Wale dropped his highly anticipated new album, “Wow … that’s Crazy,” Oct. 10 on World Mental Health Day. The date seemed intentional as the Nigerian-American MC said he almost lost his sanity and over $1 million dollars after his last project.
“I been an open book to y’all on here for better or worse .. I been through so much since my last project … I lost over an M on some legal stuff. I lost friends and almost my sanity . But y’all held this thing together … tonight I release this balloon,” Wale tweeted early Friday morning.
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On Oct. 2, Wale made the announcement about the album’s release in a trailer on his Instagram page. In the trailer, Wale is in a therapy session with actress Tetona Jackson, reported HypeBeast.
She asked him “Who is the real Wale?” After offering a series of answers, he at one point says, “Imagine that … a Black man truly in love with himself.”
Wale also released a schedule for his “Everything Is Fine Tour,” which featured stops in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Queens, etc. so far. Upcoming stops include Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco and Seattle among others.
Wale is no stranger to opening up about his struggles with mental health and life in general. He did a Twitter Q&A with his fans Monday, Oct. 14, inviting them to ask him anything.
His album is currently No. 7 on the Shazam U.S. Charts and being praised by fans, critics and peers alike.
