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Wale in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Olubowale Victor Akintimehin
Place of Birth: Northwest, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: September 21, 1984
Ethnicity: Yoruba Nigerian
Wale is an American rapper. He is also known as Ralph Folarin.
His parents are from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria, and moved to the U.S. in 1979. His cousin is actor Gbenga Akinnagbe. He has one child.
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