To many rap fans forged in the blog era, Wale ’s cultural footprint is as well known as the admitted challenges he confronts on the new single “Mirroronnabenz.” With a backdrop where Afrobeat meets hip-hop soul, feeling both characteristic of and evolutionary for the Nigerian-American rapper, “Mirroronnabenz” finds Wale and producer BNYX (of the prolific Working on Dying collective) contemplating what the rapper has endured and where he’s going. It’s the latest single from Wale’s forthcoming eight studio album, everything is a lot. , set for release on Nov.14. It marks Wale’s first album in four years, since 2021’s Folarin II .

The first verse of “Mirroronnabenz” begins with Wale rapping, “Mirror mirror on the Benz who the flyest in the room?/Who inspired everybody that’s in

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