Wale Builds Momentum With Chaz French Collab "What's The Play"

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Wale adds to his "Ghetto Speak" EP.

Wale is on the horizon of dropping a new album and although we don't know anything else yet, that's enough to get us excited. The Washington D.C. rapper has been inching his way back into the limelight as of late with his biggest step being a new tour. In just five days, he will be embarking on a 33-day trek across North America and it's called Every Blue Moon. The Tour. There's a chance we could be getting the project within the next couple of months, but no one really knows yet. For now though, Wale has been treating his starving fans with a few singles over the last week and "What's The Play" is the latest one.

Prior to this, the "Lotus Flower Bomb" artist put out a two-track EP called Ghetto Speak. It consisted of the title track and "Mission Statement". Both brought some more conscious ideas to the table like the pros and cons of growing up in D.C. Now, with "What's The Play", which features Chaz French, Wale is asking himself how he should continue to move. He acknowledges his own absence on the chorus and wonders if he's still got real supporters still out there. Again, there's more to like here in terms of substance, but Wale also gives a dynamic vocal performance, too. Check out the single with the link below.

"What's The Play" - Wale & Chaz French

Quotable Lyrics:

N****S DON’T WANT PROBLEMS LIKE WE WANT IT
ANY DEEPER IN THE FIELD ID HAVE CLEATS ON ME
YALL NEEDED YALL VILLAIN 13 SUMMERS
BUT I BE STILL RUNNING S*** LIKE YALL IN DEEP COVERAGE
I DONT NEED FRIENDS I NEED BROTHERS
I DONT NEED A WOMAN I JUST NEED LUGGAGE

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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