WIZARDS ANNOUNCE WALE AS CREATIVE LIAISON

Wizardspride · Post #1 » by **Wizardspride** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:40 pm

http://wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalne ... ve-liaison

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Washington Wizards announced today that D.C. native and die-hard Wizards fan Wale will be the team's creative liaison for the upcoming season. Wale will be part of numerous initiatives, beginning with the team's home opener on Saturday, Nov. 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Wale's songs Ambition and The Work will be included in the team's opening video throughout the season, and he will perform live on opening night as part of player pregame introductions. He will also partner with the Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation to participate and promote a charitable project in partnership with the Wizards.

"I'm excited to start building as the creative liaison for the Washington Wizards," said Wale. "As a D.C. native and lifelong Wizards fan, this is truly an exciting and organic relationship for me. We've got some exciting projects up our sleeve that will roll out throughout the season so be on the lookout."

Throughout the season the Wizards and Wale will collaborate on designs for team merchandise as well as social media promotions and content for Monumental Network. Wale currently has 3.9 million followers on Twitter and 1.5 million followers on Instagram. Born in Washington, D.C., Wale attended Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Md.

AFM · Post #2 » by **AFM** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:52 pm

Can he play back up point guard?

JWizmentality · Post #3 » by **JWizmentality** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:14 pm

Oh God no...and here I was ripping Raptor fans for hiring Drake. smh

Wizardspride · Post #4 » by **Wizardspride** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:24 pm

JWizmentality wrote:Oh God no...and here I was ripping Raptor fans for hiring Drake. smh

keynote · Post #5 » by **keynote** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:03 pm

It's amazing what you can do with the proceeds from selling second round picks.

keynote · Post #6 » by **keynote** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:07 pm

Jokes aside, I think this is fine. Wale's brand isn't nearly as big as those of other musicians with official relationships with teams, but he's definitely ride-or-die for the DMV.

I doubt much (if any) money changes hands; this enhances Wale's brand as much as anything else. So, eh, why not?

2Mas · Post #7 » by **2Mas** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:33 pm

^^ Exactly. Plus Drake is a life long front running cornball. Mem, Mia, Tor. Nonsense.

Wale's a real man, an exceptional lyricist, & I don't see any wrong in this.

"Having dinner with Leonsis I'm dreaming to own" -- Ralph!

Higga · Post #8 » by **Higga** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 4:24 pm

Love Wale. Wale >>>>>>>> corny ass Drake.

Who knows, maybe it helps bring Durant to D.C.

kidr1211 · Post #9 » by **kidr1211** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:24 pm

Higga wrote:Love Wale. Wale >>>>>>>> corny ass Drake.

Who knows, maybe it helps bring Durant to D.C.

Wale is 100x more corny FOH. No one cares about him anyway :lol:

Chainfire · Post #10 » by **Chainfire** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:41 pm

Wow, Washington stealing Toronto's style. Copy Cats! They must be scared that Toronto has a better shot at landing KD!

keynote · Post #11 » by **keynote** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:57 pm

http://rap.genius.com/Wale-the-best-in- ... gue-lyrics

keynote · Post #12 » by **keynote** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:59 pm

I will say, though, that if Wale is now officially on the Wizards' payroll, he can't do any more overt recruiting of players signed to other teams. Now, I suppose, he can team up with players under contract w/ other teams to recruit football players to the Skins. But everything Wizards-related will need to be more subtle.

Induveca · Post #13 » by **Induveca** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:22 pm

I literally had no idea who this was.

DANNYLANDOVER · Post #14 » by **DANNYLANDOVER** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:33 pm

Haha I just knew this post was going to attract annoying cRaptors fans.

closg00 · Post #15 » by **closg00** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 12:18 am

This is sad actually, Wale is a mediocre rapper. More mediocrity for the franchise.

Wizardspride · Post #16 » by **Wizardspride** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:04 am

closg00 wrote:This is sad actually, Wale is a mediocre rapper. More mediocrity for the franchise.

I disagree about Wale being mediocre. I think he's a good, not great but solid.

And besides, he's one of our own.

closg00 · Post #17 » by **closg00** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:21 am

Wizardspride wrote:
closg00 wrote:This is sad actually, Wale is a mediocre rapper. More mediocrity for the franchise.

I disagree about Wale being mediocre. I think he's a good, not great but solid.

And besides, he's one of our own.

Still Got My Nike Boots and a few other tracks were really good, but otherwise he has disappointed. Nice dude who likes to represent the DMV though.

Wizardspride · Post #18 » by **Wizardspride** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:36 am

Post #19 » by **montestewart** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 4:57 am

kidr1211 wrote:
Higga wrote:Love Wale. Wale >>>>>>>> corny ass Drake.

Who knows, maybe it helps bring Durant to D.C.

Wale is 100x more corny FOH. No one cares about him anyway

On the Wizards board, you can say that without getting suspended. Free speech!

I couldn't even tell you what Wale sounds like (I guess I'll find out soon enough) but I saw Drake perform on a Sprite commercial, and man oh man, that was the second best song I've ever heard. I don't need to hear any more, because I don't see how he could top it.

Matty · Post #20 » by **Matty** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:16 am

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUnXYavX4dU[/youtube]

Every time I hear about Wale I think of this video.