Rapper Wale turns 42 on 21 September 2026. Born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin in 1984, the artist is the son of Nigerian parents and grew up in the Washington, D.C. area.

Early mixtapes drew notice by mixing hip-hop with go-go, the style strongly associated with the city’s scene. “Dig Dug (Shake It)” helped regional visibility. Go-go is not a marketing slogan.

His recording career has included studio albums, collaborations and tracks that entered the US charts. Positions and certifications are read from Billboard and the RIAA, not from pooled press releases. Lyrics are not reproduced at length.

His writing often uses sporting, local and personal references. Nigerian-American identity is described as biography, not as a genre label.

An anniversary article does not announce a tour or an album without a release. Collaborations should be credited song by song, not assigned in a block to a whole scene.

For the full name and discography, the reference remains the artist’s official page and industry databases. 21 September marks an age, not a chart position.

Image: All-Pro Reels, Wale at an NFL halftime performance, 29 November 2021, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Not a 2026 concert. Cropped to 16:9.

Source consulted: Wale — official site.