Receiving a heavy backlash in the final product for the music video “Pretty Girls”, Wale was placed in front of the court and blasted for a lack of representation for the Black women with a darker complexion closer to his own.

The recent blast placed the rapper, along with Black men of the world, and put him on trial for disrespecting these women.

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In regards to the music video and its choice of women, Wale made the statement that he wasn't in charge of picking the women.  He went on to add that there weren't any darker women present during the casting to even be picked.

Wale even went as far as to present another video in the form of “My Sweetie” which seemed to fan down the “controversy “of “Pretty Girls”

Now, the question at hand at this point is what is the point?  From watching the video, there is an abundance of women from different cultures and different shades and even different sizes.  There was a time when rappers were being placed on the chopping block for not having plus sized women featured for their visuals.

It seems like it was only yesterday that rappers were being yelled at for the whole video vixens and once again disrespecting Black women.

Is there never any responsibility placed in the hands of the women that show up to these casting calls and agree to particular terms?

Another question to be posed is, why not take such an argument to those in charge of the casting call?  Not taking any responsibility off of Wale, but the music industry must seemingly be after a particular look, so it would make sense to bring such a statement directly to their door as opposed to saying that Black men aren't respecting their women.

What do you guys think?  Does she have a valid argument in saying that Black men, or rappers, aren't giving the dark skinned Black women enough shine in their videos?

Emotions have become obsolete and almost devoid for some of the youth as many young Black men are unwilling to wear their emotions on a sleeve and choose to bury themselves in emotion instead of using necessary outlets to let them out.

Hip Hop music now isn't heavily stressed on emotion and has shifted to a point where one would think that everybody is having a grand time, even with the crisis' plaguing society.

With the release of Attention Deficit, Wale almost makes it a mission to bring the troubles of the world, or at least his world, out into the open for all to see.  Whether it be happiness or sadness, triumph or tragedy, he attempts to cover it all.

While speaking with Associated Press, the rapper elaborated on the premise of his first outing on a major release and how it is infused with emotion. 

“My album is 100% about emotion; about feeling imperfect, about feeling like the world is on your shoulders, about feeling good about yourself, feeling great or feeling like the underdog.  It's all those emotions.”

Notable tracks such as “Shades” and “Diary” relate to dealing with one's imperfections and becoming comfortable with their own identity in a world where differences are penned as being something wrong.

“Triumph” and “Beautiful Bliss”, however, show the other side of the fence and the fact that there is always light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how deep and dark it may be.

The D.C. representative also spoke on the necessity of women on his album and the fact that their ability to deal with such an array of emotions only made them a necessity when it came to placing singers as features for his debut.

“My songs are about concentrated emotions.  What that means is basically this song is all about being happy, that's it.  This song is about things being bad, but not that bad.  This song is all about winning, triumphing.  I think women get the emotion across with less effort than men do because their more emotional creatures.” 

As the world continues to turn and the bottom is so much closer to the top nowadays, some African American males must come to grips with the fact that everything isn't hardcore.  Playing a particular position in order to appease your peers is only detrimental to yourself.  There's never anything wrong with expression, life is an everyday problem.

“I had to fight to get that on the album because I don't think a lot of people at the label understood it.”

No person can imagine the magnitude of emotion an artist will endure when he/she finds out that his/her album has been leaked.  In the case of D.C. rapper Wale, part of the new class, it is a shock to the system to know that he will already have a disadvantage with his debut Attention Deficit.

Leaks hit the net for the upcoming project which is scheduled for release on November 10.

For those that already have the album and those that are still waiting to hear it, the rapper that made “Chillin” has minimal presence in the album as the body of work shows him to be more than a pop song.

One song in particular, titled “Shades," shows Wale speaking on his childhood and dealing with different complexions of the African American race and having a negative perception towards those with lighter skin.

Speaking with Peace Magazine, the rapper opened up on the meaning behind the track and how it was actually a song about self and dealing with his own insecurities.

“'Shades' isn't necessarily about my resentfulness, at one point I thought I was resenting them, but it was a lack of confidence in myself that led me to behave the way I did at that time in my life.”

Outside of the song, Wale added there are different shades within the industry which causes differences due to a lack of comprehension with creativity and how he had to miss out on other powerful songs which were meant for the album.

“There's not a lot of ethnicity in the industry, as far as the higher ups go, and those guys are great at marketing and doing what they do, but a lot of times, records like “Ice & Rain," “Family Affair," these are all records that I wanted to get on the album, but I couldn't.  “Shades was one where it had to and I was going to refuse to do anything if it didn't come out.”

The industry has been in disarray for quite some time where sales outweigh substance and feeling.  The powers that be are not looking for an individual; instead they want clones which he is unwilling to be from this point forward.

“I understand the game; you have to put a record out like that to wake up the people that don't really care about self in music.  Now, it's on now.  Y'all know what I want to make now so be prepared.  I'm not here to be a pop act.  “Chillin” is a pop song and I'm not here to be a pop act.  I enjoyed what Gaga brings to the table and I wanted to make something that could be a lot of fun, but I don't think I'll be going back down that road ever.”

Even with such a misstep before the gun blows to start the race, sales may be hurt, but the message is still there for everyone to hear.  With a week before the official release, Wale won't allow the shades of music to cover his voice.