Regardless, after 'Triumph''s bombastic, soulful intro it becomes readily apparent that Attention: Deficit offers a sampling flight of excellent modern production trends. Both tracks feature respectable beat tracks, yet one can't help but wonder what they're doing on the same album. Cool & Dre's glorified future-hop in hit single 'Chillin'' contrasts so much, in fact, that it feels like a completely different record from Dave Sitek-produced (of TV on the Radio fame) 'Triumph'. Attention: Deficit aptly explores his multi-faceted personality - be it a conscious bent or mainstream appeal.īut this ADHD proclamation acts as a detractor as much as a boon to the LP's credibility: the production here, while expertly handled for the most part, is uneven. This growth isn't quite unfounded, however - Wale is a consistently excellent lyricist bolstered by his pop culture-laden punchlines. After the unique Seinfeld-themed, Michael Richards-fueled A Mixtape About Nothing and feature spot on The Roots' Rising Down last year, his respective hype locomotive magnified in size by an incredible order of magnitude it's impressive that a hip-hop artist can grow near-exponentially from relative DMV (DC/MD/VA) no-name to burgeoning mainstream pop-rap star. Self-proclaimed as one of the best rappers in the blogosphere, Wale has had critics pining for his debut for almost a year now. Review Summary: A successful, albeit uneven major label debut.

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