As Wale gears up to celebrate HBCUs during the Florida Classic, he’s had a celebration of his own. On Nov. 10, he performed at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where he celebrated the 10th anniversary of his RIAA gold-certified third studio album, “The Gifted,” per local Fox-5.

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In the previous month, it was announced that Wale had signed to Def Jam, TMZ reported. When asked what has helped him to never lose sense of himself in the music business when moving to a new label home, he mainly credits his perseverance to prayer.

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“Praying, man, and just trying to be centered and around like-minded people,” he told AFROTECH. “That’s all you really can do. This is a crooked industry and once you realize what it is, it’s easier to navigate through.”

The rap star also noted that although reviews on his music “used to get” to him, he no longer reads too much into them.

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