Wale Releases Summer Smash My P.Y.T

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 20, 2016

WALE RELEASES SUMMER SMASH “MY P.Y.T”

NEW SINGLE DEBUTED TODAY WITH EVERY-HOUR-ON-THE-HOUR IHEART MEDIA WORLD PREMIERE

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 5TH STUDIO ALBUM “SHINE” TO ARRIVE THIS FALL

LISTEN TO “MY P.Y.T”

GRAMMY-nominated rap superstar WALE returns with the sure to be summer smash, “My P.Y.T,” available at all digital retailers & streaming partners today. “My P.Y.T” debuted earlier this morning; with an every-hour-on-the-hour world premiere across all iHeart Media urban mainstream stations & their websites. Produced by The Dope Boyz, “My P.Y.T” is the first single from Wale’s highly anticipated 5th studio album, “SHINE” due out this Fall via Maybach Music Group/Atlantic Records.

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“My P.Y.T is actually my first rhythmic record since my very first single "Chillin" with Gaga. I've put out singles like 'The Matrimony,' 'Bad,' and 'Lotus Flower Bomb,' which ended up getting me a GRAMMY nomination, but this is my first upbeat, ‘for the clubs’ record in years so the process was a lot different. I took extra time on each and every line, making sure it appealed to a specific but diverse audience at the same time. – Wale tells Entertainment Weekly about “My P.Y.T” Short for Still Here Ignoring Negative Energy, “SHINE” is the follow-up to 2015’s critically acclaimed “THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING,” the collaborative album with comedy icon, Jerry Seinfeld. The album served as the third and final installment in his famed “About Nothing” mixtape trilogy, inspired by his favorite TV show, Seinfeld – a relationship that has since blossomed into a real life friendship between Wale & Seinfeld himself. The legendary comedian is prominently featured on “THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING,” serving as the album’s conscience. The long-awaited collection made an impressive debut at #1 on Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums,” “Top Current Albums,” “Top R&B/Hip-Hop” & “Top Rap Albums” charts, with Billboard crowning the collection Wale’s “strongest album yet,” while Entertainment Weekly praised it for being “a bigger, grander, more cinematic extension of his series of mixtape projects.” The album featured collaborations with Usher (“The Matrimony”,) J.Cole (“The Middle Finger”) and Jeremih (“The Body”,) to name a few.

2015 proved to be a busy year for the Washington, D.C.-native. In addition to the release of “THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING,” Wale partook in several high-profiled events at The White House, including First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Reach Higher” initiative for higher education, as well as becoming the first rapper to open the State Of The Union, performing right before President Obama’s final State Of The Union Address. Wale also joined forces with sneaker boutique, Villa, to release a limited edition collection of sneakers including the Asics “Bottle Rocket” and the Timberland “Gift Box Set,” with additional releases coming later this Summer. The thriving entrepreneur and his manager Leonard Brooks have also partnered with StockX, an actual stock market for sneakers, co-founded by Dan Gilbert, to revolutionize the way people buy not only sneakers, but all e-commerce products. He continues to develop and expand his EVERY BLUE MOON brand that includes musicians, comedians, screenwriters, as well as plans to launch a festival.

Wale is one of the most idiosyncratic talents in hip-hop after unleashing his distinct mixtapes in 2005, with his debut album, “ATTENTION DEFECIT,” arriving in 2009. After signing with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group imprint in 2011, he released his breakthrough, now Gold-certified sophomore album, “AMBITION” – which spawned the Grammy-nominated, Gold-certified hit single “Lotus Flower Bomb (feat. Miguel)” – followed by 2013’s “THE GIFTED,” which debuted atop Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums” chart and features the Platinum-certified single “Bad (feat. Tiara Thomas).” Wale released his fourth studio album, “THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING,” in March of 2015, becoming his most eclectic, entertaining and personal album to date.

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