Pitchfork

Wale took "Seinfeld" as inspiration on his recent Mixtape About Nothing, and on "The Kramer", the D.C. rapper bookends a discussion of racism and the use of the "n-word" with both Michael Richards' infamous nightclub rant and his subsequent apology on the "Late Show With David Letterman". "The Kramer" could be a sequel to A Tribe Called Quest's "Sucka Nigga", not just in content but in tone because, like Q-Tip, Wale avoids black-and-white terms in his dissection of race and language. Most Wale tracks are funnier than this one, but few are as moving.

MP3:> Wale: "The Kramer"
[from The Mixtape About Nothing; out now]