Wale Laments Tiara Thomas Departure, Responds To Jay-Z & Nas Comparisons

    Last month, when Wale collaborator Tiara Thomas signed with Division 1/Interscope Geffen A&M, Wale said admitted that the news was bittersweet, but still said, “[I]t’s all good. Shout out to Tiara Thomas and her new situation.”

    Now, it seems that the Washington, D.C. native is singing a different tune.

    In an interview with Baltimore, Maryland’s 92Q radio station, Wale was asked whether he could see himself getting as involved with assisting another artist as he was with Thomas, who was featured on Wale’s latest album, The Gifted, on the track “Bad.”

    “No…it’ll take a while [for me to do that again],” he replied. “I got trust issues already. I was trying to do something special off loyalty, and based on that… I realized that everybody looking out for themselves. I need to start looking out for myself.”

    Wale explained that he’d still be involved with other artists, just not to the same extent. “I got artists that I am helping but it will never be at that capacity again,” he added.

    Thomas also appeared on Wale’s 2010 mixtape More About Nothing.

    Wale also spoke about a photo he circulated of himself, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar juxtaposed with a photo of Jay-Z, Nas, and Kanye West.

    Explaining that none of the younger artists correlated to the veterans, Wale nonetheless took an opportunity to poke fun at himself when asked to draw comparisons. “Well, I sold the least records out of the three, so whoever sold the least records out of Jay-Z, Kanye…so Nas. I’ll be where Nas was. Cole about to do some crazy…Cole did crazy numbers. He’ll probably go with Jay, and Kendrick would go with Kanye.”

    Watch the interview below:

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    83 thoughts on “Wale Laments Tiara Thomas Departure, Responds To Jay-Z & Nas Comparisons

    1. rite now im hanging some of those people and their kids im stuffing their kids back in their mom and beating her .

    2. I don’t think Wale realizes that Nas has sold more records over his career than Kanye has.But lets not let facts get in the way.

    3. THIS IS WISHFUL THINKING AT BEST. WALE’S BEST VERSE MIGHT BE ON NASTRADAMUS. I LIKE THE KID. BUT NO WAY COULD HE EVER BE COMPARED TO NAS. EVEN IF HE SELLS 300 RECORDS THE REMAINDER OF HIS CAREER.

    4. Wale probably didn’t push her. He remade her fucking song so that’s the least that bastard coulda done. Ungrateful fuck.

      1. he dont even really have a label ofcourse she gonna sign a deal with someone else like she wants to be signed to 1 nicca to whos signed to another nicca

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    6. Wale saying he would the Nas? lol None of them are equal to Nas in any way. Nas has sold almost 30 Million records in worldwide sales…This dude hasn’t even gone gold.

      1. he def has a gold album Ambition and times have changed album sales don’t equate anymore because ppl just download music illegally. Its a comparison, I dont think any are Nas-like artist but ppl compare Kobe to MJ and Bron to MJ when we know there will never be another MJ

    7. ah i would say its more like Wale is the equivelant of Jay-Z, Cole is the Kanye and Kendrick is the Nas

    8. Wale aint no where near Jay-Z or Nas!

      if we gonna compare Young Whoopi to anyone it should be someone who fell off a long time ago cause thats whats gonna happen to him!

    9. Wale my nicca she aint owe you anything! You took HER song for your first single then took her off it!

    10. Wale is actually the equivalent of Will.I.Am. He’s Will.I.Am if somebody Suge Knight had signed him to Death Row and said “start rapping about hood shit so we can get those fans.” He knows that pop shit is really what’s in his heart.

    11. if anything Kdot is definitely nas- cole would be hov and wale would be idk like soulja boy or something lol jp

    12. kanye shouldn’t even be grouped with jay-z and nas. I say nas, jay, and em…are lyrical beasts…..also….wale is nice, j.cole is nice, kendrick lamar is nice with charisma…but honestly, no one….not one person is seeing jay or nas or em….with nas being the GOAT

      1. yeah it was her song he just added a verse or too and called it his single, MMG cant make their own hits they gotta jack other peoples songs just like Stalley with Swangin’

      1. local nigga who felt inferior when a middle aged sports announcer from toronto didnt know who the fuck he was and said he was no drake

    13. He kept it real. His realness made me want to get his album. I think he and J Cole should do an album together. Same style, just Cole from NC, the home state.

    14. Or..

      Cole, the MC/producer (like Kanye)
      Kendrick, the MC/businessman (like Jay)
      Wale, the rapper (like Jungle)…Nas his lil bro

    15. If you look that the track record, Nas out sold Jay on their first couple of albums. But Kanye out sold both of them. Jay blew up after his third LP Hard Knock Life (he was 29 years old). (After Big died and Nas took off and fell a sleep for three years). I say Kendrick is Kanye, Cole is Nas. So, I don’t really know who is going to be the next Jay Z. ??

    16. WALE IS A FUCKING FAG… WHILE THIS NIGGA COUSIN WAS ON THE WIRE KILLING NIGGAS AND MAKING A NAME THIS FAGGOT WAS MAKING SHIT LIKE “NIKE BOOTS” FUCK OUT OF HERE, NIGGA BUSY MAKING SONGS CALLED “LOTUS FLOWER BOMB” AND MUHFUCKAS GIVE THAT SHIT A PASS? HAS WALE EVER MADE SOME SHIT THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOOD THAT NIGGAS CARED ABOUT? LMFAO AT WALE BEING BY FAR THE SOFTEST ON MMG’S ROSTER WHAT A FUCKING PUSSY.

    17. “legendary GOATS dont have to be relevant when they are TIMELESS”

      Eminem is a GOAT. Nas can’t even afford a root beer float.

      1. who the fuck is buying root beat floats

        nas paid off his tax debts thats why you aint hear nothing else about it and why he aint going to jail like fat joe and lauryn hill

    18. Any human on here hating on Nas and Wale is fucked and pussy and he sold more records than them plus if he owes money he has to pay and it is a good thing or do you wanna go to prison for him you bastard

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