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Put together with the album’s sixty minute run time, it all gets to be a bit too much by the middle of the album, and it starts feeling like a chore to listen to. Most of the songs are over four minutes, and feel like they go on for a few minutes too long. None of the backing tracks bear any resemblance to the music used on the show, and instead the album features repeated usage of dated hip-hop productions that mostly tend to blend into each other, which is helped by Wale’s rapping. It’s an interesting concept for a hip-hop album, but in practice the samples feel out of place. The songs are all titled similarly to episodes of Seinfeld, and the album title is a direct reference to Seinfeld’s claims of being the “Show About Nothing”. Similarly to The Mixtape About Nothing, this album features extensive Seinfeld references, with nine of the fourteen songs featuring samples of Seinfeld’s stand-up, quotes from Seinfeld in the studio during the recording or direct audio from episodes of the show. The Album About Nothing is an interesting case, as it featured direct input from Jerry Seinfeld himself as it was being created. Unfortunately it’s not exactly a successful venture. In a sense, The Album About Nothing is a direct follow-up to the mixtape. The gimmick behind the release was its heavy references to Seinfeld, with the largest being a guest appearance by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the actress that played Elaine. We know: gold, Jerry.įrazier Tharpe is a staff writer for Complex.Back in 2008, Wale released The Mixtape About Nothing. Here's every Album About Nothing track and the Seinfeld episode it best correlates to. We've got you covered with a track-by-track guide. Maybe you're a Wale fan but kind of a Philistine toward Jerry's sitcom? No problem. Why not converge all the way and watch it with Seinfeld. The Album About Nothing just dropped Tuesday, so you're likely still unpacking it with multiple listens. Now that we've reached peak pop culture convergence, let's take it all the way.
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The album is also peppered with audio clips from the classic series. As promised, Jerry appears on the album intermittently offering Wale sage advice with anecdotes and musings. Now, the Seinfeld-inspired LP, The Album About Nothing, is finally out.
#WALE THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING HAT MOVIE#
native in his top five in Chris Rock's movie of the same name. The two graced a recent Complex cover and Jerry went as far as to list the D.C. Much has been made of Wale and Jerry Seinfeld's friendship.