Wale: His 10 Best Tracks You Need To Hear

9. The Black N Gold Feat. Sam Sparrow €“ More About Nothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUWhCiTOAO4 Production: 9 Lyrics/Flow: 10 Message: 7 Notable Lyrics: EVERYTHING, so here are the highlights - €œI could change a broad's life in about an hour/I turn ducks into bucks, Luke Ridnour/Y'all had your run, don't ruin ours/Watch a young n***a operate, Dougie Howser€ €œYa'll Mario Brothers, I€™m Metal Gear€ €œI Make it Reign, Shawn Kemp, GP/Create Life With The Beats, Alicia Keys" In the middle of €œMore About Nothing€, came a bouncy up-tempo track that sampled Sam Sparrow€™s Black and Gold. What started as a fun sounding beat became the canvas for Wale to submit his bid for the €œKing of Sports Metaphors€ title, with a lyrical exhibition that not just anyone could do. The Luke Ridnour line alone is highlight reel worthy. Wale goes from Alex Ovechkin, and Stephen Strasburg of his hometown, to Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton effortlessly. The song isn€™t about sports, but those lines just illustrate Wale€™s immense lyrical dexterity. He talks about partying in Hollywood, keeping hip hop alive, at the same time celebrating life. The sample of Sparrow€™s Black and Gold perfectly illustrates all the thoughts of a man in Wale€™s position. With everything going on in the verses, the atmosphere of €œHenny and Champagne€ brings Wale into the reality of yearning for someone that isn€™t near. Why this song didn€™t appear on an album is beyond this writer.