Juelz Santana and Wale shower praise on the ladies in the video for “Awesome,” the latest release from Juelz’ mixtape God Will’n. The Diplomat and MMG rapper go to “work” on a soundstage surrounded by plenty of scantily-clad women with big booties. This one deserves a round of applause.

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With only a day to go until his mixtape Wrath of Caine drops, Pusha T gives away one last song via Billboard. G.O.O.D. Music’s street orator joins forces with Maybach Music’s Wale on the Boogz Da Beast-produced “Only You Can Tell It.” The DMV rappers trade rhymes about the rap game over a sped-up sample.

“It’s really good because we’re both from the DMV area,” Pusha told Miss Info of collaborating with Wale. “He’s known for his poetry and him just getting real deep, so me and him just collaborated on a record. It’s just like, it’s near and dear to me cause he’s from the area.”

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Maybach Music’s DJ Scream rolls with hip-hop heavyweights Future, Wale, and Ludacris on his new single “Cee-Lo,” produced by 808 Mafia. Wale shines like a G, Ludacris goes into beast mode, and Future provides the Auto-Tuned hook on the ‘hood anthem. Turn up.

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Wale heads back to his old DMV stomping ground in the video for “Never Never,” a cut off his mixtape Folarin. The MMG rapper reps for his ‘hood in the clip, directed by 1st Impressions. Celebrate him home.

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After an intense bidding war, Kid Ink rings in the new year by announcing his deal with RCA Records. The L.A. rapper, who gained recognition with his self-released mixtape Rocketshipshawty and independent album Up & Away, celebrates by dropping his debut single “Bad Ass” featuring Wale and Meek Mill. A snippet of the Devin Cruise-produced banger appeared on his tape.

“We achieved so much last year independently but we just felt it was time to team up with a major in 2013 to take it to the next level, and RCA is as excited as we are about the vision and possibilities,” said Kid Ink.

He is currently in the studio recording his Tha Alumni Music Group/RCA Records debut. Toast the “man of the hour” below.

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You won’t need to wait until tomorrow to unwrap Wale’s Christmas gift. The Maybach Music MC comes down the chimney with his highly-anticipated new mixtape Folarin, hosted by DJ Clark Kent.

The 21 tracks feature appearances from Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Scarface, Jhené Aiko, Trinidad James, Chrisette Michele, and more, with production by Diplo, Beat Billionaire, Rico Beats, and KeY Wane.

“I’m so happy with the finished product,” tweeted Wale. “I appreciate all the love the fans have showed me. You guys deserve this free music!”

Close out the year with some free music from Wale and look for his third album in early 2013.

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Hours before his mixtape drops, Wale drops some knowledge in the insightful video for “The Blessings,” one of the cuts off the project. The Maybach Music MC gets in the studio and reflects on his success as he breaks down the lyrics to the song. Count his “Blessings” below.

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Wale is making this a Christmas to remember. The Maybach Music MC has revealed the tracklisting for his new mixtape Folarin, which drops at 2 p.m. EST on Christmas Eve. The 21 tracks feature appearances from Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Scarface, Jhené Aiko, Trinidad James, Chrisette Michele, and more, with production by Diplo, Beat Billionaire, Rico Beats, and KeY Wane.

“I’m so happy with the finished product,” tweeted Wale. “I appreciate all the love the fans have showed me. You guys deserve this free music!”

See the tracklisting below.

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