When you’re dope enough to sound dope rhyming on everything, you end up rhyming over everything. Call it the blessing and curse of true talent. Cole, Kendrick, etc.-Wale doesn't have a distinctive sound. Ultimately though, as much as I try to focus on the present and forget about the past, listening to The Gifted sounds like listening to an artist who still doesn't really know who they are as an artist. But the truth is bangers just aren't his strength, and what’s wrong with wanting to hear someone at their strongest?
If he can make a booty-shaking anthem as good as "Pop That," I’ll take it.
I'll list of my top 5 songs from the album and then rate the album on a scale of 1-10.For the record, I’m not interested in something as cliché as wanting Wale to only make “conscious” records. I'll break it down with how many songs are on the album and then how many songs are really on the album, aka, how songs are worth listening to and I'll say which one haven't caught my favor. It's broken down below: I'll throw in a quick explanation because this is the first review to help you see where I'm coming from. Cole for the number 1 spot right now (until Jay-Z sales come in of course). If this were anyone else semi-large this album could threaten J. Overall this album is solid start to finish and the only thing I can see holding it back in sales is Wale's name. Wale brings in none else than 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa to help give the song the proper feel. Wale doesn't forget his fans in need of a good song to smoke to either, throwing in "Rotation", a song about what else? 5 Blunts in rotation. The soulful side of the album continues for about the first half of the album and then transitions to some more club happy bangers.enter "Clappers (ft. He talks about fans, other rappers, and critics not giving him any credit for the work and that he shouldn't be mentioned with the other big names of hip-hop/rap. Wale shows off the new soulful side that he's slowly mastering but also provides strong lyrics mentioning the struggle he's faced. The DC native came out hot off the bat with solid song after solid song, starting with the hit single "LoveHate Thing (ft. When the MMG rapper put out "Folarin" back at the end of 2012, it had a lot of hype behind it but for some reason, to me, didn't feel like it delivered, which had me a bit skeptical of this album at first, that coupled with it competing with other albums such as "Born Sinner" and "Yeezus" I didn't feel like it would get the attention it would ultimately deserve.
His flow is solid, the beats he chooses are nice, but I don't know." Wale, I feel, has always been in the back of everyone's mind having us all say, "I know this guy is good but I'm still waiting to see what else he can do before I commit to him. I could pick up this album and press play on most any track and just let the rest ride out and be fine with no complaints. There are very few songs you press skip for. Simply enough "The Gifted" is packed with great song after great song. The reason I use "The Gifted" as my first review is simple, in a month that is the most packed with content to listen to, this album stood out as the most solid release, and that's coming from someone with a strong J.
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