Rolling Stone Blasts ‘Attention Deficit’
I haven’t heard Wale’s Attention Deficit yet. However, if the early verdict is anything to go by, the man who gave us 2008’s best mixtape may be in for a long winter. Peep Rolling Stone’s take on the eagerly awaited album.
There’s nothing admirably weird on his debut. Wale instead fashions himself Kanye East, a mix of aspiration and anger, given to jazzy moralizing a la the Roots yet not above tapping Lady Gaga for the single “Chillin.” “Everybody’s on me like the ‘A Milli’ beat,” he boasts while blasting phony stuff like implants and reality shows on “TV in the Radio.” The darker moments like “Contemplate,” where he explores insecurity against an elegiac Rihanna sample, prove he’s best as a doubter, not a hater. – Jon Dolan (Rating: 3)
Well, hey, at least he got an XL from XXL.
