Wale drops his “Black Bonnie” music video.
A few months after dropping “Black Bonnie”, Wale returns with visuals for the track. In the beautiful Yasha Gruben-directed clip, Folarin enlists Ashley Blaine Featherson (Netflix Originals’ Dear White People) to be his love interest, as the two of them tackle numerous roles in history. The song is featured on Wale’s It’s Complicated EP, which was released back in March.
While speaking to Billboard, Wale stated that he’s been in the studio every day and is in “a very creative space”, “I’m always working… Right now I’m trying to get into film and there have been some walls in front of me that I wasn’t expecting, that I probably wouldn’t have had to go through five or ten years ago.”
He added, “It’s a difficult industry. It’s also small. There’s regular Hollywood and there’s black Hollywood and trying to find your way is tough.”
Wale recently inked a deal with Warner Bros. Records. Tom Corson, co-chairman of Warner Bros., confirmed the news during a press conference, “I am delighted that Wale has joined Warner Bros. Records. He is a pillar in the hip-hop community and beyond; with his cultural relevance and lyrical prose, he continues to elevate the game. Wale is truly a force to be reckoned with and we look forward to a successful partnership for years to come.”
Watch Wale’s Black Bonnie video below.
