Childish Gambino
Bio
Name: Donald McKinley Glover Jr.
Other aliases: mcDJ, Childish Gambino
Professions: Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer, Director, Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, DJ.
Schooling: Graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts in Dramatic Writing.
Major Awards
2 Emmy awards in the outstanding directing and the outstanding lead actor categories for Atlanta.
2 Golden Globe awards for best actor and best television series for Atlanta
5 Grammy’s one for Redbone(best traditional R&B performance) the other four for This is America
Music
Awaken my love
Camp
Because the internet
Kauai
Summer Pack
EP
TV and Movies
Weirdo
30 rock
Derrick Comedy
Atlanta
Guava Island
Lion King
Solo: a star wars story
Community
Spiderman
Writing Style
Writing for himself and no one else.
Being true to himself.
Whatever sounds good.
Whatever he finds funny.
Inspirations
LCD Soundsystem (rock)
Ghostface Killah (rapper)
Outkast (hip hop)
Migos (hip hop)
Funkadelic (rock)
Analysis
III. Telegraph Ave. (“Oakland” by Lloyd)
I don’t really want to drive
But I think I’d rather die
In Oakland, in Oakland
With my hands on two and ten
So I guess it all depends
On Oakland, on Oakland
And I’m nervous, truth be told
I never saw me growing old
In Oakland, in Oakland
And if I married you tonight
It would probably start a riot
In Oakland, in Oakland
This Is America
This is America (skrrt, skrrt, woo)
Don’t catch you slippin’ up (ayy)
Look at how I’m livin’ now
Police be trippin’ now (woo)
Yeah, this is America (woo, ayy)
Guns in my area (word, my area)
I got the strap (ayy, ayy)
I gotta carry ’em
Yeah, yeah, I’ma go into this (ugh)
Yeah, yeah, this is guerilla (woo)
Yeah, yeah, I’ma go get the bag
Yeah, yeah, or I’ma get the pad
Yeah, yeah, I’m so cold like yeah (yeah)
I’m so dope like yeah (woo)
We gon’ blow like yeah (straight up, uh)
Emulation
All the Shine
I’m not trying to come hard, I’m trying to come me
That’s why these older songs that I used to make I’d release free
What’s the point of rap if you can’t be yourself, huh?
That’s why I come first like my cell phone
I’m a role model, I am not these other guys
Me and Your Mama
Can’t stand it, backhanded
They wanna see us fallin’ apart
You know that I love you
So let me into your heart
Let me into your heart
Do you really love me?
I’m gon’ get you, girl, ah
This is the end of us
Sleeping with the moon and the stars
I know where you’ve been, oh
You can see the sun
My Emulation
I am sitting in a bar
And just thinking bout my car
In Oakland, in Oakland
Hadn’t seen it for a while
Shop said they’re giving it style
In Oakland, in Oakland
And I’m nervous, truth be told
Cause I’ve never been too bold
To stop them, to stop them
But I’m trusting them for now
As I sit and as I chow
In Oakland, in Oakland
Writing tips
Be truthful. Make it your own.
Write what you want
Do it for fun. Enjoy it
If you make a mistake, own it, move on and grow.
Just write a lot.
Expose yourself to new ideas.
What I learned
Just be your self. Don’t do things for others. You don’t need people to tell you what or what not to like. Convince people to invest in you. Invest in yourself and others will follow. Try to do it differently. Emulate in your own way. Make it yours.
Photo Cred:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Glover#/media/File:Donald_Glover_TIFF_2015.jpg
https://twitter.com/donaldglover
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18817-childish-gambino-because-the-internet/
Donald Glover Wants ‘Atlanta’ to Be ‘Way Better’ in Season 2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)#/media/File:This_Is_America_(single_cover)_2018.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_(album)
https://genius.com/Childish-gambino-me-and-your-mama-lyrics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STN_MTN_/_Kauai
https://indiecurrent.com/track/childish-gambino-freaks-and-geeks/