In an October 2011, interview with Complex, Wale spoke about the album, saying: "The defining moment of my career will be Ambition. On September 28, 2011, through his Twitter feed, Wale announced he officially completed the album. The two were previously not working together, because of a small falling-out that they had in September 2010. This was the first time Wale and Kid Cudi collaborated musically since the release of "Is There Any Love?" in 2008. On August 22, 2011, in an interview with MTV, Wale revealed he and Kid Cudi reconciled and were working on a song for the album, tentatively titled "Focused". That’s what we striving for, that’s what Ambition is." Temporary riches is nothing to forever glory. That’s why they do little akee shit, weirdo shit…know what I’m saying? Young niggas don’t want shit but "now." The temporary riches, like, I want the forever, I want the forever glory. Niggas our age are so consumed in the now. I love this nigga's music." Young niggas don’t aspire to be legendary no more. Whether you in the league, you playing basketball, whether you selling dope, whether you in school… We gotta get on our shit! Our parents ain’t have no m'fuckin' e-mail, m'fuckers had to memorize numbers and… The least we can do is grind! How many young Lyor Cohens you see? How many young Diddys you see? None! A lot of young niggas is in it right now as if they only wanna be in it temporarily, I want it forever! Fuck the money, fuck the fame, I want niggas to say, "You know what? Wale make that… Psssh… Man… For real.
Young niggas really gotta get on they shit, for real. A lot of people would kill to be where you at, right? But you would kill seven motherfuckers to get to where you wanna go in your mind. I want to have this conversation with everybody who asks me that question. In the same interview, he spoke about his mindset on the album, saying: The vigor that I had with 100 Miles & Running is like, all over the album, it's the best music I’ve ever made in my life and I mean that." It’s been too… I feel like I’m one of the best, you know? And I wanna give my fans a reason to brag now like, "Yo, this is what I like Wale the most." A lot of niggas is nice, I'm just tryin' to take it up a notch like, we is working. And I got a lot of freestyles, some classic shit, not playing no more. In an August 2011, interview with HipHopDX, Wale spoke about how the album is the best music he's ever made, saying: "I’m putting out 10 new songs when I get up to a million follower on Twitter - the album. On JWale began releasing video blogs titled "#Nodaysoff Vlog: Wale – The Making of 'Ambition'" through the Maybach Music Group Channel. In February 2016, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 164,000 copies in its first week. The album was also a commercial and critical success, receiving generally positive reviews from music critics. The album also features guest appearances from Rick Ross, Lloyd, Ne-Yo, Big Sean, Miguel, Meek Mill, Kid Cudi, and Jeremih.Īmbition was supported by five official singles: "Chain Music", "Bait", Lotus Flower Bomb", "Focused" and "Sabotage". The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Lex Luger, T-Minus, Tha Bizness, DJ Toomp and Diplo among others. This serves as the follow-up to his debut album, Attention Deficit, which was released in 2009. It was released on November 1, 2011, by Maybach Music Group, Allido Records and Warner Bros. Ambition is the second studio album by American rapper Wale.
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