As promised, Wale dropped his Festivus mixtape Tuesday afternoon after first only making it available to stream on SoundCloud. It is now available for download. The 11-track joint effort with A-Track features appearances from Chance The Rapper, Magazeen, Ab-Soul, Pusha T, A$AP Ferg, and more.
Festivus comes ahead of Wale's highly anticipated Album About Nothing, which continues that Seinfeld connection.
Last month, Wale and Jerry Seinfeld sat down with Complex to talk about the album, among other things.
Seinfeld spoke about his involvement in the project.
"He asked me to be part of it and talk. It's his gift, I'm just a bystander," Seinfeld said. "I love being around him and watching how he does it because it's different from what I do. It's a whole different process."
Wale described how Seinfeld influences his process.
"I'm funneling his wisdom. I talk to Jerry and I listen. Then I go to the studio and capture those moments. What do I agree with? Am I conveying this message to a broader audience? It's like a writing drill. Jerry talks in metaphor a lot. When 'this' is like 'that,' it's easy for everybody to understand."
Leading up to the release of Festivus, Wale dropped the song "The Chess Match" and "Loyalty." There was also some beef with Pusha T, who called out Wale for not letting him hear his final verse on the Festivus mixtape before it dropped.
Listen to the mixtape below (via HotNewHipHop), and let us know what you think in the comments section!
Festivus Tracklist:
01. Intro: Stroke Of Genius
02. Blood Money 3.5 Feat. A$AP Ferg
03. Loyalty Feat. Dew Baby & Fat Trel
04. Girls On Drugs
05. Tonight (Suite 331) Feat. Dino
06. The Deep End Feat. Pusha T
07. Keep It Movin (Freestyle) Feat. Ab-Soul & Magazeen
08. Friendship Heights Feat. Chance The Rapper & The Social Experiment
09. Chess
10. Abe Icee- Juggin Feat. Wale & Big Wax
11. Narciss-her/Spaceships (Freestyle)
