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Wale on the “Go-Go” to Chicago | Chicago Defender

The Washington D.C. bred artist is headed to the Windy City for the “Under A Blue Moon” tour. Wale has a variety of hits that are spread across the past decade and a half. The menu includes “Nike Boots” (2008), Bad (2013), and 2019’s “On Chill” tag-teamed with Chicago’s Own, Jeremih. But the tour’s main … Continued

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