IMO Wale is a much better artist than Meek. But theres something about Meek where his songs stick.
Wale is well rounded but he's missing that IT
He used the R&B/Hip Hop blend for his two most successful albums (Ambition & The Gifted) and it worked well for him. The one thing he really had over Meek was his versatility. Meek was giving you nothing but Gritty street anthems..
Lotus Flower Bomb
That Way
Bad
That was the edge fellas. Nothing more nothing less. In mainstream hip hop it's about great songs and cohesive albums that stick.
MEEK WAS one dimensional however, with this album he showed growth and versatility. Tracks with Chris Brown and his "girl friend" made the final cut over street records we're all craving that he teased us with all last year.
200K one week
No promo
No real single in rotation (Monster ain't on the album, the Chris Brown/Nicki record dropped last week)
Wale promoted TAAN for months.....with another basic formula single.... And he's album did ok.. But compared to his last two projects on MMG it saw a sales decline.. The public isn't interested in Wale as much as wants them to be..
Kendrick
Cole
Drake
Have been in his way since 2012... Crazy cause Cole snuck up on his ass.. Now meek has snuck up on his ass
Meek is rising
Wale is declining