‘My baby chocolate and beautiful’: Wale cancels show to welcome first child

Jul 24, 2016

Rapper Wale and girlfriend Chloe Alexis had their first child this Friday. The couple welcomed home a baby girl named “Zyla Moon Oluwakemi.” Reports say Alexis went in to labor on Wednesday, and the delivery was reportedly long and challenging, but the baby is healthy!

Wale was scheduled to perform at the Barclays Center for the One Africa Music Fest on Friday night but canceled due to his daughter being born.

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Wale revealed the baby’s name via his Twitter page along with some of his other thoughts and feelings about being a new father.

https://twitter.com/Wale/status/756616917251751936

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The rapper is clearly excited about his new role as a Father. He released a longer message on Instagram about the birth.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BIL_jkwD1ze/?taken-by=wale

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