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Since Superbad blew super chunks, Wale’s debut is my last highly anticipated entry for 2009. And while I liked “Fly Away” much better than this Pharrell-assisted chune, I’m still calling this cat the one to watch from XXL’s now infamous Class of 2009. That’s not to say there isn’t a place for this joint because Wale manages to channel his version of Luther Campbell into the lyrics, detailing the freaks that a young rapper might encounter on the road to riches & diamond rings.

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Download — Wale Feat. Pharrell Williams – “Inhibitions (Let It Loose)”

As a bonus, take this tagged up version of “Contemplate” featuring a choice sampling of Ri-Ri’s “Question Existing.” Featured on DJ Haze & DJ Capcom’s Leaders Of The New Empire mixtape, it’s definitely the keeper out of these two tracks as the rapper does his double-time spit over a moody beat that matches the words.

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Download — Wale Feat. Rihanna – “Contemplate”