Music to get dressed to – Childish Gambino

Gabe Alonso Style Editor

Awhile I told my friends that Donald Glover was going to be the next big thing in comedy. The new Aziz Ansari, if you will. I never thought I’d be writing about him because he was pretty damn good rapper. Enter Childish Gambino.

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I first heard about Donald Glover from his Derrick Comedy days. If you haven’t watched the video “Bro-Rape,” please do so as soon as you finish reading this post. He bounced around as a writer on 30 Rock and eventually landed a role on NBC’s Community. I always thought he was a clever dude and then I heard some cuts of his mix-tape from his alter ego Childish Gambino (literally got this from a Wu-Tang name generator). Now I knew he was a clever dude. You can say he’s biting off of Weezy’s flow and he’s not original, but his lyrics are incredibly witty and smart. Not to mention he samples a bunch of indie artists like Grizzly Bear and Sleigh Bells. He also has a couple songs on which he raps over some of Adele’s latest songs from her new album, “21.” Trust me when I say it’s at least worth giving a shot.

Download his latest album here and take a listen to my one of my favorite remixes of his. It’s a must on my going out playlist.



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