From Midwest, West, to East
Music is still making calls without needing reception.
Back in the pre-smartphone era, we had Minneapolis funk pioneers The Time dropping “777-9311” in 1982 — a number burned into every boombox of that decade.
Then came 2Pac in 1996, riding a West Coast wave with “What’s Your Phone Number?” — flipping digital digits into hip-hop gold.
Now in 2025, Wale jumps in with a freestyle so current it’s practically synced to iOS updates — referencing “Airplane Mode.”
That’s the beauty of the evolution — artists still using numbers, signals, and silence as metaphors for love, disconnection, and realignment.
This time, Wale’s bar wasn’t just about turning the phone off, it was about tuning everything else out to tap into your own signal.
That’s #alignment at its finest. ?
Whether you’re from the Midwest, the West, or the East — you felt that.
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