Wale - Um Ricka (ft. K’Naan) (prod. Mark Ronson)

I’ll be honest and say that I was beginning to lose faith in Wale… all this hype surrounding him, “Best mixtape of ’08, etc. etc.”… Yet what I’ve been hearing lately has been, well, kind-of weak.

But let me just stop right here and stick my foot in my mouth.

“Um Rica” is a great track. For starters, it’s a refreshing sample (I’m a sucker for foreign artists being sampled, I’ll admit it). There’s something about Wale’s rhythmic free styling, combined with the Somalian music that gives the track a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’. Definitely gets the feet and hips moving.

And K’nann, he simply kills it. His rhymes are on point and very real. Awesome collabo.

Verdict: Props Wale, keep ‘getting your rappin’ on’. Listen to “Um Ricka” here

Wale - Um Ricka (feat. K’Naan) (prod. by Mark Ronson) | mp3

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