American Born Nigerian Rapper, Wale Vents About His Unsupportive Mother

30-year-old American born Nigerian rapper who is currently signed on to Mayback Music, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin popularly known as Wale has opened up on his unsupportive Nigerian mother. 

Without mincing words in a recent interview with Billboard, Wale said:

"All these rappers, they do songs about their mothers. I'm Nigerian -- my mother didn't encourage me to do this. Even when [my first album] Attention Deficit came out and I had kind of made it, most parents would have been like, "My baby did it!" but I don't have that. My mom didn't come to my
[youth football league] games. I posted a football picture on Instagram the other day. That was my fuckin' rec' coach on my [high school] senior night. My mom didn't come to that."

"I can't even explain to my mom what my job entails. She just knows that all of her bills are going to be paid. I didn't have one-on-ones with my mom or dad. I was in juvenile facilities a lot. My point is that I grew up with the outside world meaning the most to me."