Awards & Winners

Wale

Date of Birth 21-September-1984
Place of Birth Northwest, Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C.)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, Wale
Profession Singer, Actor, Rapper
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper from Washington, D.C.. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug" became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. Producer Mark Ronson discovered Wale in 2006 and signed him to Allido Records in 2007. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various urban magazines. In 2008, Wale signed to Interscope Records for $1.3 million, and his debut album Attention Deficit was released in 2009 with the singles "Chillin", "Pretty Girls", and "World Tour". The album, although under-shipped, received positive reviews from critics. In early 2011 Wale signed on with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, where members of the label released a compilation album, Self Made Vol. 1 on May 23, 2011. His second studio album, Ambition was released November 1, 2011, with mixed reviews. His third studio album, The Gifted was released on June 25, 2013 to mainly positive reviews, and a Number 1 debut on the Billboard 200.

Awards by Wale

Check all the awards nominated and won by Wale.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Centric Award LoveHate Thing
World Music Award for World’s Best Song Bad
World Music Award for World’s Best Video Bad
World Music Award for World’s Best Album The Gifted

2013


Soul Train Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
Honored for : Bad

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year Bad
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Lyricist of the Year
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Collabo, Duo or Group Bad featuring Tiara Thomas
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Album of the Year The Gifted
Soul Train Music Award for Best Collaboration LoveHate Thing
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Impact Track LoveHate Thing featuring Sam Dew

2012


BET Award for Best Collaboration
Honored for : Lotus Flower Bomb

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Hip Hop Video Lotus Flower Bomb
Soul Train Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year Lotus Flower Bomb
BET Award for Best Collaboration Lotus Flower Bomb
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Collabo, Duo or Group Lotus Flower Bomb
Soul Train Music Award for Song of the Year Lotus Flower Bomb
BET Award for Viewer's Choice Lotus Flower Bomb
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song Lotus Flower Bomb
(Wale feat. Miguel)

2011


BET Hip Hop Award for Best Club Banger
Honored for : No Hands

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Hip Hop Award for Best Club Banger No Hands
BET Award for Best Collaboration No Hands

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best New Artist

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Hip Hop Award for Who New? Rookie of the Year