Wale Releases New Album 'Wow...That's Crazy' + 'BGM' Video

Grammy-nominated rapper and actor Wale released his anxiously-awaited new album and first for Warner Records, Wow…That’s Crazy on Friday (Oct 11). 
 
The album release follows  the release of a Great Gatsby themed video for his song celebrating women of color, “BGM.” 

Earlier this month, he paved the way for the album’s arrival with Love & Loyalty” [feat. Mannywellz]. 
 
Wale set the stage for Wow… That’s Crazy with his biggest single in six years. The smash “On Chill” [feat. Jeremih] not only holds the #1 spot at Urban Radio and is certified gold status, but it also emerges as his “highest-charting Hot 100 entry since ‘Bad’ in 2013.” In less than three months, it played to an audience of 400 million-plus! Claiming real estate on prominent Hip-Hop and R&B playlists across all DSPs, it’s also inching close to 187 million total streams to date.
 
Wale will perform “On Chill” [feat. Jeremih] on The Wendy Williams Show on October 15 and later that night, hip-hop journalist Elliott Wilson will interview Wale in front of a live audience for Wilson’s Tidal series, "CRWN."  A live performance of new songs from the album will be featured on VEVO’s popular “CTRL Session” series. The media blitz continues with an ESPN takeover on October 16. Wale recently dropped by The Kelly Clarkson Show and The Real, showing a different side of himself in these candid conversations.
 
You can catch Wale igniting venues across the country on the “Everything Is Fine" Tour. Amidst a series of sold-out dates, J Cole made a special appearance in North Carolina. See the full itinerary below and purchase tickets on Wale’s website www.walemusic.com.
 
TOUR DATES:

Monday October 14 - Boston MA - Paradise Rock Club
Wednesday October 16 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
Thursday October 17 - Chicago, IL - Concord
Friday October 18 - Detroit, MI - El Club
Monday October 21 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
Thursday October 24 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
Saturday October 26 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
Monday October 28 - Seattle, WA - Neumos