Tour Dates: MTV.com presents Wale and K’Naan

Wale feat K’Naan – Um Ricka (Produced by 9th Wonder) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Most of y’all already know about Wale going on tour with K’Naan. In fact, their DC date at the 9:30 Club is already sold out. We have supported both of these artists for years, and I’m glad to [...]

VIDEO: Wale – My Sweetie (directed by Tabi Bonney)

This song can only be only be found on iTunes if you purchase Wale’s entire album. It is one of two bonus tracks. Wale – My Sweetie (directed by tabi Bonney) from tabi Bonney on Vimeo.

PHOTOS: MTV2′s Step Up Launch with Wale and Ludacris, NYC

This past weekend Sprite and MTV teamed up for the premiere of the Sprite Step Off, a unique competition that followed several university step teams as they competed for two $100,000 scholarships as well as the ability to become the National Step-Off Champion. The six part Docu-series premiered on MTV2 this past Sunday, and will [...]

Reader Best of 2009: DJ K La Rock

K La Rock is a founding member of the First Ladies DJ collective, and her writing can be found at The Glass House DC as well as her own website. She is also joining The Couch Sessions team as an editor in 2010. Name: Kristina aka K La Rock Location: Silver Spring, MD Website: www.klarock.com [...]

Interview Feature: Wale – Pay Attention

June 3rd, 2009. As Wale stood on stage at Washington DC’s venerable 9:30 Club, an emotional rush came over him. The 25-year old rapper went from selling CDs out of the back of his car, to selling out one of the East Coast’s largest nightclubs. And with his upcoming release of his major label album, [...]

Album Review: Wale – Attention: Deficit

Wale Attention Deficit Washington, DC’s Wale was crowned a champion without even winning a fight. Sure, he’s survived battles, and has trained well, and definitely is in condition to be a top notch contributor in the hip hop community. However, the intense pressure surrounding his debut album Attention: Deficit didn’t create a diamond out of [...]

New Music: Wayna feat Wale – Billyclub (Remix)

Wayna feat Wale – Billyclub (Remix) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] As most of y’all know, Grammy-nominated R&B artist Wayna was detained at the Houston airport during South By Southwest last year for carrying a prop for her single Billyclub, which ironically talks about police brutality. The Ethopian born, DC based was held [...]

FRIDAY: FREE SHOW – WALE at the Kia Soul Collective

TRAILER: UCB feat Wale – Pat Your Weave

UCB and DC go-go are tipped for greatness. As the backing band for this Sunday’s MTV VMA Awards, the group will bring DC’s long lasting local artform to the world. In preparation for this leap forward, they got Three21 Media to direct this rather stellar video. From the trailer alone it looks like one of [...]

EVENT: KIA Soul Collective, DC with MGMT, Wale, and Dan Deacon

There have been hints that something big is coming to DC next weekend and here it is. The Kia Soul Collective is rolling through town on September 17th – 20th with performances by Wale, Dan Deacon, and MGMT, and DJs Stereofaith, Nacey, Gavin Holland, Chris Burns and more. In addition, were . More details to [...]

DC STAND UP! Wale Heads MTV VMA House Band

Wale – Spray It (My Sweetie) prod by Apple Juice Kid [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Say what you want about Wale, but the dude is not only dropping some of the hottest tracks in hip-hop, but he’s repping DC on a national and worldwide level. Wale and his go-go band UCB have [...]

New Music: Wale – Chillin’ (Nacey Remix)

Wale – Chillin‘ (Nacey Remix) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] My boy Nacey has been on his grind for a while now, dropping mixes every day it seems. If you don’t know, Nacey is 1/3 rd of DC’s Nouveau Riche party, and 1/2 of the duo Starks and Nacey. His remix of Wale’s [...]