How Wale is Making Moves Beyond Music | #AskGaryVee 305
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Gary Vaynerchuk
4.8 • 18.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2019
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Podcast this an episode that started in the DMs that I’m really excited about. A lot of mutual friends and mutual love and glad I finally got to sit down with the one and only Wale.
We discussed culture, the music industry and what he’s up to outside of the studio, plus we took some callers.
:54 - When did music start for you
10:00 - The good comes when you’re nervous
19:20 - We’re all so early
25:40 - Boxing/MMA/UFC
35:25 - The audience is the only judge
43:57 - Being self aware about where you’re going
Had a lot of fun during this #AskGaryVee … did you listen? Tweet me @GaryVee to let me know you’re thoughts!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody this is Gary Bay, NerdChuck Episode 305 with the Ask Gary V Show and I'm fired up. |
| 0:20.5 | I've had plenty of DM conversations and mutual friends and mutual love but like really getting |
| 0:26.1 | to sit down and chop it up with the great WALA is the opportunity at hand for the small |
| 0:31.1 | group of people my man that don't know who you are. |
| 0:33.8 | Let's establish that and let's talk WALA. |
| 0:35.6 | Mania, let's talk the culture, let's talk what you're about but let's establish for |
| 0:40.4 | a couple of you. |
| 0:41.4 | Yeah my name is WALA and my musician, artist, Wavvy from DC, sign of Warner Bros. |
| 0:49.0 | Records and MMG. |
| 0:50.0 | It's pretty much it. |
| 0:52.7 | When did the music things start for you? |
| 0:55.5 | The music started for me like, I mean I got my first record deal like what 2007, no |
| 1:03.5 | 2008, 2008 in a scope that was my first deal but I feel like- |
| 1:08.6 | But like a kid, how do you roll around DC like were you singing? |
| 1:12.8 | I played in different Google bands like when I was brilliant. |
| 1:16.2 | Oh yeah? |
| 1:17.2 | Yeah, and that was like my, like that was like my, I guess my neighborhood fame or whatever |
| 1:25.7 | that's why I got the kinks out as far as like my stage presence and learning like I |
| 1:31.9 | got a performer for a number of crowds. |
| 1:34.0 | And taking it way back like what kind of kid were you like sports music who trouble? |
| 1:38.3 | Who's a lot of trouble. |
| 1:39.5 | Always looking for it? |
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