Name: The Gifted by Wale
Brand: Wale
SKU: 075679953698
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (112 reviews)

ALBUM Explicit

While his first two efforts were smart, clever, funny, and infectious, rapper Wale was never one known to offer rich insight, but on the opening number of the aptly titled The Gifted, he spits "The status got me trippin'/I like my bitch but I like these bitches on my dick be spittin'/Tell that you feelin' different, knowin' you the bread winner," and suddenly the hook of this great album reveals itself. Besides being solidly built and not overstuffed at 16 tracks long, The Gifted is the fascinating sound of the life of the party growing up, and that's as in "in the process," because there are still plenty of club bangers, strip-club jams, and irresponsible moments, and all of them are welcome. "LoveHate Thing" is a breezy summertime jam reminiscing with plenty of gun talk and reckless stories of youth, but the complicated Wale can look to his dangerous past with much love and much gratitude that he made it through those days alive. "Simple Man" is self-reflection with a head-nodding beat and some witty borrowing from 2Pac; then there's the great and quite big "Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)," which juxtaposes lyrics about the Gospel and bling for a layered and interesting swagger fest. As beefy as it gets, "Rotation" is still the puff-puff-pass weed anthem stoners wish for, with "Bad" (featuring Rihanna), "Tired of Dreaming" (featuring Ne-Yo and Rick Ross), and "Clappers" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Juicy J) coming off as great bangers that don't squander their superstar guests. Names like Just Blaze, Lee Majors, Cardiak, and No Credit supply the beats for this more mature/still flashy release, all of it adding up to Wale's win number three. ~ David Jeffries

1. The Curse of the Gifted

by Wale

Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Andrew Robertson; Production
Cello: Dave Edgar; Performer
Drums: Shajuan Andrews; Performer
Guitar: Marcos Robinson; Performer
Keyboard: Joseph Harley; Performer
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Wale
Rick Ross; Production
Mixing Assistant: Jhop; Production
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Nealhpogue
Pat Viala; Production
Composer: Ryan Levar Coppin
Deleno Matthews
Stokley Williams
Olubowale Akintimehin; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Producer: Lv
Sean C; Production
Recording: No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

2. LoveHate Thing (feat. Sam Dew)

by Wale, Sam Dew

Featured Artist: Sam Dew; Main Performer
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Mixing Assistant: Ben Baptie; Production
Bass Guitar: Stokley; Performer
Bass Guitar: Stokley; Performer
Drums: Chris Hunt; Performer
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Guitar: Stokley; Performer
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Cody Sciara; Production
Percussion: Tone P; Performer
Piano: Sam Dew; Performer
Vocals: Sam Dew; Performer
Composer: Olubowale Akintimehin
Stokley Williams
Christopher Hunt
Samuel Dew; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Engineer: Tom Elmhirst; Production
Producer: Tone P
Sam Dew
Stokley; Production
Keyboards Programmer: Stokley; Other
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Programmer: Tone P; Production
Recording: No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

3. Sunshine

by Wale

Background Vocals: Sam Dew
Stokley; Performer
Drums: Stokley; Performer
Keyboard: Stokley; Performer
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Percussion: Stokley; Performer
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Derek Selby; Production
Piano: Alexa Lima; Performer
Composer: Stokley Williams
Stevie Wonder
Olubowale Akintimehin
Ernest Price
Samuel Dew; Composer
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Engineer: No Credit; Production
Producer: Tone P
Stokley; Production
Recording: No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

4. Heaven's Afternoon (feat. Meek Mill)

by Wale, Meek Mill

Audio Engineer: Tecknicks
No Credit; Production
Featured Artist: Meek Mill; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Sam Dew
Stokley; Performer
Guitar: Stokley; Performer
Keyboard: Stokley
Sam Dew; Performer
Lead Vocals: Stokley
Wale
Meek Mill; Performer
Composer: Kevin Spencer
Olubowale Akintimehin
Stokley Williams
Robert Williams
Gloria Nissenson
Samuel Dew
Lionel Gray
Hod David Schudson; Composer
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: No Credit; Production
Producer: Lg The Producer
No Credit
Stokley
Sam Dew; Production
Recording: Tecknicks
No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit
Tecknicks; Other

5. Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)

by Wale

Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Choir/chorus: Karla Brown
Christina Kirkland
Lauren Morris
Shannon Peters
Jamal Webb; Ensemble
Composer: Johnny Mollings
L. Elliott
Leonardo Mollings
Olubowale Akintimehin; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Michale Congdon; Production
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Wale
Rick Ross; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Engineer: Nealhpogue
Jhop; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Producer: Lee Major; Production
Recording: No Credit; Production
Additional Vocals: Magazeen; Other
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

6. Vanity

by Wale

Guitar: David Linaburg; Performer
Keyboard: Deputy; Performer
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Composer: Roland Orzabal
Jamil Pierre
Olubowale Akintimehin
Kevin Spencer; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Derek Pacuk
Daniela Rivera; Production
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Engineer: Phil Tan; Production
Producer: No Credit; Production
Additional Programmer: Deputy; Other
Recording: No Credit; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

7. Gullible (feat. CeeLo Green)

by Wale, Cee-lo Green

Featured Artist: Ceelo Green; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Scar
Sam Dew; Performer
Bass Guitar: Craig Love
Trevor Flandris
Patrick Postle; Performer
Drums: Chris Hunt; Performer
Guitar: Stokley
Daniel Groover; Performer
Horn: Cochemea Gastelum
David Guy
Neal Sugarman; Performer
Audio Engineer: No Credit
Josh Connolly; Production
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Cody Sciara
Derek Pacuk; Production
Bass Guitar: Craig Love
Patrick Postle
Trevor Flandris; Performer
Mixing Engineer: No Credit; Production
Tambourine: Chris Hunt; Performer
Composer: Stokley Williams
Kevin Spencer
Olubowale Akintimehin
Trevor Flanders
Samuel Dew
Christopher Hunt; Composer
Producer: Stokley
No Credit; Production
Programmer: Stokley; Production
Recording: No Credit
Josh Connolly; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit
Josh Connolly; Other

8. Bricks (feat. Yo Gotti & Lyfe Jennings)

by Wale, Yo Gotti, Lyfe Jennings

Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Cody Sciara
Alex Newell; Production
Featured Artist: Yo Gotti
Lyfe Jennings; Main Performer
Composer: Carl Mccormick
Mario Giden
Olubowale Akintimehin
Kevin Spencer
Samuel Dew; Composer
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Assistant: Jhop; Production
Mixing Engineer: Nealhpogue; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Producer: No Credit
Cardiak; Production
Recording: No Credit; Production
Additional Vocals: Tre; Other
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

9. Clappers (feat. Nicki Minaj & Juicy J)

by Wale, Nicki Minaj, Juicy J.

Featured Artist: Juicy J.
Nicki Minaj; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Ariel Chobaz
Derek Pacuk; Production
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Composer: Jordan Houston
Michael Henry
Mark Stevens
Onika Maraj
Olubowale Akintimehin
Marcus Miller
Kevin Spencer; Composer
Audio Engineer: Ariel Chobaz
No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Assistant: Sam Bohl; Production
Mixing Engineer: Fabian Marasciullo; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Producer: Mark Henry
No Credit
Juicy J.; Production
Recording: Ariel Chobaz
No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Ariel Chobaz
No Credit; Other
Timbales Drums: Eric Curry; Other

10. Bad (feat. Rihanna) [Remix]

by Wale, Rihanna

Featured Artist: Rihanna; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Composer: Olubowale Akintimehin
Tiara Thomas
Santrise Webb; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Andrew Robertson
Daniela Rivera Management; Production
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Mixing Engineer: Phil Tan; Production
Producer: Mexmanny; Production
Recording: No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

11. Tired of Dreaming (feat. Ne-Yo & Rick Ross)

by Wale, Ne-yo, Rick Ross

Featured Artist: Rick Ross
Ne-yo; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Wale
Rick Ross
Ne-yo; Performer
Composer: Olubowale Akintimehin
Jamil Pierre
Shaffer Smith
Jesse Wilson
William Roberts; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Andrew Robertson; Production
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Wale; Production
Mixing Assistant: Sam Bohl; Production
Mixing Engineer: Fabian Marasciullo; Production
Producer: Deputy
Corporal; Production
Recording: No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

12. Rotation (feat. Wiz Khalifa & 2 Chainz)

by Wale, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa

Featured Artist: Wiz Khalifa
2 Chainz; Main Performer
Drums: Travis Scott
Adothegod; Performer
Keyboard: Travis Scott
Adothegod
Anthony Kilhoffer; Performer
Lead Vocals: 2 Chainz
Wale
Wiz Khalifa; Performer
Composer: Tauheed Epps
Cameron Thomaz
Olubowale Akintimehin
A. Lipinski
Anthony Kilhoffer
Travis Scott; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Marce Ayala
Finis White
Sam Bohl; Production
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Wale
Rick Ross; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Assistant: Finis White; Production
Mixing Engineer: Fabian Marasciullo; Production
Producer: Jacques Webster
Adothegod; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Additional Vocals: Andrea Martin
Anthony Kilhoffer; Other
Recording: No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other
Keyboards Programmer: Adothegod; Other

13. Simple Man

by Wale

Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Composer: Samuel Dew
Olubowale Akintimehin
Kevin Spencer; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Derek Selby; Production
Audio Engineer: No Credit
Cody Sciara; Production
Executive Producer: Wale
Rick Ross; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Engineer: No Credit; Production
Producer: Ralph Folarin; Production
Recording: No Credit
Cody Sciara; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: Cody Sciara
No Credit; Other

14. 88

by Wale

Background Vocals: Sam Dew; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Andy Wright
Michael Kuzoian
Gloria Kaba
Cody Sciara; Production
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Assistant Producer: Tone P; Production
Audio Engineer: No Credit; Production
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Composer: Olubowale Akintimehin
Justin Smith
Ernest Price; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Engineer: Just Blaze
Andrew Wright; Production
Producer: Just Blaze; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Recording: No Credit; Production
Audio Recording Engineer: No Credit; Other

15. Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing (feat. Jerry Seinfeld)

by Wale, Jerry Seinfeld

Featured Artist: Jerry Seinfeld; Main Performer
Assistant Engineer: Jordan Kinne
Rich Rich; Production
Background Vocals: Sam Dew
Stokley; Performer
Guitar: Stokley; Performer
Lead Vocals: Sam Dew
Wale
Stokley; Performer
Composer: Olubowale Akintimehin
Leonardo Mollings
Johnny Mollings
Leigh Elliott; Composer
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Executive Producer: Wale
Rick Ross; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Engineer: No Credit; Production
Producer: Sam Dew
Lee Major
Stokley; Production

16. Bad (feat. Tiara Thomas)

by Wale, Tiara Thomas

Featured Artist: Tiara Thomas; Main Performer
Drum Programming: Kelson Camp; Performer
Lead Vocals: Wale; Performer
Composer: Tiara Thomas
Olubowale Akintimehin
Santrise Webb; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Tiara Thomas; Composer
Audio Engineer: Derek Pacuk; Production
Executive Producer: Rick Ross
Wale; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Athens; Production
Mixing Assistant: No Credit; Production
Producer: Kelson Camp
Tiara Thomas; Production
Keyboards Programmer: Kelson Camp; Other
Recording: Derek Pacuk; Production
Primary Artist: Wale; Main Performer
Audio Recording Engineer: Derek Pacuk; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 10 minutes and 10 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

Available and up to 1425x1425 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Rap, Hip Hop, Underground Rap, Hardcore Rap, Hip-Hop Hitmakers

Label

MMG - Atlantic

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 24, 2013

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

75679953698

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The Gifted

1. The Curse of the Gifted

2. LoveHate Thing (feat. Sam Dew)

3. Sunshine

4. Heaven's Afternoon (feat. Meek Mill)

5. Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)

6. Vanity

7. Gullible (feat. CeeLo Green)

8. Bricks (feat. Yo Gotti & Lyfe Jennings)

9. Clappers (feat. Nicki Minaj & Juicy J)

10. Bad (feat. Rihanna) [Remix]

11. Tired of Dreaming (feat. Ne-Yo & Rick Ross)

12. Rotation (feat. Wiz Khalifa & 2 Chainz)

13. Simple Man

14. 88

15. Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing (feat. Jerry Seinfeld)

16. Bad (feat. Tiara Thomas)

Technical Specifications

The Gifted

Product information

Release options

1. The Curse of the Gifted

2. LoveHate Thing (feat. Sam Dew)

3. Sunshine

4. Heaven's Afternoon (feat. Meek Mill)

5. Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)

6. Vanity

7. Gullible (feat. CeeLo Green)

8. Bricks (feat. Yo Gotti & Lyfe Jennings)

9. Clappers (feat. Nicki Minaj & Juicy J)

10. Bad (feat. Rihanna) [Remix]

11. Tired of Dreaming (feat. Ne-Yo & Rick Ross)

12. Rotation (feat. Wiz Khalifa & 2 Chainz)

13. Simple Man

14. 88

15. Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing (feat. Jerry Seinfeld)

16. Bad (feat. Tiara Thomas)

Technical Specifications