I'm not saying Wale is the best rapper right now but he does have a very impressive resume. This D.C. rapper came out with 100 Miles & Running - remixes of songs by Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, and Justice - also includes appearances from Daniel Merriweather and Mark Ronson. Chicago Reader picked it as a staff favorite from 2007 and called "W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.", Wale's remix of Justice's "D.A.N.C.E", "positively epic", I agree. The Mixtape about Nothing. If you can tell me you're putting together an album inspired by Seinfeld, I'm sold. He inserts catch phrases and references from the series in his raps throughout the album.
Now, what I'm really here about is to sell through Attention Deficits' Diary by Wale ft. Marsha Ambrosius. It's aspirational but angry. He samples Yann Tiersen's score from my all-time favourite movie, Amelie. When Wale starts his spoken word, it just proves that he's a poet. This is what groups him with all these rookie rappers like Kid Cudi. Wale does not need to hide behind his collabos as he shines through this song despite Marsha's killer voice - this is why Wale is a perfect embodiment of an artist these days.

La Valse D'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen

Wale ft. Marsha Ambrosius - 'Diary' (prod. by The Sleepwalkers