
Washington Post writes:
Last spring, Wale was a rapper setting big goals in a fog of stress. He wanted his forthcoming third album, “The Gifted,” to top the charts. (It did.) He wanted to headline the Verizon Center. (Not yet.) There were some non-career goals, too — he wanted to take a long-deferred trip to Africa.
So in November, the Washington-raised rap star finally trekked to Nigeria, the country his parents left for the U.S. in 1979. There, he connected with family members he’d never met and fans he never knew he had. Revolt, the music network launched by Sean …read more
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