Childish Gambino!

So if you read my last post about Mr. Donald Glover, aka, Childish Gambino, you already know who he is and know that dude is coming up! Since I got on, I've been listening to his music nonstop. I'm hearing more and more of his great singing ability and his growing flow as a rapper. He states it quite a few times in his music, about how he didn't come into making music taking it seriously as a an artist. It was more of a "side" thing on top of everything else he does. Listening to his older tracks and comparing those to his new, you can hear how much more serious he's become and the hunger in his rapping.
And if I haven't yet, I definitely have to applaud him for being true to himself and rapping about what he knows. He's not rapping about guns or being a thug. Throughout his music I've noticed that he often references about his music not "being Black or White", and how he isn't making music to be directed towards any one group of people. Gambino says, "...These smart middle class Black kids need a role model...". Me being young and Black and surrounded by music that has everything to do with violence, drugs, drinking, etc., I must say it's always a breath of fresh air to hear an artist strictly make music about their life and what they know...even if half of what they know is all about "f****n different kinds of bitches".
Either way it goes, Childish Gambino is making some quality music. Even Addidas recognizes it by having Freaks & Geeks theme their new Adicolor commercial featuring Dwight Howard. Two of my favorite tracks off of his latest release of music (March) in a 5 track free EP (featuring Freaks & Geeks) are Be Alone and Lights Turned On. The 1st track, Be Alone, comes in with a very beautifully sang chorus. It is a true track to that feeling of loneliness, longing for someone and even betrayal. Lights Turned On, the 4th track has a complete opposite feel than the 1st. It has a cool, fun, sexy feel to it. This track is because it has sort of an underlying techno beat to it. And yes, I did say sexy..."I want the lights turned on...", now tell me where your mind runs to...and that's exactly what it is about. Ending with this stronger techno beat, which goes surprisingly well, this song will make you want to play it back a few times. So go ahead and click the link below to listen and/or download Childish Gambino's free EP. Enjoy!

EP - Childish Gambino