Wale Birth name - Olubowale Victor Akintimehin Born September 21, 1984 (age 29) Washington, D.C., United States Genres - Hip hop Occupations - Rapper Instruments - Vocals Years active - 2005–present Labels - Maybach Music Group, Atlantic (current) Allido, Interscope, Warner Bros. (former) Associated acts Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Black Cobain, Mark Ronson, Chrisette Michele, J. Cole Awards and nominations. .1 African Muzik Magazine Awards .2 BET Awards .3 BET Hip Hop Awards 4 Grammy Awards .5 Nigeria Entertainment Awards .6 Soul Train Awards Wale, a Nigerian American, was born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin in Northwest, Washington, D.C. on September 21, 1984.[1] His parents are of the Yoruba ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and came to the United States from Austria in 1979. Wales family first lived in Northwest, Washington, DC before moving to Montgomery County when Wale was 10. He graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland in 2002 and later moved to Largo, Maryland[2] in Prince Georges County. 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.[3][1] Wales love of the game of football and the Washington Redskins has led to a longstanding rumor that Wale had a tattoo of tight end Chris Cooley.[4] He is the cousin of actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, best known as Chris Partlow on HBOs The Wire.
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