Wale's Open Letter

Everyone knows Wale gets pretty emotional when it comes to being publicly criticized. We've all seen him spazz out on everyone, from NBA announcers to random fans on twitter, and his most recent rant going at Complex Magazine. People even criticize him for not him for getting to emotional. The truth is Wale really cares about his music. Since he's entered this game, he has done nothing but progress. Wale showed a lot of growth on his latest album The Gifted. Although, it wasn't the best album of the year by true hip-hop standards, the album was number one on Billboard Top 200. To be critical, he still has more growing to do as an MC. While Wale's delivery has always been on point and his sound keeps getting better and better, his only downfall is he cares to much. If he was to lock himself in the studio and block out all the bullshit, and get away from pleasing radio DJ's and record execs; he could easily propel his self to the top five among his peers. Like J.Cole and Kendrick Lamar, Wale has a core group of fans that are straight hip-hop heads and if he were to focus more on appealing to them; he would be unstoppable. Wale really wants to be the best and he has the confidence. The "Gifted" MC is obviously here to say, but with a little more diversity in his flow and some more personal subject matter he could easily go down as one of the greats. He recently posted a letter on Tumblr giving his point of view on how he feel and how the industry treats him. Here is the letter in it's entirety and we at TrueMusic couldn't agree more.

Where have I been?

Man, I been everywhere. Everyday trying to get a better understanding of myself and this crazy game I have given my life to.

What I’ve come to grips with is the fact that I am not superhuman, BUT super human. I think our culture has made it almost a prerequisite to be “too cool” or “swagged out” carrying a “nothing can phase me” image. It’s to the point that the ones who show they care, get attacked the most. Who ever thought we’d see a day when somebody used the word “poetic” as an insult? I certainly never thought that. “I can’t fuck wit Wale ‘ol poetic ass.” Really? These are the same people who probably have every Pac album embedded in their head. But, I digress. I took an absence from Twitter because I started to care tooooo much. I still don’t know the root of what makes me care THAT much, but I’m quite sure it started by wanting to lead people in a direction that wasn’t as cliché as some of my peers.

I’m no saint. I fuck with ratchet bitches. I say bitch. I bitch about things my damn self. But, I can honestly say, that I try to use my “human” traits as a means of relating to other humans. If I can bare my insecurities and flaws before you, maybe you won’t feel so insecure and flawed.

There came a point where people went out of their way to remind me that I’m missin my mark. Albeit, I made myself a target to slander and criticism. I think it became a trend to fuck with anybody that cared about people’s opinion. I’m not one of those people who make music for material things. I strive to make music for a public that appreciates raw emotion. And I will continue to.

I went through stages of frustration in my career with publications because of my own selfishness and sense of entitlement. I admit that. Nevertheless, I think if we calling a spade a spade, some media outlets be on they bullshit with me for reasons outside of music. But, my goal moving forward is to focus less on THEM and more on US. We all have goals and mine is simple. Empower the people. Empower MY fans and focus on MY fans and their energy . I don’t think it’s humanly possible for me to appease some of these outlets no matter what I create. It burns my soul to hear there’s no message tho. So knowin that I may have fell short of connecting with some of them, I’ve decided to use my energy on US. The guy with all the mixtapes. The guy who listens to every song twice because they know there’s things hidden in there. The girl who can’t wait to hear “Ambitious Girl 3” (Oh, it’s coming). The girl with the “Ambition” tattoo, who gets dressed to “Illest Bitch Alive” every morning . The ones who understood my frustration, hated my rant but understood it nevertheless . I may never be the biggest rapper in the world (still one of the best doe) but, I’ll be the most dedicated to my fans and it starts with this right here. This is rare. This is REAL. This is about us. This is about the music again. My ReRE -Dedication to greatness. What we got doesn’t happen often, nor with too many people. This is an rare occasion when a rare bond… Happens

Everybluemoon

-Folarin

P.S. We have a lot of new music for you. Mixtapes from DJ Kay Slay and Don Trip, EPs from Murs and Trae The Truth, music videos from Plies and Murs, singles from Juelz Santana, T-Pain, and Toni Braxton, and a throwback album from The Notorious B.I.G. Also, be sure to check out our latest TrueMusic Girls Next Door below.

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