You don’t really have songs with strong sexual content. Is that something you try to stay away from? I’m a little bit more conscious than a lot of other artists. Not to say that there’s anything wrong with that, but that’s not really my thing. I just go on what I believe. What’s your take on sexuality in Hip Hop? Do you think there’s too much? I think it’s in a good place. I definitely think you’ve gotta have balance in everything. And Hip Hop is losing its balance. If you listen to the radio, there’s only one type of record that can be promoted as a single. But guys like Jay Electronica have good stuff dropping. I think Hip Hop artists need to stand up and support that to change the climate of this genre.
WALE Words by Randy Roper PHOTO BY Jon Dragonette
With that said, do you still have love for Hip Hop groupies? You know what? I think the groupie is almost obsolete now cause these women are a lot smarter and they take a lot more pride in their bodies. And the game has been told already. A lot of these girls know what they can get without even spreading their legs. And that’s just me being honest. It’s the information age. And me, personally, I never really did the groupie thing because it’s just dangerous, man. I fear, even more than anything, impregnating somebody that I don’t have any feelings for, or somebody that I met off the strength of my talent. I think that’s a nightmare waiting to happen. I don’t even play with that. What’s the craziest thing a groupie tried to do or say to hook up with you? “I’m trying to go now.” I told her, “I wouldn’t want you to play yourself like that.” She was like a freshman in college. This was like four years ago, and I was like, “This is the wrong way to go. Do you really want this? Do you really want that in your life? For a nigga to be like, ‘Yeah, I slept with this chick.’ Is that what you want? You’re going to be somebody’s wife one day, right? When it’s time to play the honesty game, you wanna tell him you did this and that?” And she was fucked up. So I just took her and her homegirls to Denny’s instead. Man, that’s somebody’s daughter. I ain’t trying to sound all…you know. But I’m going to have kids one day, I’ma have a daughter one day, and I don’t wanna have to shoot no rapper. (laughs) I don’t wanna have to kill nobody, man. Ain’t nobody jumping my daughter off. It’s karma. I don’t play with shit like that. What happens after you nut? There’s an attachment that she’s going to have with you now. She doesn’t have to be that. So, there aren’t going to be any Groupie Confessions about Walé? Man, it can’t be. Any girl that I’ve ever been with is gonna tell you two things: He was respectful and I miss him. Okay. I’m going to name two celebrity women and you tell us which one you’d rather get with. Beyonce or Rihanna? I gotta say neither because Beyoncé is a friend of mine and Rihanna is a very close affiliate of the family that I’m a part of. So, I might have to take a cold shower on that one, man. Nicki Minaj or Lil Kim? Nicki is a good friend of mine too. See, you’re gonna create some awkward situations when I see shawty. I’ma say Lil Kim by default. Nicki is like the homie. Kelly Rowland or LeToya Luckett? Gotta leave Kelly alone too, cause that’s like fam. I’ma say LeToya Luckett cause she’s got that regular girl thing going for herself. I’m in love with normalness. I envy normalcy.
Kim Kardashian or Rosa Acosta? I’m good on both of them. So you’re not attracted to the model-chick types? On my videos, I don’t even speak to the girls, cause it’s just a job. I just like regular people. Not to say that there’s anything wrong with video girls. I’m sure they’re wonderful people. But I wouldn’t even try to pursue anything serious with anybody in this dark world that we’re in. DC girls or LA girls? Home. Everybody’s comfortable with home, when it comes to relationships or anything. Relationships or intimacy or whatever, they’re only successful when you’re comfortable. New York girls or Atlanta girls? I’ma say Atlanta because I’ma need somebody to make the bed in the morning or cook breakfast. They’re very respectful. New York girls might ask you where there cab fare is. Philly girls or Miami girls?
Philly. I like the way they talk. And they put their outfits together pretty well. The dress game is a very important part of being a woman. You’re real active on Twitter. Do you get any crazy DMs from females tryin’ to get at you? Not crazy. I never let anything escalate. I got too much respect for these women. So, I don’t ever really take it there. Even if it looks like it might be insinuating something, I might play it off like, “Oh, you’re crazy.” I don’t have time for all that. I got too much stuff to do in a day, man. On another topic, ere you happy with the overall sales of Attention Deficit? Yeah, I’m very happy. We had about 70,000 sold, with one single. I’m about to go on my second single, so it’s kinda unprecedented. And I dropped [my single] so long ago, and for [the album] to be under shipped, I’m very happy with where I’m at. //
OZONE MAG // 57