Wale:  Everything is a Lot

Wale delivers a profound introspective odyssey with “Everything Is a Lot”, his eighth studio album and Def Jam debut, an expansive 18-track excavation of vulnerability, burnout, and resilience four years after “Folarin II”, channeling the weight of personal scars, industry betrayals, and fleeting romances into soulful samples and blues-tinged introspection. Tracks are elevated by a curated ensemble of collaborators including Shaboozey, Ty Dolla $ign, JTA, Nino Paid, BNYK, and Leon Thomas, blending hip-hop's poetic edge with genre-melding breadth for a soundtrack to midlife reinvention that reaffirms Wale's enduring voice as D.C.'s unflinching storyteller.