Music

“Smokin Out the Window” is an eventful tale of two musicians falling into heartbreak after simpin’ on the town jump off. Will this song live up to the epicness of “Leave the Door Open”? Who knows? the Instrumentation When viewing it through the lens of today’s watered-down RnB, the instrumentation is simply in a league of its own. But when you view it through the lens of 1970’s RnB, it’s routine and derivative…but that’s not such a bad thing in 2021. During the Verse, the 16th notes on the...

The first thing that one has to ask themselves when approaching Wale Folarin II is: “can I overlook his antics?” Once you eliminate Wale’s questionable online persona, you reveal an artist who has maintained relevance for over a decade. While some still take issue with his signing to Rick Ross’ MMG, there is no denying that it exposed him to a larger fanbase with minimal compromise. On his seventh full release, Wale offers up a smorgasbord of genre-bending tracks which could be the album’s...