South Central Los Angeles rapper Bale, who was shot 28 times back in the summer of 2016, has released a new album and documentary detailing the tragic event.
Hard Times Shaped Me consists of 10 tracks. The project is accompanied by a brand new documentary, 28 Shots, which details the night Bale was hit with 28 bullets in front of his home.
“This kid is not a gang member — he was just in a bad place at a bad time,” according to Bale’s team. “We don’t want to glorify him getting shot but his recovery has been a miracle and he gives all the credit to music and God.”

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It’s not trap. It’s not gangsta rap. It’s real Hip Hop telling his incredible true story.
With West Coast mainstay Krondon by his side, Bale has been able to develop a solid buzz in Los Angeles. Bale and Krondon have a joint partnership with their UTL label. Krondon served as A&R on the project and has also landed a villainous role in the CW series Black Lightning.
Check out the “Hard Times Shaped Me” stream above, and cover art, and tracklist below:
1. Intro
2. Blow Up
3. Check
4. Greater
5. Do I Love Her
6. Pain Skit
7. Pain
8. Interlude Skit
9. Watchin
10. The Shield