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Spin Cycle: Childish Gambino’s “Camp”

Donald Glover has been Childish Gambino for a long time so don’t live under the impression that he gained more fame from Community and decided to become a rapper. Be clear about one thing, Childish Gambino is the real deal and this is, without a doubt, Donald Glover’s Dark Twisted Fantasy. It can’t be coincidence that Camp comes out around the same time Kanye’s masterpiece dropped last year. If you didn’t know that Donald Glover was a rapping maniac before, […]

The Singles Bar: Childish Gambino “Bonfire”

Until approximately twelve hours ago, I was utterly unaware that Donald Glover (better known as Troy from Community and an aspiring Spiderman) had a hip-hop alter-ego. In retrospect, it makes sense. Glover has always been a clever, witty comedian, and being an ill lyricist is in that same neighborhood. So with absolutely no preconceived notions of Glover’s past work under the pseudonym Childish Gambino (which he apparently got from a Wu Tang Clan name generator online), I dove head first […]