Folarin II

by Wale

Overview

The sequel to Wale's 2012 mixtape is an album, the rapper's seventh and first since 2019's Wow...That's Crazy. While it often has the feel of a tape, Folarin II also sounds deliberately crafted. The rapper tends to be most at ease on the tracks that integrate the more obvious samples, such as "Poke It Out" with J. Cole, "Down South" with Yella Beezy and Maxo Kream, and "Caramel," a plush slow jam, giving the set a sense of comfort listening. Wale's still riveting when he has to get something off his chest -- like when he rails against white silence in the face of racism -- or making it known that he has a chip on his shoulder regarding respect due to him. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	10/22/2021
Label:	Warner Records
UPC:	0093624877578
Rank:	44913

Tracks

1. New Balances
2. Good Vibes (ZA)
3. Name Ring Bell
4. Poke It Out
5. Tiffany Nikes
6. Caramel
7. Fluctuate
8. Light Years
9. Angles
10. Dearly Beloved
11. More Love
12. Jump In
13. Down South
14. Extra Special
15. Fire & Ice
16. Bevery Bvld
17. Flawed

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wale   Primary Artist,Vocals
Alex Vaughn   Vocals
Siera Mollakuqe   Vocals
23 Rackz   Vocals
Biggs Cooley   Vocals
Chase Young   Vocals
JujuTheProducer   Vocals
Yella Breezy   Featured Artist
Sauce   Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Lil' Chris   Vocals,Featured Artist
Cool & Dre   Vocals,Featured Artist
DJ Money   Vocals
Maxo Kream   Featured Artist
Yella Beezy   Featured Artist
Clara Young   Vocals
David Ruffin   Vocals
Rick Ross   Vocals,Featured Artist
J. Cole   Vocals,Featured Artist
Dre   Vocals
Backyard Band   Featured Artist
Juju   Vocals
Lucky Daye   Vocals
Ant Clemons   Vocals,Featured Artist
Flex Kartel   Vocals
Chase B   Vocals
Shawn Stockman   Featured Artist
Boyz II Men   Featured Artist
Jamie Foxx   Vocals,Featured Artist
Chris Brown   Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Armin Lopez   Engineer,Assistant Engineer,Digital Recording Engineer
Ill Maestro   Producer,Programming
Lou Xtwo   Producer,Programming
SK   Producer
Darrell Able   Composer
Marce Reason   Producer,Programming
Mario "Reeo" Junco   Engineer,Digital Recording Engineer
Santi   Instrumentation
Illmaestro   Producer
JujuTheProducer   Producer
Kevin Spencer   Mixing,Producer,Mixing,Mastering,Programming,Associate Producer
Derrell Able   Composer
Some Radoms   Producer
Justice League   Producer,Programming
Hitmaka   Producer,Programming
Tomcat   Engineer,Digital Recording Engineer
DJ Khalil   Producer,Programming
Steven Felix   Mixing,Engineer,Track Engineer,Additional Production,Digital Recording Engineer
Keith Robinson   Composer
Cool & Dre   Producer,Programming
Steve Felix   Programming,Digital Recording Engineer,Producer
Smitty   Engineer
Cool   Producer
William Roberts   Composer
Joe Galvin   Engineer
Todd Bergman   Engineer,Digital Recording Engineer
Jermaine Cole   Composer
Harry Fraud   Producer,Programming
Trizzy   Producer,Programming
Quintin Gulledge   Producer,Programming,Associate Producer
Patrizio Pigliapoco   Engineer
DZL   Producer,Programming
Sergio Cortez   Engineer,Digital Recording Engineer
Christopher Dotson   Composer
Kyla Moscovich   Instrumentation
Chrishan   Composer
OG Parker   Producer,Programming
Rob Gueringer   Instrumentation
Jeffery Williams   Composer
Super Miles   Producer,Programming
DJ Money   Producer,Programming
Zachary Young   A&R
Megan Milius   A&R
Sergio Kitchens   Composer
Dylan Graham   Instrumentation
Markies Conway   Composer
Dylan Del-Olmo   Digital Recording Engineer,Engineer
Endless Torch   Producer
Some Randoms   Producer,Programming
Lee Major   Producer,Programming
Wale   Producer,Programming
Larrance Dopson   Producer,Programming,Associate Producer
Dammo Farmer   Producer,Programming,Associate Producer
Olubowale Akintimehin   Composer
King Midas   Producer
Dre   Producer
Emekwanem Biosah Jr.   Composer
Mike Hector   Producer,Programming
Juju   Producer
Norva Denton   A&R,Producer,Programming,Additional Production
Ant Clemons   Composer
Good Intent   Producer
Coop the Truth   Producer,Programming
D Woo   Producer
$K   Producer,Programming
Darrell Anthoney Able   Composer
Shawn Stockman   Composer
Chris Proctor   Composer
Torch   Producer,Programming
Jamie Foxx   Composer
Chris Brown   Composer