Following It's Complicated and Self Promotion,
Free Lunch is Wale's third EP issued in 2018. While the first two were issued independently, this marks the rapper's debut for major-label Warner Bros., and does so with minimal fanfare, simply picking up where Self Promotion left off. Most notably, he re-connects with J. Cole on an antagonistic strutter ("My Boy"), and elsewhere asserts his veteran status ("Dummies"), acknowledges his maturity ("Ungrateful & Thankful"), and longs for his lover while convalescing on the road ("3 Days 3 Hours").