivy-article-1.1007523" target="_blank">multi-million dollar</a> renovation that includes four 165-inch video screens and gold bats lining the walls.</p><p><span id="more-110588"></span></p><p><center> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-1/' title='Jay-Z and Warren Buffet'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jay-Z and Warren Buffet" title="Jay-Z and Warren Buffet" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-2/' title='Jay-Z'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-3/' title='Ashanti'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Ashanti" title="Ashanti" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-4/' title='Ashanti'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-4-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Ashanti" title="Ashanti" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-5/' title='Jay-Z'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-5-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-6/' title='Wale'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-6-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Wale" title="Wale" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-7/' title='Jay-Z and Warren Buffett'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-7-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jay-Z and Warren Buffett" title="Jay-Z and Warren Buffett" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-8/' title='Warren Buffett'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-8-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Warren Buffett" title="Warren Buffett" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/40-40-reopening-9/' title='Jay-Z and Ashanti'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/40-40-reopening-9-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jay-Z and Ashanti" title="Jay-Z and Ashanti" /></a></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/18/jay-z-celebrates-40-40-club-reopening-with-warren-buffett-ashanti/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>61</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Teyana Taylor f/ Wale &#8211; &#8216;Make Your Move&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/01/new-music-teyana-taylor-f-wale-make-your-move/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/01/new-music-teyana-taylor-f-wale-make-your-move/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:54:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teyana Taylor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=108767</guid> <description><![CDATA[Teyana Taylor is making moves in 2012. The singer-actress gets a jumpstart on the new year by cooking up a collabo with Wale. The feel-good record features an intro verse from the Maybach Music signee, before a lovestruck Teyana soars over the soulful melody.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/teyana-wale.jpg" alt="Teyana Taylor and Wale" title="Teyana Taylor and Wale" width="475" height="377" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-108768" /></center></p><p>Teyana Taylor is making moves in 2012.  The singer-actress gets a jumpstart on the new year by cooking up a collabo with Wale.  The feel-good record features an intro verse from the Maybach Music signee, before a lovestruck Teyana soars over the soulful melody.</p><p><span id="more-108767"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UA1J55NBhuY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/01/new-music-teyana-taylor-f-wale-make-your-move/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>32</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Bei Maejor f/ Wale, Trey Songz, T-Pain, &amp; J. Cole</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/25/new-music-bei-maejor-f-wale-trey-songz-t-pain-j-cole/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/25/new-music-bei-maejor-f-wale-trey-songz-t-pain-j-cole/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:14:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[J. Cole]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[T-Pain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trey Songz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=108209</guid> <description><![CDATA[Bei Maejor cooks up more &#8220;Trouble&#8221; on the remix to the first single off his forthcoming RCA Records debut. The singer-songwriter recruits Wale, Trey Songz, and T-Pain for the all-star remix, which features J. Cole&#8217;s original verse. During his appearance on &#8220;106 &#038; Park,&#8221; the 24-year-old hinted that there would be an additional guest, but [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/trouble-remix.jpg" alt="Trouble (Remix)" title="Trouble (Remix)" width="475" height="463" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-109287" /></center></p><p><a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/11/04/10-questions-for-bei-maejor/">Bei Maejor</a> cooks up more &#8220;Trouble&#8221; on the remix to the first single off his forthcoming RCA Records debut.  The singer-songwriter recruits Wale, Trey Songz, and T-Pain for the all-star remix, which features J. Cole&#8217;s original verse.  During his <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/03/bei-maejor-reveals-trouble-remix-guests-justin-bieber-collaboration/">appearance</a> on &#8220;106 &#038; Park,&#8221; the 24-year-old hinted that there would be an additional guest, but he&#8217;s missing from this version.</p><p><span id="more-108209"></span></p><p><center><iframe src="http://hulkshare.com/embed_mp3.php?id=5262059&#038;type=4" width=431 height=24 scrolling="no" frameborder=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/25/new-music-bei-maejor-f-wale-trey-songz-t-pain-j-cole/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>17</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chris Brown Brings &#8216;Fun&#8217; to Wale and Big Sean&#8217;s &#8216;Slight Work&#8217; Video</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/16/chris-brown-brings-fun-to-wale-and-big-seans-slight-work-video/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/16/chris-brown-brings-fun-to-wale-and-big-seans-slight-work-video/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:33:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Big Sean]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=107566</guid> <description><![CDATA[It was all love on set of Wale&#8217;s video for &#8220;Slight Work,&#8221; his Diplo-produced collaboration with Big Sean off Ambition. The rappers took instructions from their pal Chris Brown, who was in the director&#8217;s chair. MTV News caught up with the trio on set in Los Angeles earlier this week. &#8220;Man, this video&#8217;s just fun,&#8221; [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sean-chris-wale.jpg" alt="Big Sean, Chris Brown, and Wale" title="Big Sean, Chris Brown, and Wale" width="475" height="287" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107567" /></center></p><p>It was all love on set of Wale&#8217;s video for &#8220;Slight Work,&#8221; his Diplo-produced collaboration with Big Sean off <em>Ambition</em>.  The rappers took instructions from their pal Chris Brown, who was in the director&#8217;s chair. <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1676135/chris-brown-big-sean-slight-work.jhtml" target="_blank">MTV News</a> caught up with the trio on set in Los Angeles earlier this week.</p><p>&#8220;Man, this video&#8217;s just fun,&#8221; explained Chris as he flashed his grill.  &#8220;We&#8217;re young so I think it&#8217;s only right to just do what we wanna do.&#8221;</p><p>A fur-wearing Big Sean chimed in.  &#8220;Man, we just having fun.  You don&#8217;t understand, man, we was just them young players looking at the OGs like, &#8216;Damn, that&#8217;s where we&#8217;re trying to be.&#8217;&#8221;</p><p>The video is set to debut at the top of next year.  &#8220;They gave us a budget now, so we can just play around and have fun on set,&#8221; added Breezy.</p><p>Go on set of &#8220;Slight Work&#8221; below.</p><p><span id="more-107566"></span></p><p><center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:720192/cp~vid%3D720192%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A720192" width="480" height="295" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/16/chris-brown-brings-fun-to-wale-and-big-seans-slight-work-video/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video: Wale &#8211; &#8216;Chain Music&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/15/video-wale-chain-music/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/15/video-wale-chain-music/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:34:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Music Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=107424</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wale goes off the chain in the Rik Cordero-directed video for &#8220;Chain Music,&#8221; a cut off his sophomore album Ambition. The D.C. rapper shows how people around him react once his bank account gets bigger, whether it&#8217;s a car salesman or a potential baby mama. See their humble ways turn geechi.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wale-chain-music.jpg" alt="Wale" title="Wale" width="475" height="326" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107425" /></center></p><p>Wale goes off the chain in the Rik Cordero-directed video for &#8220;Chain Music,&#8221; a cut off his sophomore album <em>Ambition</em>.  The D.C. rapper shows how people around him react once his bank account gets bigger, whether it&#8217;s a car salesman or a potential baby mama.  See their humble ways turn geechi.</p><p><span id="more-107424"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OMkCqyoBcuY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/15/video-wale-chain-music/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chris Brown to Direct Wale and Big Sean&#8217;s &#8216;Slight Work&#8217; Video</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/chris-brown-to-direct-wale-and-big-seans-slight-work-video/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/chris-brown-to-direct-wale-and-big-seans-slight-work-video/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:29:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Big Sean]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=107277</guid> <description><![CDATA[Chris Brown is stepping behind the camera. The R&#038;B superstar will direct the video for Wale and Big Sean&#8217;s collaboration &#8220;Slight Work.&#8221; The 22-year-old singer took to Twitter to announce that he will co-direct the clip with Godfrey Tabarez. &#8220;I&#8217;m directing @Wale and @BigSean slight work video this week! Gonna be a Movie! Fuck wit [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/chris-wale.jpg" alt="Chris Brown and Wale" title="Chris Brown and Wale" width="475" height="334" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107278" /></center></p><p>Chris Brown is stepping behind the camera.  The R&#038;B superstar will direct the video for Wale and Big Sean&#8217;s collaboration &#8220;Slight Work.&#8221;</p><p><span id="more-107277"></span></p><p>The 22-year-old singer took to Twitter to announce that he will co-direct the clip with Godfrey Tabarez.  &#8220;I&#8217;m directing @Wale and @BigSean slight work video this week! Gonna be a Movie! Fuck wit me!!&#8221; he wrote.</p><p>The video is scheduled to shoot this week in Los Angeles.  The Diplo-produced song appears on Wale&#8217;s sophomore album <em>Ambition</em>.</p><p>This is not the first time Chris has collaborated with the rappers.  He appeared on the remix to Wale&#8217;s &#8220;Pretty Girls&#8221; and guested on Big Sean&#8217;s hit &#8220;My Last.&#8221;</p><p>Breezy will cap off 2011 by hosting a New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration at PURE Nightclub at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, with tickets priced at $150 each.</p><p><center><iframe width="475" height="166" class="html5player" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F26395056&#038;show_artwork=true"></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/chris-brown-to-direct-wale-and-big-seans-slight-work-video/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>24</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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