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In my MPSM 800 (Internship I) class, our final exam was to deliver an elevator pitch. Essentially, it is a 45 second to one minute spill you would give an executive on why they should hire you to be apart of their company. A verbal resumé of sorts you could say. Up and coming artists do this everyday with the music they create. Some get signed, while others don’t make it past the block they so passionately claim in their music. On this recently liberated Wale Folarin cut, the DMV’s lead man used this Osinachi instrumental to do just that. Let Dan from elitaste tell it:

So in the spring of 2007, I suggested to Wale that he create an audio manifesto of what he wanted to accomplish as an artist once he signed. DC producer Osinachi, the maestro behind “Nike Boots” who is now part of Rodney Jerkins’ team, blessed Wale with the beat for “The Meeting” and Wale, how do you say, “went in.” This became the first track we played in label meetings and for a time, it was discussed that this would be the intro for Attention Deficit. In retrospect, I think Wale stayed true to the goals set forth in “The Meeting” and you can still hear the hunger in his voice. So 2.5 years later, this track is emancipated. And make sure you cop Attention Deficit if you haven’t done so already.

Who knows the reason this didn’t make the cut, but it would have surely served as a monster intro track for Attention Deficit. Regardless, I’m not complaining because homie has been on streak lately dropping quality material. I wouldn’t be mad at a “Lost Tapes” type release. I’m just sayin’.

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Download — Wale – “The Meeting” (Prod. by Osinachi)

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