Artist Profile:
Childish Gambino
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Your probably wondering, "Hmm, this guy looks pretty familiar." Truth is, he should be should be. Donald Glover even before he became "Childish Gambino" was already successful in his own right being a young actor, producer, writer, and comedian who is mostly know for his work in "Derrick Comedy," a writer for NBC's "30 Rock," and played the character Troy Barnes on the NBC's comedy series "The Community." In 2011, Glover got his big-break as a rapper "Childish Gambino" and signed to Glassnote Records already having several albums and mixtapes himself. An interesting story as to how he came up with the name "Childish Gambino," back in his NYU days, he and a couple of friend were all hanging out one night and decided to put his name into a "Wu-Tang Clan Generator" as a joke and then BAM! the name was born.
Album Reviews:
Camp (2011)
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This
is the
first album on the the label, and is you didn't already know who Donald
Glover is as a rapper, then you will definitely get to know him a lot
better and what he had to deal with as a child and the stereotypes that
still follow him to this day. What I personally like about the album is
that it is easily relate able to those who were considered a nerd or
outcast in life for the things that they liked, or having abstract views
to certain things. For instance, in the song "Outside," Gambino
takes you on a journey of what it was like as a young boy from
California to move to Stone Mountain, Georgia. He had a difficult time
fitting in with peers constantly ridiculing the way he looked, spoke,
and the kind of music he listened to. This whole album is a sense
telling people who judged him the ultimate "I told you so.." but doing
it in a clever way displaying a lot of technical ability and wordplay.I highly recommend this album as well as his other works Culdesac (2010) , EP (2011) , R O Y A L T Y (2012).
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Last summer, I saw Childish Gambino at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The concert was great, his energy was incredible and most of the audience knew all of his songs, even the ones released before the "Camp" album which made the concert experience all the more interesting. Childish Gambino proves that at 25 years of age he is truly talented as an actor, producer, and rapper that is highly respected.
Last summer, I saw Childish Gambino at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The concert was great, his energy was incredible and most of the audience knew all of his songs, even the ones released before the "Camp" album which made the concert experience all the more interesting. Childish Gambino proves that at 25 years of age he is truly talented as an actor, producer, and rapper that is highly respected.
Song: Freaks and Geeks
Album: EP (2011)
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