What is Wale's net worth? Rapper said he was mentally affected after Kai Cenat failed to recognize him at BET Awards

Rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin said he was upset with Kai Cenat. It so happened that at the 2025 BET Awards, Cenat crossed paths with the rapper in the parking garage. Although the two interacted briefly, the streamer failed to recognise who the rapper was. He hopped into his car, and the viewers told him that the person was Wale.

The clip went viral on social media. The rapper, who has a net worth of $4 million, per Celebrity Net Worth, commented on one of the posts:

“This is crazy. I didn't know we was bein filmed both times..we played in a celebrity football game last year ...l was reallly confused.”

Meanwhile, on the recent episode of the Club Shay Shay podcast, the rapper revealed that he was upset over the incident. Host Shannon Sharpe said that other than sports, he often failed to recognize people. The rapper agreed, saying that he often didn’t recognise people, and they even took offense at that. However, he noted:

“I did play in the celebrity game with him the year before.”

Sharpe said that he should cut Kai Cenat some slack as he was young. Olubowale Victor said:

“I was upset for like five days in a row so when he's talking about mental health at the streamer awards I'm like, ‘Yes, yes, yes, mental health. You get it now.’ Imagine giving your life to this game and then you go to the awards to just support the culture that you've been a part of for 13 years and then somebody who asks you to play a video like ask you, ‘Yeah, yeah, let's play one day like.’ Cause you saw them last year and then you go online and everybody's like, ‘Yo, Kai Cenat he didn't know who he was.”

What did Wale say about teaching the younger celebrities?

Referring to how netizens reacted to the situation, Wale said it made him look crazy, as many said that Kai Cenat was young. When many claimed that he pressed the streamer, he felt he should go and stay at his hotel for a few days. He also said:

“I introduce myself to at my meet and greet sometimes like that's how I move like I don't be like you got to know who I am. It just seemed like it was a little bit like downplaying a little bit.”

Wale went on to say:

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“In the moment I'm like I know I'm looking at the kid on the cover of these magazines and I'm like it look like how I dressed when I first started like I could see my influence on you daily like you know what I'm saying? So, I'm not saying I influenced you, but I definitely your stylist got me on this vision board. So, and I'm thinking like that. I'm like, bro, I just didn't like how I felt in the moment.”

Wale said he wanted to turn this incident into a teachable moment. He said he wanted to highlight the generational divide and emphasize the importance of having conversations with young people. He said there was a need to preserve the culture. Although he wished he could have handled the situation differently, he said it could have been a teachable moment.

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