In the meantime, we’re left with a quality album, and I get to say that far too rarely to take it for granted. But if he wants to go down as one of the GOATs, he still needs that classic album, that Ready to Die, that GKMC. If Wale goes down in hip-hop history as a gifted emcee who also made some hit songs, there are a million rappers who would kill for those stats.
Its an AP course for the types of sounds that. Wales third studio album is a talent show of new and approved artists alike. The Gifted is a collection of tracks from an unarguably talented emcee, but the point at which a collection of music becomes an album, a singular work with a focus and unity strong enough to truly make an impact, Wale still hasn't reached that point. The Rundown: Wale, The Gifted - This ones for the history books. But the cost of that versatility is focus. 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. Wale presents substance without being overly preachy, and still takes it back to the Go-Go for those who have been following him since Paint A Picture.
This was similar to the songs 'Bittersweet' and 'Fly Away', which he released prior to Attention: Deficit. But the truth is bangers just aren't his strength, and what’s wrong with wanting to hear someone at their strongest? To build hype for The Gifted, Wale released 'Sight of the Sun', a remix of the Fun. If he can make a booty-shaking anthem as good as "Pop That," I’ll take it. For the record, I’m not interested in something as cliché as wanting Wale to only make “conscious” records.
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