RR’s ’09 Underrated Albums: #4 Wale “Attention Deficit”

Wale ain’t famous but all the famous people know him. Ha. Although, critically-acclaimed, Attention Deficit hasn’t fully connected to the general public and that’s a damn shame. It’s a solid debut that displays the promise of an even brighter future. Few MCs are versatile enough to make a record with Lady Gaga (“Chillin”) and Gucci Mane (“Pretty Girls”) and sounds as comfortably in command. Tell me the Tribe-inspired “World Tour” doesn’t knock. Can’t get Kanye to give you a track, fuck it, make a song he wish he wrote (“90210”). Still my personal favorite “Prescription” best represents the DMV’s finest, he’s lost in the sounds of the band and the lyrics are flowing like fine wine. I’ll take a refill.

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  1. mac DIESEL says:

    THAT NIGGA IS WACK N SO IS HIS ALBUM!!!! I DON’T GIVE A FUCK WUT THAT NIGGA TELL ME!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  2. Dan says:

    Every Yellow Lemon Head post is cringe worthy. “Ha” (GTFOH w that shit).

  3. 3Stacks says:

    Tell it YN….niccaz done slept on another Illmatic/Reasonable Doubt deubt

  4. Dashing says:

    Glad to see you give this album some recognition but this should have made your top albums of 09. It was better than Em, 50, Loso, and Gucci.

    How can you call it underrated and also not put it on your list? You’re the ones underrating it.

  5. yesrrir2 says:

    shit was wak so was kid cudi all these corny niggaz gotta go

  6. mac DIESEL says:

    @ 3Stacks

    U COMPARIN’ ILLMATIC/REASONABLE DOUBT TO THIS BULLSHIT ALBUM??!! GET YA FUCKIN’ MIND RITE NIGGA!!!!! THAT NIGGA’S WHOLE CATALOGUE COUDN’T FUCK WIT ONE SONG ON REASONABLE DOUBT OR ILLMATIC!!!!! SOMEBODY NEED TO SLAP THE SHIT OUT YA DUMB NAIVE ASS!!!!!! FUCK OUTTA HERE!!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  7. So Icy Boi! says:

    Wale is a pop/rap/rock/LadyGaGa/ azz nigga ….Niggaz in D.C. dnt even like him …..they all bumpin Gucci!! BURR!

  8. Dan says:

    So Icy Boi! says:
    Thursday, January 07 2010 at 11:25 AM EST
    Wale is a pop/rap/rock/LadyGaGa/ azz nigga ….Niggaz in D.C. dnt even like him …..they all bumpin Gucci!! BURR!
    ————

    Go fucking jump off a cliff. “Burrrrr”. Demented bird-ass nigga.

  9. yaboitone says:

    Damn I’m so afraid of where rap music is gonna end up pretty soon. Niggaz would rather bump Gucci then Wale? lol.
    Burrrrr.. The sound you’re mom makes garglin my balls in her cheeks.

  10. canada.dry says:

    @Dan

    don’t under stand why don’t YOU don’t GTFOH? if you’re cringing

  11. Wade De Shane says:

    Wale is garbage. There is a reason when you get no love in your own home. And it ain’t hate.

  12. M85 says:

    Dag yall got a list for everything I was wondering if yall forgot bout wale…dude Is extremly talented…the album was dope…best debut since food and liquor…clever lyrics real subject matter..jus was listenin to his say something freestyle…if you don’t believe he is nice jus take a listen

  13. Thatdude. says:

    Until someone post 1 hot wale verse ill pass. J.Cole > Wale anytime.

  14. ha says:

    its funny how the haters r quick to jump out ova and ova again. i’m tellin y’all got an undercover passion 4 the ppl u hate on… shits pathetic. and the ppl that stay sayin he dont get luv in his own town, i wus watchin the videos of the 930 club which he sold out twice in one nite… and u sayin ppl in dc dont fuk wit him?

    anyways, def an underrated album, hopefully the next cpl of yrs he’ll get the respect he deserves and all these faggot ass haters gonna b all on him

  15. 3Stacks says:

    @Mac Diesel
    Get a grip playboy(no need for the caps or name callin’).If only you could comprehend…I was looking at it in retrospect as a debut album.For example when Jay dropped reasonable doubt people slept on it because it was ahead of it’s time.It’s only recently people begun to fully appreciate it,I believe it will be the same with Wale’s debut: might not catch your ear first time but will stand the test of time coz the subject matter is real everyday emotion.

  16. Ameriboy says:

    u gotta be fuckin kidding me…. Wale is undoubtedly the future of Hip Hop. He’s been hot forever and this is just his debut album. He’s just gettin started.. And who is the ignorant fuck who said he gets no love in DMV? name one show that he’s done that wasnt sold out…. Commercial Hip-hop Indoctrinated Pussies

  17. So Icy Boi! says:

    ^^^ Charlamagne Tha God put him on blast and even said it niggaz in D.C. dont fuk wit him ..dey dont lik the way he reppin D.C. they say that aint they type of music ….And @Dan u a stalker ass nigga

  18. StayGoldLikeFlair says:

    Could somebody please tell me where this “DC doesnt f*ck with Wale” crap comes from?!? Dude has had three (3) sold out 9:30 Club shows (Two in one night). If you don’t like the music just say you dont like the music.

  19. JD says:

    hes nice…but boring as fuck…

  20. mike says:

    his album is crazy, theres just that lupe epic-ness about album that blows my mind. for real, i can’t get enough of his album. i think shades is song of the year.

  21. Ac@pella! says:

    Ya’ll niggaz crazy as fuck! That nigga Wale is the future of hip hop. He’s the second nigga to actually deliver a great album out of that Freshmen Class of 09 shit besides Cudi (Roth doesn’t count, his buzz flopped from his own fuck ups) I met Wale last summer @ Burn Rubber before the Drake concert and the nigga delivered. AND he killed his set at tha Jay concert @ Eastern Mich in Oct. PLUS his debut got sideswiped by wack ass retailers and that didn’t stop niggaz from coppin that shit thru itunes or F.Y.E stores. I bet half of the niggaz commentin on here are from the south and disguised as O.J. and Waka Fuckery’s weak asses…And how tha fuck would ya’ll know if niggaz in D.C. don’t fuck with him if ya’ll not from D.C., don’t live there, and have never been there???? Talkin bout he ain’t reppin’ right. gtfoh…Nigga, he the only rapper from D.C. makin it big tourin wit Jay so get off that shit u dumb ass niggaz. Ya’ll niggaz’ ignorance irks the fuck outta me daily1 And like corrupt said, I’m callin’ out names: This goes for Wac Diesel, So Icy Girl, Wade De Lame, and Nosirrr2. Words of advice: Shut tha fuck up and study real music, THEN make a comment. Until then go play on the freeway bitchez….

  22. cory says:

    fuuuuuuucccccccckkkkkkk thhhhhhhhhhisssssssss ssssssssshhhhhhhiiiiiiittttt

    wale is terrible. I’ve never heard a hot wale verse.

  23. Dashing says:

    @Cory and @thatdude

    Youtube “Rising Up” by the Roots featuring Wale. And youtube Wale “chicago falcon” or Wale “Wordplay”.

  24. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Ac@pella!

    “and like corupt said, I’m calling out names!”

    SHUT THE FUCK UP NIGGA!!!! U SENSITIVE OVER-EMOTIONAL FEMININE TYPE BITCH!!!! WALE IS TRASH!!!! GET OVER IT FUCKBOY!!!! N THE 3RD LETTER OF YA NAME LOOK LIKE YA MOMS COOCH WHEN SHE SPREAD ‘EM FOR ME!!!! U A SUCKA FOR LIFE FUCKBOY!!!!! FUCK OUTTA HERE!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  25. Brodie says:

    I STILL don’t understand all the hate that Wale receives. And for the people saying name a hot verse from Wale, just go back and listen to “the artistic integrity” off of the mixtape about nothing.
    Sometimes it seems like the Wale Haters come out because its the “in” thing and not based off his body of work so far….

    And for the guy up top that said J. Cole > Wale, you’re right BUT Wale is far from wack

  26. Darius Anderson says:

    Wale Is My Favorite You Fuck Boys!
    I wanna hear yall rap and see if yall better!?!

    Hell naaawww!

  27. Thatdude. says:

    Alright those 2 verses by him where hot, loved that Roots song.. Chicago Falcon was nasty. May check his shit out sometime now when I run outa shit to listen to.

  28. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Brodie

    DON’T NEED TO GET ALL OFFENDED N EMOTIONAL BRODIE!!!! IT’S NOT HATE IT’S AN OPINION!!!! I DON’T HATE THAT NIGGA PERSONALLY!!!! I JUST DON’T LIKE HIS MUSIC!!!! FALL BACK FUCKBOY!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  29. mac DIESEL says:

    @ 3Stacks

    THEY SLEPT ON IT CUZ IT’S WACK!!!! PERIOD!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  30. mac UNLEADED says:

    @mac DIESEL

    THIS SHITS HOT AS FUCK NIGGAAAAAAAAAA!

    DONT HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!!

  31. mac DIESEL says:

    @ mac UNLEADED

    NIGGA PLEASE!!!!! GO JUMP OFF A BRIDGE FUCKBOY!!!! SILLY GROUPIE!!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  32. Nyc says:

    All you dumb ass nigga’s with the ” don’t hate my opinion” are on some hater shit… For real for real. Wale is dope. I’ve seen him 5 times in the last 2 years in NYC & all those shows were all sold out. Come on son!!! Back to the feature should be mixtape of the year. I think people have a misconception of what kind of rapper wale is… Esp people who never heard of him til chillin came out ( that was a bad look ) go back & listen to his mixtapes & tell me he ain’t one of the best mc’s doing it right now….Dam interscope fucked up on this album. They should have put it out last year when he had that great buzz going. Anyway slow & steady wins this race. Open up your ears you fucking fags!!!

  33. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Nyc

    NIGGA PLEASE!!!! FALL THE FUCK BACK!!!! NO NEED TO GET ALL SENSITIVE N SHIT!!!! TIGHTEN UP THAT G-STRING NIGGA!!!! FEMALE ASS BITCH!!!! WALE IS TRASH!!!! JUST ACCEPT IT FUCKBOY!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  34. Nyc says:

    @ WAC Diesel
    your opinion is hated. Hate is the new love. So I guess your a wale Stan…. Go eat a dick…bitch!!!

  35. Nyc says:

    @ WAC Wiesel
    I know why your a hater…. Cause wale’s your Step dad & your mad cause he didn’t take you on tour with him & you have to stay home with mommy & clean the cum stains of the floor…. Remember when wale… Sorry I mean DAD busted a nut on mom dukes face. Lol… That was great.
    DON’T HATE THE FACTS!!!!!!

  36. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Nyc

    DAMN NIGGA U MORE SENSITIVE THAN I THOUGHT!!!! U HUFFIN’ N PUFFIN’ OVER A COMPUTER!!!! BUHAHAHAHA!!!! U A JOKE FUCKBOY!!!! WALE IS TRASH!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! DON’T KID YASELF FUCKBOY!!!! GO SIT SOMEWHERE LITTLE NIGGA!!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  37. Nyc says:

    Yeah I’ll sit on yah moms face while she tea bags Deez nutz… & sensitive? Don’t kid yourself punk… This shit is mad funny I can do this all day & the only thing you were right about in the last post was the puffin’ part. Oh & back to the point…… WALE!!!!

  38. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Nyc

    THAT SHIT WAS WEAK NIGGA!!!! MOMMA JOKES???? BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!! STOP KIDDIN’ YASELF!!!! THEM JOKES IS WEAK FUCKBOY!!!! I KNOW U DROOLIN’ ALL OVER YA KEYBOARD WAITIN’ FOR WUT mac DIESEL GOT TO SAY!!!!! FALL BACK NIGGA!!!! IT AIN’T THAT SERIOUS!!!! WALE IS TRASH!!!! SO WUT!!!!! U GONNA LOSE A LIFE CUZ I SAID HE WACk???? BUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! U A JOKE TO ME!!!!! JUST LIKE YA BOY WALE!!!!! U A SUCKA FOR LIFE!!!! U FUCKIN’ DUMMY!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!!!

  39. Nyc says:

    @ WAC Wiesel
    Lose my life?…what the fuck are you talking about son? & home on the computer? I ain’t you son I got a life. I do this from my I phone bitch. Who the fuck are you to have an opinion on shit!!! Your pops should have bust you on the couch. I see I’m out of my leage… You seem to be the king of this hide behind my computer hard rock shit… Pussy!!!
    That’s just my OPINION cause I said it!!! You fucking loser!!

  40. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Nyc

    THEM DADDY JOKES IS LAME SON!!!! U ON THAT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SHIT FUCKBOY!!!! YEAH U WATCHIN’ ME SHITTIN’ ON U ON YA I-PHONE BITCH ASS!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I LAUGH AT LIL MONKEYS LIKE U!!!!! I CAN SHIT ON U ALL DAY NIGGA!!!! U A FUCKIN’ JOKE!!!!! KEEP AMUSIN’ ME FUCKBOY!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! WALE IS WACK LIKE YA LIFE!!!! YA MOMS SHOULDA SWALLOWED!!!! THAT DUMB BITCH!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  41. Nyc says:

    @ Wack Wiesel
    you say the same shit on every post… What you think that’s cute or something. You should get the #1 spot for dickrider/groupie of the year.
    You deserve it…. For puttin in that work… Pussy
    I never see you leave a positive post… Why cause you got hate in your blood… Devil.

  42. Wade De Shane says:

    ha
    i wus watchin the videos of the 930 club which he sold out twice in one nite… and u sayin ppl in dc dont fuk wit him?

    Yep thats what I am sayin. So because he sold out 930 club twice means people in DMV show him love? LOL, more white people go to 930. GTFOH

  43. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Nyc

    mac DIESEL’S GROUPIE LIST

    RANDOM NIGGA
    EIGHTYSBABY
    AC@PELLA
    SO ICY BOI
    3STACKS
    NYC

    U ON THE BOTTOM BUT U GETTIN’ UP THERE WITH EACH POST!!!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FUCKBOY!!!! U CAN BE mac DIESEL’S #1 GROUPIE ONE DAY!!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!! U CAN’T DISS mac DIESEL!!!! IT’S FUCKIN’ IMPOSSIBLE!!!! U CAN’T FIGURE IT OUT YET U DUMMY???? IF U WANT TO KEEP GETTIN’ SHITTED ON I AIN’T GOT NO PROBLEM WIT THAT!!!!! AS U CAN SEE!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! GET LOST U FUCKIN’ CLOWN!!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  44. Nyc says:

    @wack wiesel
    BRING IT ON NIGGA!!!!!
    You fuckin scumbag piece of shit.
    You just mad cause I took this shit over in one day. I’m runnin this shit BITCH!!!! Brush up on your vocabulary fag!!! Go back to school… Get that education… You fuckin section 8 bitch!!!
    I’ve been doing this shit for 1 day & it’s mad boring son!!! What does that say about you…… I tell you….YOU HAVE NO FUCKIN LIFE.

  45. Broad Street Bully says:

    wale is dope. and thats all im saying. not getting involved with all u internet thugs i dont want my feeling hurt

  46. Jay says:

    Yea this shit was REALLY underrated… i myself am from the dc area and i aint gon lie a lot ppl out dont really bang son… iunno why tho… his shit dont bump in the car and club like my gucci do by far but he is a very talented artist in my eyes… he had a really good ablum and me personal i think it should made top ten… but fuck tho they say if you aint got no hater then must be doing sumthin wrong so hang in there wale you be alright

  47. illaDeuce says:

    SO TRUE. This is a classic debut despite the fact that hip-hop didnt acknowledge it as one… in Due Time Wale, in due time. EVERY TRACK WAS FUCKIGN DOPE

  48. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Nyc

    THAT POST WAS WEAK GROUPIE #6 (CHECK THE LIST)!!!! BUHAHAHAHA!!!! IT’S AMAZIN HOW U LKE TO GET SHITTED ON!!!! U HAVE A HIGH TOLERANCE FOR HUMILITY OR MAYBE UR JUST A FUCKIN’ IDIOT!!!!! GO KILL YASELF NIGGA!!!! YOU’LL NEVER BE mac DIESEL’S #1 GROUPIE WIT THEM WEAK ASS POSTS!!!! THAT SHIT WAS FUCKIN’ LAME SON!!! KINDA LIKE YA LIFE!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!! IMMA KEEP SHITTIN’ ON U FUCKBOY!!!!! BUHAHAHAHA!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  49. Nyc says:

    @ wack wiesel
    come on son!!! You waiting by your computer anticipating every post I put up son!!! You Fuckin wanker silly will as mother fucker….. Listen up you stupid fuckin porch monkey tell your mother I need some tit milk for my fruity loops after that I need you to pick me some cotton to weave my underwear.

  50. Nyc says:

    Hey I ordered some spoons and shovels so you can dig an underground rail road system to my house so I could kick you in your silverback head

  51. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Nyc

    “c’mon son!!! You waiting by your computer anticipating every post I put up son!!!”

    U JUST KILLED YASELF FUCKBOY!!!! BUHAHAHAHA!!!! AIN’T THAT WUT U DOIN’ U DUMBFUCK??? THIS POST BEEN UP SINCE THURSDAY N U STILL ON THIS SHIT!!!! DAMN NIGGA DID I SHIT ON U THAT BAD FOR U TO SHIT ON YA OWN SELF???!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!! IMMA BUMP U UP TO #5 ON THE GROUPIE LIST JUST FOR U SHITTIN’ ON YASELF!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!! U JUST L’D YASELF!!!! U ARE ONE DUMB MUTHAFUCKA!!!! U A SUCKA FOR LIFE!!!! BUHAHAHAHA!!!! FUCKIN’ DUMMY!!!!!

  52. Nyc says:

    @ Wack Wiesel
    Nigga please!! I ain’t got shit to say to you.
    You fuckin bore me…. Keep it moving kid!!
    I can’t belive wack fucks like you exist.
    Only in this hip hop game… Shit’s like WWE!!
    I put a post up & you have to come & fuck with me!! C’mon get off my dick all ready!! I just made your fuckin life… You know it’s true cause you live 4 this shit!!! Go kick rocks nigga.. Play times over time to change your g string…Fag

  53. Nas says:

    if you’ve never heard a hot Wale verse listen to his “Thank You” freestyle. “If a bitch lyin then you can be a tiger.” Album is top 5 of the year. DOn’t say this nigga terrible just say it’s not your type of music because there’s no way he’s worse than Gucci. Cause I never heard a hot Gucci verse.

  54. mac DIESEL says:

    @ Nyc

    “c’mon son!!! You waiting by your computer anticipating every post I put up son!!!”

    BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I STILL CAN’T GET OVER THAT SHIT!!!! LET ME FINISHING LAUGHIN’ FIRST!!!!! THEN I’LL COME BACK ON THIS POST N SHIT ON U AGAIN!!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!! THIS NIGGA L’D HIMSELF!!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! WUT A DUMBFUCK U ARE!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  55. mac DIESEL says:

    * R.I.P NYC *

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  56. mac DIESEL says:

    * R.I.P NYC *

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

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