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Wale Releases 'Festivus' Mixtape Trailer

12/19/2014
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(Radio.com) Though Festivus apparently dates back to the '60s, let's be real: Festivus really began with the 1997 airing of "The Strike" episode of Seinfeld. Since then, the secular holiday has become a cultural phenomenon, and has found its way even into hip-hop lore.

That brings us to Wale, who will drop a Festivus mixtape on the common celebration day of the once-fake holiday: December 23. The trailer for the collection is a thing of understated genius, both in the idea of referencing recent releases from J. Cole and Nicki Minaj, and in the details, like the rapper's hat being the Seinfeld logo and proclaiming the message, "The album about nothing."

Throughout the clip, Wale's thoughts are coming at a mile a minute, giving some hope that the release will be equally as manic and inspired. Or, maybe it will just be silly, as is hinted at in the closing, when a Festivus pole is delivered and the Seinfeld theme song kicks in.

Check out the trailer for Festivus here.

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