His personal life, however, has been riddled with tragedy.
“This recording process has changed my entire way of thinking,” the 31-year-old tells EW.
“When I first came in the game I was young22, 23-years-oldand I was wide-eyed and naive.
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“My P.Y.T.”
mirrors Wale’s newfound perspective, revving through bouncy percussion and a boom-bap beat like an auto-tuned joyride.
Wale promises the same sort of sanguine outlook on his impending fifth record, slated for release this fall.
“This is my first upbeat, ‘for the clubs’ record in years,” he says.
“I’m coming back with an album of straight hits.”
Listen to “My P.Y.T.”
