Wale: His 10 Best Tracks You Need To Hear

By Rich D. Latta II /

7. €œTats On My Arms€ €“ Feat Rick Ross

Production: 9 Lyrics/Flow: 9 Message: 8 Notable Lyrics: €œI ain€™t with the talking, See I€™m just trying to focus/Cause The loudest n***a In the room is usually the brokest!€ That line became the battle cry of club-goers and many a Facebook status at the time. €œTats on My Arm€ doesn€™t appear on an album or mixtape, it€™s sort of a lost gem you have to find yourself, filled with bragging-rights lyrics and a trunk-rattling beat from Atlanta producer, Southside. Tats On My Arm is the type of song to tap in to your inner tough guy, even if you don€™t have any ink. Wale is really comfortable on this beat, as the transition to Maybach Music was fully underway. His objective is getting money by any means - whether its poetry or Michael Jordan'ing fellow rappers. Some fans feared he was sacrificing his €œartistic integrity€ (which Wale has rapped about before) by signing with Rick Ross, but all being signed with Mark Ronson did was get him critical acclaim. However, after capturing that, it€™s hard to blame a man in his position for wanting to take a risk to benefit himself financially. Maybach Music was the perfect place to hone his burgeoning skills.