Childish Gambino
Camp
Glass Note
2011
Rating: 7 howard the ducks out of 10
Childish Gambino = Donald Glover from "Community" rapping under a name created from a Wu-Tang name generator. I love "Community" and the man's stand-up, but based on past attempts of actors trying to get into music, the odds were real long this album would be worth a shit. But someone has to get it right eventually...and I guess Glover is just that right man. But this isn't just good for an actor's effort - it's just good period.
This is hip-hop very much in the same vein as Kid Cudi (a rapper turned actor, though that move is pretty common) - introspective lyrics, backing music more akin to indie rock and club music than typical rap, and a fair amount of soul flavor. Lots of "nerdy" references, science fiction and movies and kid's cartoons...actually, the sort of shit you'd expect his character in "Community" to rap about - guess that character is cut pretty close to the cloth.
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