Where that hunger previously compelled him to seek comfort through the approval of others, he’s finally learned to look inward for satisfaction.
On the “The Intro About Nothing,” he reveals that fear of complacency fuels this restlessness over piano keys which build into an explosion of percussion: “Still my hunger’s like a fuckin’ model at a buffet.” This is both The Album About Nothing’s thesis, as well as the theme of Wale’s career. Music has long been Wale’s therapeutic method of releasing his demons of self-doubt.
