On August 7, Wale announced via Twitter that his debut album Attention Deficit, originally set for a September release, would be pushed back until October. On September 14, Wale announced that his album would be pushed back until November 3. On October 8, Wale announced that his album would be pushed back until November 10. You see where this is going. But, at last, on November 10, the album finally hit stores, only for news to break that Interscope had not provided enough in-store copies for fans to cop. All things considered, it has been a fairly tumultuous ride for the DC rapper, who, despite releasing several noteworthy mixtapes, has seen his rise to fame trickle in slowly compared to brethren like Drake and Kid Cudi. In between a steady stream of phone calls, text messages and Tweeting this summer, Wale took a few contemplative minutes to shed some insight on his pre-album, post-marijuana, state of mind.

Why didn’t you hop on the Cudi and Asher tour this summer and make a nice “Freshman Class” event out of it? I just toured! Plus, I don't think I would have that many fans. Those guys are a lot more famous than me. Those are my friends, but I'm realistic -- they have bigger records than me. "Day N’ Nite" is played 3,000 times a week across the country. "Chillin" is played 300 times.

You really think like that? Hold on, this is K'naan (as he punches away at his keypad). I have to make sure he sends something. He's so fucking tight and he doesn't smoke at all or drink and he's like 28, 29, 30 or something like that. I know his vice is women, but that's all of our vices though.

Watching the video for “Chillin’” -- the Benz, the clothes -- people seeing you for the first time might think that you're just another flashy rapper. Well, I'm a flashy nigga. I’ve always been flashy. I think it's the lifestyle. The Benz was excessive but the original thing is, I wanted to stand on top of a Phantom and ride it like a skateboard while rapping.

That could’ve been hilarious. You know what I'm saying? Like something ironic. But then I saw the Benz at the shoot, and I was like fuck it, I wanna drive that shit. I just wanna show my range. Just a year ago I did A Mixtape About Nothing dawg, let me experiment musically a little bit. And that’s what “Chillin’” is, and it’s working.

It’s definitely adaptable, I saw you perform it at the Delano and when you switched it up to “M.I.A. Chillin,” the crowd loved it. Yeah, you know how you have records that are just good to listen to but are just not good for performing? Like "Day N Nite," is not really a performance record. It's so mellow, you wanna smoke to it. Bun B was like “Day N Nite" is the perfect record to clean out the car, or just do something like that, because it’s so fucking ill, but it's not that kind of hype song.

You dipped into a little bit of reality on "Warming Up Cane" when you talked about the crack problem in DC. Politics is something I’m not an aficionado on, but as I grow as a person and I learn more, I’ll incorporate it more. But everybody knows about the crack shit in DC.

But does everybody know how difficult it is to get on the radio in DC? According to you: "Getting on the radio in DC is like a paraplegic trying to have a ménage with three lesbian virgins. When did I say that?!

In an Entertainment Weekly interview two years ago. Say that again.

“Getting on the radio in DC is like a paraplegic trying to have a menage with three lesbian virgins.” Damn. I didn't say that. I did? Whoa. It’s all good, that is amazing. I wouldn't have found the beauty in that if I wasn't high.

Well? Have you made it to the radio in DC yet? "Chillin" got heavy rotation elsewhere. Not in DC.

Still? What you mean? Paraplegic lesbian! It’s still hard. I'm a little bit left. I'm coming from an urban city and I’ve got a record with the biggest pop star of the pop world, Lady Gaga.

Is Justice on the Attention Deficit album? They were supposed to be, but schedules are crazy. Those dudes don't go home for like a year. I'm sure that for album number two we'll figure something out. They told me they only like me and Will Smith. Those are the only rappers they like.

Really? Will Smith? Wait -- are you Tweeting right now? Shit, yeah. I'm too high though. Now I’m just laughing at the letters, like the Zs look crazy.

Is this bad for my interview? No, it's great! I’ve never really done an interview high, because I don’t know about you but when I smoke weed, my sentences go longer than 40 seconds. I forget the beginning and I get scared. I'm like oh shit, do I sound retarded? I get so scared. If I don't embrace the fact that I’m high, I start getting freaked out. You've gotta embrace it. You gotta just fight the urge. I'm even scared to be high in public sometimes. Fans be running up to me like “Wale!" and I’m like “Oh shit!" But I’m comfortable now, because if I say something stupid, we'll just ...

What do people prefer to smoke with in DC? The white boys with the funnel.

And you? Am I losing you again? I'm sorry. See? High. No bongs, they make me cough for the rest of the year, blunts every once in awhile whenever we’re on the road, and the white boys with the funnel. I think I'm gonna write some amazing shit after this interview. Right now, if there was a little bit more weed, and I ate and they put a beat on, I would say some crazy shit. Wait. Who do you work for?

BlackBook. BlackBook? The magazine? That's a real big magazine ain't it?! Oh shit! I thought I was doing a blog jumpoff, that’s why I was extra laid back!