It started well enough. White people doing a lot of listening and less talking...... for once. Recommending black businesses to patron and racist businesses to boycott. But while we slapped the social snooze button on the alarm clock, we inadvertently gave these Social Justice White Liberals the opening they needed to co-opt our cause.
The first thing that one has to ask themselves when approaching Wale Folarin II album is: “can I overlook his antics?” Once you eliminate Wale’s questionable online persona, you reveal an artist who has maintained relevance for over a decade to much success.