Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover may not meet the usual stereotypes of hip hop. He has not dealt with drugs such as Jay-Z, he has sold no crack - but laugh. Raised in a suburb, he studied in New York "Dramatic Writing" and worked as a successful writer and comedian for several U.S. series, now as a musician before he made a splash.
Glover was the first time in 2007 as a member of the Derrick Comedy's attention. The "Bro Rape" clip of the sketch comedy troupe was one of the first YouTube sensation with millions of clicks. "The Daily Show" was aware of him and put him as a writer, followed by a job for the Golden Globe-winning show "30 Rock." In the award-winning U.S. series "Community", he proves his great comic, acting talent as a former star football player in the identity crisis.
After Childish Gambino has in the past, a handful of albums on their own published and offered for free download, now follows in the next year his new studio album "Camp".
At "Camp" Glover provoked very deliberately and skillfully, he plays with language, with prejudice and rap stereotypes. This complexity is further pursued in the various musical styles on the album, Rap, Electronic and Musical-tinged chorus are not mutually exclusive.
He also bridged the gap between rap and indie music, his lyrics, he refers to Animal Collective, Sleigh Bells, Grizzly Bear and Vampire Weekend. "While you masturbate niggas, I'm in that Ariel Pink" he raps on already "Freeks & Geeks," in "Fire Fly" he observed, "I'm the only black kid at a Sufjan concert."
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