Hip-hop artist Wale to perform at MVCC

Grammy-nominated hip-hop star Wale will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the Robert R. Jorgensen Athletic and Event Center at Mohawk Valley Community College’s Utica Campus, 1101 Sherman Drive.

Tickets are $15 general, $10 for MVCC employees, and free for MVCC students (limited supply). The concert will be for mature audiences only.

Wale is one of the most idiosyncratic talents in hip-hop and one of the most prominent figures in music today. After signing with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group im- print in 2011, Wale released his breakthrough sophomore album, “Ambition,” which spawned the Grammy-nominated single “Lotus Flower Bomb (feat. Miguel)” followed by 2013’s “The Gifted,” which debuted atop Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums” chart. In 2015, Wale released his highly anticipated fourth studio album, “The Album About Nothing,” which features the hit “The Matrimony (feat. Usher).” The album sees Wale continuing his famed “About Nothing” mixtape trilogy, inspired by his favorite TV show, “Seinfeld.” Wale also serves as the CEO of a hat and accessory line, Wrkng Title, and recently was named creative ambassador for the NBA’sWashington Wizards. Learn more about him at walemusic. com.

Tickets for all Cultural Series events can be purchased in-person at the MVCC Box Office, Information Technology Building Room106, from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at the Utica Campus Bookstore and the Rome Campus Student Services Center; online any time at www. mvcc.edu/tickets; or over the phone by calling 315731-5721.