Wale Announces Tour Dates, Gets Chris Brown To Direct New Video

Following up the release of Ambition, Wale has been putting in some serious work. His video for "Lotus Flower Bomb," is in heavy rotation at MTV and BET, and just yesterday we got a look at his new Rik Cordero-directed clip for "Chain Music."

The DMV rapper's sophomore album has sold over 270,000 units sold since its release in November, and he's is already plotting his next moves to give the album another push. Yesterday he shot the video for "Slight Work" with Chris Brown taking on the role of director, and he's also announced a slew of tour dates across the country. Check the schedule below:

Sat, Dec 30: Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues (Sold Out)
Sun, Jan 1: Silver Spring, MD - Fillmore
Fri, Jan 6: Ann Arbor, MI - U. Michigan
Sat, Jan 7: Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Sat, Jan 7: Columbus, OH - Long Street Live
Sun, Jan 8: Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Mon, Jan 9: Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
Thurs, Jan 19: Montreal, Quebec - Time Supper Club
Fri, Jan 20: Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
Sat, Jan 21: London, Ontario - London Music Hall
Sun, Jan 22: Hamilton, Ontario - The Studio at Hamilton Place
Thurs, Jan 26: Bridgeport, CT - Webster Bank Arena
Fri, Jan 27: Springfield, MA - Mass Mutual Center
Sat, Jan 28: Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Tues, Jan 31: Wichita, KS - The Cotilion
Weds, Feb 1: Omaha, NE - Sokol Hall
Thurs, Feb 2: Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
Sun, Feb 4: Indianapolis, IN (Super Bowl Weekend)
Fri, Feb 10: New York, NY - Irving Plaza (w/ Miguel) Lotus Flower Bomb / Valentines Show
Mon, Feb 13: West Hollywood, CA - Key Club (w/ Miguel) Lotus Flower Bomb / Valentines Show
Tues, Feb 14: Las Vegas, NV - Marquee Nightclub
Weds, Feb 15: Reno, NV - The Knitting Factory
Thurs, Feb 16: Salt Lake City - Depot
Sat, Feb 25 + Sun, Feb 26: Orlando, FL (All Star Weekend)
Fri, Mar 2 + Sat, Mar 3: Charlotte, NC (CIAA Weekend)
Tues, March 6: Nassau, Bahamas - Colonial Island