Ambition(Explicit Version) CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Don't Hold Your Applause ~ Wale

2. Double M Genius ~ Wale

3. Miami Nights ~ Wale

4. Legendary ~ Wale

5. Lotus Flower Bomb - (featuring Miguel) ~ Wale

6. Chain Music ~ Wale

7. Focused - (featuring Kid Cudi) ~ Wale

8. Sabotage - (featuring Lloyd) ~ Wale

9. White Linen (Coolin) - (featuring Ne-Yo) ~ Wale

10. Slight Work - (featuring Big Sean) ~ Wale

11. Ambition - (featuring Meek Mill/Rick Ross) ~ Wale

12. Illest B**** ~ Wale

13. No Days Off ~ Wale

14. DC or Nothing ~ Wale

15. That Way - (featuring Jeremih/Rick Ross) ~ Wale

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Recording information: Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA; PatchWerk Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA; Play Studios, NY; SoundTrap Studios, Atlanta, GA; Zac Recording, Atlanta, GA.
	Illustrator: Psimdope.
	On the title track of his sophomore release, Washington, D.C. rapper Wale declares that "Ambition is priceless, it's somethin' in your veins." He's speaking from experience as this varied and vibrant success displays, proving he's hungry to tackle some moody deepness on the title track while, just one cut earlier, "Slight Work" finds him in 2011 party mode, bouncing with fury as a Diplo beat percolates underneath. "Lotus Flower Bomb" is a laid-back throwback that could mix fine with any given Erykah Badu ballad, while "Illest B****" is the kind of stuff that puts hands up in the air, sounding soulful and all the way live as Wale testifies about the strong women in his life. With the album landing on Rick Ross' Maybach Music label, there's a shout-out to the South Beach set with the sunshine soul number "Miami Nights," and as the Ross-like "Chain Music" plus the smartass gangster manifesto "No Days Off" ("The revolution may be televised/But make sure if they do see/Them people see my good side") drive the album home, it just seems natural that everything closes with producer Lex Luger at his best during "That Way." As far as why it all hangs together so well, credit goes to Wale's talent and his strong personality, which here has grown into an interesting combination of Lil Wayne and Plies, with a little 50 Cent smirk and bit of Drake's phrasing thrown in for good measure. ~ David Jeffries
Musical Guests
	Miguel
	Kid Cudi
	Lloyd
	Ne-Yo
	Big Sean
	Meek Mill
	Rick Ross
	Jeremih

Compilation Appearances

	Rising Down(Explicit Version)
	Red Album(Explicit Version)
	Now That's What I Call Music 37
	Street King(Explicit Version)
	We The Best Forever
	We The Best Forever(Explicit Version)
	New Life
	New Life (Deluxe Edition)
	God Forgives, I Don't [Explicit]
	Stoned Immaculate
	Dreams And Nightmares
	Dreams And Nightmares(Explicit Version)
	Kiss The Ring(Bonus Tracks)(Explicit Version)
	Kiss The Ring(Bonus Tracks)
	God Forgives, I Don't [edited]
	God Forgives, I Don't [Deluxe] [Explicit]
	This Is Marcus Canty
	Maybach Music Group Presents:self V1(Explicit Version)
	Maybach Music Group Presents:self V1(Explicit Version)
	Revelation Part 1:Root Of Life
	Mmg Presents:self Made Vol 2(Explicit Version)
	Live From The Kitchen(Explicit Version)

Associated Artists and Works

Cole, J. (Rap)

Technical Info

	Release Date : 11/01/2011
	Original Release Date : 2011
	Catalog ID : 9362495474
	Label : MMG
	Number of Discs : 1
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00093624954743

Professional Reviews

Spin (p.82)
- "Compared to 2009's ATTENTION DEFICIT, there's more sonic consistency....The former backpack hero exposes his inner nice guy..."

Entertainment Weekly (p.75)
- "[The] party beats are sturdy..." -- Grade: B-

Billboard (p.56)
- "AMBITION nods to Ross' cartoon grandiosity in 'Miami Nights,' where Wale details his collection of luxury goods over a jubilant horn riff. Characteristically, though, the album heads in plenty of other directions as well..."

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