Wale Brings “WYFL” to the 2026 WNBA Finals

Wale salutes Angel Reese and Gabby Williams on a new anthem built around the 2026 WNBA Finals.

Wale has released “WYFL (WNBA Finals 2026 Anthem),” connecting his latest record directly to the championship matchup between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries. Introduced on October 19, the song arrived ahead of Game 2, with the league presenting it as an anthem inspired by this year’s Finals.

The title stands for “Who You Feeling Like?”, a question that gives the track its central refrain. Wale brings the matchup into the writing through references to Angel Reese and Gabby Williams, acknowledging a leading figure from each team rather than turning the record into a one-sided victory lap.

Coverage from USA TODAY highlighted the record’s confident writing and laid-back rhythmic feel. Early listener responses were mixed: some welcomed the Finals tie-in, while others questioned the hook and the emphasis on individual stars. Those reactions are a small early sample, not an established critical consensus.

The visual presentation follows the same basketball theme. Its artwork places a flaming basketball above a large WYFL emblem on white jersey fabric, with Wale’s name and the expanded title underneath. The sportswear-inspired design gives the release a clear identity without borrowing either finalist’s team branding.

Wale’s connection to basketball extends well beyond this release. The Washington Wizards named him their creative liaison in 2014. That history gives his latest WNBA collaboration a natural place in his career, bringing an established interest in the sport to a different championship stage.

24Hip-Hop editorial assessment: 3.5/5. Based on published coverage and early listener reactions, “WYFL” makes a timely connection between Wale and the Finals, though its hook appears more divisive than its concept. This is one provisional, research-based editorial assessment, not a listening review, a reader-vote total or an average of other publications’ scores.

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