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Article: soundwaves.(Daily Break)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Go-go, the conga-heavy party music that's been largely unable to escape the literal and metaphorical ghetto of Washington, D.C., gets a shot at stardom on Wale's album "Attention Deficit."
Wale is mostly thrilling throughout this fresh and exciting album, and many Virginians will delight in hearing this underground music from our border finally go mainstream; it's a trip to hear Wale weave in regional euphemisms, too.
Wale is a gifted lyricist, and on songs like the terrific party starter "Pretty Girls" and "Triumph," you have to pay attention to catch the cleverness he spews by the second. Less hard to unwrap is "Shades" with Chris ette Michele, which ...