Pretty Girls (Wale song)
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"Pretty Girls" is the third official single from Wale
's debut album, Attention Deficit
and is produced by The Best Kept Secret. It features Gucci Mane
and Weensey from the legendary go-go band Backyard Band. It was released to iTunes and Rhapsody on October 6, 2009. The song samples Backyard Band's go-go rendition of The Moments and The Whatnauts track “Girls”. The official remix featuring Chris Brown and Fabolous
was released on 13 April 2010. A 2nd remix features Weensey, Raheem DeVaughn
, and Phil Ade.
The music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California and was directed by Chris Robinson
. Gucci Mane does not appear in the video due to him serving one-year prison sentence at the time.. There are appearances in the video by Washington Redskin's running back Clinton Portis, Baltimore Raven's running back Ray Rice, Curren$y, DJ Khaled
and actor Tristan Wilds
.
Wale (rapper)
Wale Victor Folarin , better known by his stage name Wale , is an American rapper from Washington, D.C. Wale was born to Nigerian parents. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug " became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the...
's debut album, Attention Deficit
Attention: Deficit
Attention Deficit is the debut album of American rapper Wale, released November 10, 2009 on Allido Records and Interscope Records in the United States. Due to Wale's decision to tour with Jay-Z, N.E.R.D., and J. Cole, the album's original scheduled release for September 22, 2009 was pushed back to...
and is produced by The Best Kept Secret. It features Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
and Weensey from the legendary go-go band Backyard Band. It was released to iTunes and Rhapsody on October 6, 2009. The song samples Backyard Band's go-go rendition of The Moments and The Whatnauts track “Girls”. The official remix featuring Chris Brown and Fabolous
Fabolous
John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
was released on 13 April 2010. A 2nd remix features Weensey, Raheem DeVaughn
Raheem DeVaughn
Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience , reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008...
, and Phil Ade.
The music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California and was directed by Chris Robinson
Chris Robinson (director)
Chris Robinson is an American film director working mostly with music videos and commercials. He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like "Fallin'" and "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys, "Roc Boys" by Jay-Z, the grammy nominated...
. Gucci Mane does not appear in the video due to him serving one-year prison sentence at the time.. There are appearances in the video by Washington Redskin's running back Clinton Portis, Baltimore Raven's running back Ray Rice, Curren$y, DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
Khaled bin Abdul Khaled , better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his...
and actor Tristan Wilds
Tristan Wilds
Tristan Paul Mack Wilds is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Lee on the HBO original drama series The Wire and as Dixon Wilson on the CW drama series 90210.-Life and career:...
.
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