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[h1]DC's Wale and UCB set for MTV Video Music Awards[/h1]
August 27, 1:10 PMDC TV Examiner
Cherie Saunders
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�Interscope: Wale
DC will be well represented at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards courtesy of newly-announced performer Wale and his touring partners, local go-go group UCB (Uncalled 4 Band) - all of whom will stay on stage the entire night as the show's official "house band."
The network announced today that Wale, born Olubowale Victor Folarin in Washington DC, "will join All-American Rejects, Pitbull and 3OH!3 to perform versions of the year's biggest hits."�Wale's own debut album,�"Attention: Deficit," is due Oct. 20 on Interscope.
Born to Nigerian parents in Northwest D.C., the artist graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg in 2001, after which he moved to Largo, Maryland. He has been a fixture on the DMV's underground rap circuit via constant live performances and a flurry of popular mixtapes.
In March 2008, Wale signed a joint venture deal with Mark Ronson's Allido Records and Interscope. MTV caught wind of the rapper when he teamed with Lady Gaga earlier this year for "Chillin," which will reportedly be available on the "Attention: Deficit" album.
Nine-time VMA nominee Lady Gaga is also scheduled to perform, as are Beyonce (who ties Lady Gaga for the most nominations and will sing her new single "Sweet Dreams"), Jay-Z, Green Day and Taylor Swift.
With both Lady Gaga and Beyonce in the building, and Wale a part of the "house band," it's conceivable that he could also rock either "Chillin" or "Pat Your Weave," a go-go track from his "Back to the Feature" mixtape that borrows Beyonce's "pat your weave" line from her single "Get Me Bodied."
The 26th annual MTV Video Music Awards airs live from New York City on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 9 p.m., (live ET/tape delayed PT). Additional celebrity presenters and performers will be announced in the coming weeks. To be the first to find out the inside scoop, follow the Inside MTV Twitter account at Twitter.com/InsideMTV.
Below: Rik Cordero, video director for "Pat Your Weave,"�interviews
Wale and UCB member Tre on the NE Washington set of the song's
upcoming music video.�
For more info:�
Wale part of new concert series for BET
Wale's official Web site
Listen to Wale's "Pat Your Weave" feat. UCB
Listen to Beyonce's "Get Me Bodied"
Listen to Wale's "Chillin'" feat. Lady Gaga
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