Considering it is a town that is full of music and life – there are not a lot of famous hip hop artists coming out of DC. Even my little hometown Oakland had MC Hammer, Too Short, Hieroglyphics, and my Oaktown favorite The Coup. Living in DC the only local musicians you hear about are Fugazi and Chuck Brown.  OK, Thievery Corporation as well.

Wale has been turning heads in the hip hop scene for a couple of years now.  His lyrics are pretty smart but not to the point where they get in the way.  A good discussion and interview on ‘Content and Flow’ at Flavorwire.