Today, MMG’s “Gifted” one celebrates his 29th birthday. Here’s a few things you might not have known about Wale.
1) Wale is Nigerian American. His parents are of the Yoruba ethnic group and came to the United States from Austria in 1979.
2) Wale’s family first lived in NW, DC before moving to Montgomery County when Wale was 10.
3) Folarin graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland in 2002 and later moved to Largo.
4) Wale attended Robert Morris University and Virginia State University on football scholarships, then transferred to Bowie State University but dropped out due to academic reasons.
5) His latest album “The Gifted” debuted Number 1 debut on the Billboard 200.
Happy Birthday to Wale and all of the other Virgo’s celebrating their birthdays. If you missed it, check out Wale’s latest video “Clappas” featuring Juicy J and Nicki Minaj:
