Wale Announces 8th Studio Album ‘Everything Is A Lot.’ Coming This Fall

Folarin season is back. Wale has announced that his eighth studio album, everything is a lot., will be coming out this fall.

This is a significant moment in the 41-year-old rapper’s career, as it marks his first LP under his new label Def Jam. The forthcoming project will also close an over four-year gap since his 2021 album, Folarin II. So far, he has shared the singles “Blanco” and “Where To Start,” which sampled SWV’s “I’m So Into You.” The Washington, D.C., rapper’s upcoming effort will be 16 tracks total, and, according to him, find the Hip-Hop veteran opening up like never before.

“EIA is one of my most personal and honest projects to date,” he said in a press statement. “It touches on the weight of life’s struggles and growth, and finding light through it all. EIA is about culture, it’s about resilience, and it’s about finding a way forward even when everything feels like a lot.” everything is a lot. will arrive on Nov. 14. Watch the promotional trailer below.

Wale has kept himself active in 2025 beyond his own singles. He linked up with Fridayy for “Shotgun” this past February, 4batz for “When I Get Home” in June, and Culture Jam for “Damage Control” alongside Pusha T this past July. The Grammy nominee also restored the mixtape era feeling by rapping over popular beats from this year, such as Central Cee’s “CRG” and Justin Bieber’s “Yukon.”

The “Lotus Flower Bomb” artist is in a new chapter of his life when it comes to his long-running WaleMania event as well. The wordsmith hosted the final wrestling-themed party this past April in Las Vegas, ahead of Wrestlemania 41.

Jey Uso, Naomi, Jeff Hardy, and other popular wrestlers were all in attendance. Fans witnessed a live rap battle between Tay Roc, DNA, Chess, and Saga, plus a performance by Folarin himself. The event followed the WWE to every host city for Wrestlemania over the last decade, aside from 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.