2018 is Donald Glover's year. He's always been one to watch, usually the most talented man in the room and certainly the most interesting, but this is the year the polymath's talents are all poised to pay off, all at once. He has an Album of the Year Grammy nomination for 2016's Awaken, My Love! coming soon, the second season of his critically adored TV show Atlanta is on its way, and, of course, he's got a Star Wars movie (he's Lando Calrissian) in his back pocket. If anyone's placing bets for when Donald Glover becomes the full-on, A-list celebrity he's always threatened to become, it's going to be this year.
And, the man is constantly, furiously, productive, and it's unlikely work on his music has ceased lately. He's said he only has one more Childish Gambino album in him, our bet is it's coming in 2018. —Brendan Klinkenberg
Childish Gambino drops first single since “Awaken, My Love!”
We’re sure this was no coincidence. Just a few weeks after Cardi B made use of the Saturday Night Live stage to confirm buzzing pregnancy rumors and set the Internet ablaze, Donald Glover has made use of his evening as both host and musical guest as Childish Gambino, on the season opener of the sketch comedy show to drop off his newest offering since delivering on his Grammy-nominated Awaken, My Love! effort, save for the digital re-release of his first EP back in January.
First premiered through a live performance on SNL, the new track “This Is America” arrives packaged in a cinematic clip directed by Hiro Murai. While we’re initially greeted by a melodic introduction reminiscent of the more soulful sound adopted in his last project, we’re quickly hit with a change of pace as he reverts back to the form with which earlier fans are familiar, rapping over the backdrop, crafted by Doomsday with Ibra Ake and Fam Rothstein of Wolf + Rothstein.
While the clip seems to take on a more upbeat pace, once the smoke clears Gambino’s stance aligns itself with a fairly bleak and satirical look at all the vices that frankly “make America great.” Ben ten games free download.
If this new cut is indicative of shift in content for Childish Gambino, we’re certainly not mad at it. “This Is America” finds itself in the company of a host of one-off songs and full-length outings from his contemporaries directly challenging the way of life in the United States, specifically as it relates to the experiences of Black Americans. This one just may go over a few heads, but the best things always do.
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2018 is Donald Glover's year. He's always been one to watch, usually the most talented man in the room and certainly the most interesting, but this is the year the polymath's talents are all poised to pay off, all at once. He has an Album of the Year Grammy nomination for 2016's Awaken, My Love! coming soon, the second season of his critically adored TV show Atlanta is on its way, and, of course, he's got a Star Wars movie (he's Lando Calrissian) in his back pocket. If anyone's placing bets for when Donald Glover becomes the full-on, A-list celebrity he's always threatened to become, it's going to be this year.
And, the man is constantly, furiously, productive, and it's unlikely work on his music has ceased lately. He's said he only has one more Childish Gambino album in him, our bet is it's coming in 2018. —Brendan Klinkenberg
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