Eric Bellinger Feat. Wale – Treat Yourself

February 27, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Current, Hip-Hop/Rap, Local, Music, R&B No Comments  

Taken from Eric Bellinger’s upcoming release Eric B. For President: Term 2, which drops March 10th. The singer-songwriter also explained the track to VIBE, who premiered the single:

‘Treat Yourself’ is easily one of my favorite joints on the project. I love all of the songs but this one is special to me because it’s the first time I’m actually being kind of braggadocios on a record. Over the years I’ve had some success and I tend to keep quiet about my personal life especially in the department of material things. I thought it was time to let people know what time it is.

Wale is someone I’ve been working super closely with lately. It was genuine, it was organic. When he heard the song he immediately hopped on. It’s always great working with Wale, I’m actually headed to the studio to work with him now for his new project. There’s never any effort put forth when we work, it’s crazy. Our chemistry alone could write a hit record. We’re both extremely passionate about the art and the culture. It’s rare to meet someone that actually cares about the music and the feeling behind it nowadays so when we linked we pretty much clicked instantly and it’s been magic ever since.

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Wale Has Reportedly Invested In A Sneaker Stock Market Startup

February 20, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

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Wale continues to push D.C. Hip-Hop further up, while inspiring us to find new and innovative ways to build wealth. From Fortune, where you can read the full story:

Sneaker stock market startup StockX—an e-commerce site that targets the global sneaker resell market—has raised $6 million in a new fundraising round that includes actor Mark Wahlberg and AOL chief Tim Armstrong.

The company on Wednesday confirmed it closed on a round of funding that included some former investors, including rapper Eminem, and a handful of new investors including fashion designer Jon Buscemi, rapper Wale, Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden, and TV host/radio personality DJ Skee. The money raised will be used to help StockX expand into other product categories, including watches and handbags, and also continue to grow the company’s sneaker business. It claims the resell market for sneakers is worth $6 billion globally.

Launched about a year ago, StockX was founded as a marketplace for so-called sneakerheads—consumers who are obsessed with collecting popular and limited-edition sneakers that are most often made by big manufacturers like Nike (NKE, +0.82%) and Adidas (ADDYY, -0.08%).

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Wale Sounds Off On The Music Industry

January 31, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

As can be seen in the now-deleted Instagram post above, Wale is pretty fed up with the industry and the relationship within. We’re not sure, but this could be some frustration stemming from whatever could be happening with Wale’s long-awaited album SHINE (we’re wondering when the hell it’s going to be released, anyway). To this, we say: real sh*t, Wale.

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Wale Performs ‘Running Back’ With Lil Wayne On ESPN; Releases Phil Ade-Assisted ‘Smile’ (UPDATE)

January 4, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Hip-Hop/Rap, Local, Music, Videos No Comments  

UPDATE: On ‘Smile’, Wale had a message for racist commentator Tomi Lahren (no, we don’t give a sh*t was Charlamagne Tha God thinks)…since then, Lahren has responded. You can see that exchange (which is a bit childish) below the clips.

Wale is on a tear this week (as he has been since he responded to J. Cole). Following a dope New Year’s performance at The Fillmore, the D.C. frontrunner appeared on ESPN’s First Take with collaborator Lil Wayne to perform a new track titled ‘Running Back’. Adding to that, he also liberated another new track titled ‘Smile’, which features Phil Ade. Presumably, both cuts will appear on the forthcoming album S.H.I.N.E. (Still Here Ignoring Negative Energy). Check ’em out below.



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Wale – Groundhog Day (Prod by Jake One)

December 3, 2016 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music 1 Comment  


If you see a Wale song produced by Jake One, it should be an automatic press-play. We know what this one is about. J Cole’s diss track “False Prophets” dropped yesterday, before his album. Cole made very public comments about Wale’s sensitivity and inability to take criticism, statements that probably could have been said in a private phone call instead of a very public music video. Unlike Kanye and Lil Yachty, J Cole and Wale have been close for a while, and Wale’s heartfelt respone was a first from artists Cole likely spoke about in his new song.

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WillThaRapper Connects With Wale For ‘Pull Up Hop Out (Remix)’ (+ New Videos)

November 12, 2016 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music, Videos No Comments  

UPDATE: You can stream Wale’s Remix of WillThaRapper’s “Pull Up Hop Out” remix below, HQ radio rip

About an hour ago, DJ Money premiered an incredible remix of Will Tha Rapper heater single ‘Pull Up Hop Out’, which now features Wale. The track was streamed via Apple Music’s Beats 1; hopefully, the official stream will become available soon. UPDATE: You can listen to a radio rip below the videos; the full DJ Money stream is now available here.

In related news, Will Tha Rapper also recently dropped two new visuals for ’21’, ‘What I Want’ and YNB (featuring Lil Dude & Baby Ahk); you can check ’em both out below.



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Wale Sued Over No-Show (UPDATE)

November 8, 2016 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

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UPDATE: Since TMZ’s report (which you can see below), Wale’s team stated that his ex-manager was actually the one who booked the show and took the money.

From TMZ:

Wale took a bag of money to headline a concert, but dropped a lotus flower bomb on it when he skipped the show and kept the cash … this according to a new lawsuit.

Upfront and Personal Global, the promoters who say they hired Wale for a performance in NYC this summer, just filed suit against the D.C. rapper claiming to have paid him $25k with nothing to show for it come the day of.

In the docs — obtained by TMZ — Upfront shows an alleged signed contract between Wale’s camp and the company, plus 2 wire transfers for $12.5k a piece. They claim after Wale bailed on the show, he went radio silent on ’em when asked for a refund.

Now, they want their dough back — plus interest. We’ve reached out to Wale for comment … so far, no word back.

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Tha Dogg Pound Feat. Wale – Gangsta Boogie (Video) (Co-Dir: Big E Da Bodyguard)

August 24, 2016 JUKEBOXDC Staff Videos No Comments  

Don’t know where the credits went, but this new visual for DPG and Wale’s collab was directed by LouieKnows AND DC’s own Big E Da Bodygoard.

Kurupt and Daz Dillinger, together known as Tha Dogg Pound, release an official music video for “Gangsta Boogie” featuring Wale. This DJ Chose-produced song is the title track off of DPG’s forthcoming album, which is scheduled to be released in September.

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Wale Starts Off President Obama’s Summer 2016 Playlist

August 11, 2016 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music, News No Comments  


The White House website just dropped President Obama’s Summer Spotify playlist for the second year in a row. Noticeably, Wale’s “LoveHate Thing” was the first track. Maybe this isn’t such a big deal; Wale already opened the State of the Union Address, and worked with the First Lady, but it’s still cool to see him get some more shine, alongside the likes of Nina Simone, Charles Mingus, Jay-Z and more. You can check out the playlist on Spotify.

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Wale – My PYT (Video)

July 26, 2016 JUKEBOXDC Staff Videos No Comments  

Wale is back with a new visual for the sure-fire hit record ‘My PYT’, which features Sam Sneak and is taken from his upcoming album SHINE. Much respect to Wale for his choice of women in the video (a remarkable difference from the cosmetic types we’re used to using in Rap videos).

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