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The Album About Nothing
Hip-Hop · 2015 · 14 tracks · 1h 4m

The Album About Nothing

Wale

Seinfeld-inspired philosophy meets luxury hip-hop. A vulnerable, sample-heavy exploration of fame, anxiety, and the search for meaning in the mundane.

March 31, 2015 · Atlantic Recording Corporation

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A sophisticated and deeply vulnerable meditation on fame and anxiety wrapped in soulful, jazz-inflected production.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 1h 4m
01
The Intro About Nothing
4:20
02
The Helium Balloon
4:48
03
The White Shoes
4:30
04
The Pessimist
4:32
05
The Middle Finger
4:01
06
The One Time in Houston
5:48
07
The Girls on Drugs
4:09
08
The God Smile
5:17
09
The Need to Know
3:37
10
The Success
2:58
11
The Glass Egg
4:47
12
The Bloom (AG3)
5:22
13
The Matrimony
6:36
14
The Body
3:53
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from Jerry Seinfeld's observational comedy into Wale's heavy, introspective opening bars on track 1.
The way the percussion on The White Shoes mimics the rhythmic squeak of sneakers on a basketball court.
The soulful, gospel-inflected hook of The Matrimony that provides a soaring emotional release after an album of tension.
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How does The Album About Nothing sound next to the rest of Wale's catalogue?

Drums+1.3σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drums notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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