A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WALE

Sun, 6 Oct '24
Thick plank of a ship
Tue, 29 Aug '23
Corduroy feature
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Rapper with the 2011 hit album "Ambition"
Wed, 14 Apr '21
One-named rapper with the 2015 #1 album "The Album About Nothing"