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Childish Gambino – Have Some Love
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In “Have Some Love,” Gambino calls upon his fellow brothers to appreciate and love one another, as times are getting rougher.
This song seems to be very clearly influenced by
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Childish Gambino (Ft. 21 Savage, Ink & Kadhja Bonet) – 12.38
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“12.38” is an experimental R&B track that has Gambino singing about an escapade with a girl, and what their journey entailed. It features verses from past collaborator 21 Savage as
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Childish Gambino – Redbone
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“Redbone” is about paranoia and infidelity in a relationship. As a slang term, “redbone” distinguishes a lighter-skinned black person of mixed race. Bino fears that his efforts to
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Childish Gambino – Me and Your Mama
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On November 10th, 2016, following an elongated reprieve from the musical world, Childish Gambino premiered “Me and Your Mama” on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio with Zane Lowe. The
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Childish Gambino (Ft. kai & Mystikal) – I. Crawl
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The true beginning of the story.
This is fifteen years after the prelude (The Library). The Boy and his friend Fam go and pick up their friends Swank, Steve, Marcus (Chance the
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Childish Gambino – V. 3005
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Because the Internet’s lead single houses some of Gambino’s existential thoughts with a catchy hook and beat.
He said of the song:
Everybody’s like, ‘It’s a love song,’ it’s kind
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Childish Gambino – Bonfire
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On Friday, July 22nd, 2011, Childish Gambino released the first song off of his album, Camp titled “Bonfire”
This track contains some of CG’s most hilarious, genius, and
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Chance the Rapper) – I. The Worst Guys
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Watch the video for “The Worst Guys” on page 63 of Childish Gambino’s main website. The Code is at top of http://www.Becausetheinter.net
This is the 3rd collaboration between
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Childish Gambino – IV. Sweatpants
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https://twitter.com/DonaldGlover/status/404838406808551424
This song seems to fit a certain rich-boy theme, and does not seem to reflect Gambino himself, but rather a character or
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Childish Gambino – What Kind of Love
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Childish Gambino released “What Kind of Love” in March of 2014, four months after the release of his second album Because The Internet. According to Bino, he released the song via
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Childish Gambino – Boogieman
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Gambino conjures a new version of the traditional ‘bogeyman’ used to scare children into behaving. The “boogieman” is a portmanteau explained here. He uses this image to illustrate
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Travis Scott (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – goosebumps
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“goosebumps” is an eerie love song. Travis and Kendrick detail the unique feelings they have for their love interests—especially when she’s not actually there.
Before performing
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Childish Gambino – Heartbeat
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“Heartbeat” is a song about The One, and not being able to have or be with her. It expresses the complicated emotions that can occur when you’re sleeping with girls you don’t love
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Childish Gambino – III. Life: The Biggest Troll [Andrew Auernheimer]
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The final track on Childish Gambino’s 2013 album Because the Internet. In the corresponding screenplay, this song corresponds to the credits.
This song shows how The Boy reflects
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Childish Gambino) – Bed Peace
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This is the first collaboraton between Gambino and Aiko. Its cover art references John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
“Remember me” like John Lennon..
Featured as track #2 on Jhené’s
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USHER – U Don't Have to Call
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Usher is rarely on the other end of a bad relationship, but in this song he discusses how he was ditched and had to find some love in the club once again.
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Frank Ocean – Novacane
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“Novacane,“ the lead single from Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape nostalgia,ULTRA., describes what it’s like to have sex while on drugs, and it details the relationship between Ocean
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Childish Gambino – Stand Tall
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“Stand Tall” sees Donald Glover recount some advice his parents gave to him as a child. It is a reminder to stay positive in times of hardship and uncertainty; and most of all, to
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Childish Gambino – Letter Home
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Gambino strips down the instrumental to “All The Shine,” leaving just the violins, to address an ex that he still has feelings for in a poignant interlude.
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Drake – Trophies
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“Trophies” is a track that did not make the final cut for Nothing Was The Same because it wasn’t finished in time.
This beat was originally sent to Childish Gambino, but he didn’t
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Childish Gambino – Zombies
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“Zombies” details how others around you can be vultures and eat off your success. The zombies are mindless creatures trying to take what you have, namely, a brain that can think
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Childish Gambino – You See Me
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On this track, Childish uses a flow similar to Drake’s verse on “Forever” while talking about his love for Asian girls.
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Childish Gambino – "ask me words" - bino (notero is here too)
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Childish Gambino and Notero help coordinate the Rap Genius Q&A to answer some probing questions about his forthcoming album ‘Because The Internet’.
Check out the original forum
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Childish Gambino – Freaks and Geeks
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The second track off of Gambino’s debut EP, which ended up being his most loved songs he’s ever released.
When Camp was released, it was re-released onto the deluxe edition of the
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Childish Gambino – This Is America
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Dropping amid ongoing political and cultural tumult and turmoil, Childish Gambino’s “This is America” appears to be a commentary on black life in America and American culture as a
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Daniel Caesar (Ft. Kali Uchis) – Get You
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“Get You” sees Daniel Caesar reflecting on his life and past relationships with assistance from Colombian singer, Kali Uchis.
In an interview with Billboard, Daniel explains:
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OutKast – Hey Ya!
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“Hey Ya!” is the first single from André 3000’s half of OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below double album. André said the following about the concept of this genre-bending song:
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Childish Gambino – L.E.S.
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On the eighth track, Gambino sets up and knocks down a collection of hipster stereotypes in this ode to attempting to get laid on New York City’s Lower East Side.
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Childish Gambino – Do Ya Like
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[Intro: Adele] / Words that I made up, you say my name like- / Words that I made up, you say my name like- / [Chorus] / Baby girl, you know what I want / Let me do it to ya, do it
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Childish Gambino – II. Shadows
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“II. shadows” is the sixth track off Childish Gambino’s second album, Because the Internet.
The song is produced by Ludwig Göransson, Childish Gambino and Thundercat. Thundercat’s
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Christian Rich) – The Palisades
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This song is a possible elaboration to a lyric on because the internet. titled “IV. Sweatpants,” in which he says “got a glass house in the Palisades.” This song is a very feel-
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UGK (Ft. OutKast) – Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
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The Underground Kingz (Bun B, Pimp C) and the Outkasts (André 3000 and Big Boi) unite in a classic track about the women in their lives. There are two stories about actually
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Chance the Rapper (Ft. Twista & VIC MENSA) – Cocoa Butter Kisses
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“Cocoa Butter Kisses” is about Chance turning into a man who repulses his mother. He misses the days when he still had his innocence and his mother used to give him sweet kisses.
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Günther – Ding Dong Song
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[Intro: Günther, The Sunshine Girls] / Oh, you touch my tralala / Mmm, my ding ding dong (Mmm) / La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la / La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
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Childish Gambino – III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland" by Lloyd)
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Track 7 off of Because the Internet (released December 10th, 2013). This was originally featured at the end of the trailer for his short film Clapping for the Wrong Reasons.
In
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Tory Lanez – The Color Violet
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[Verse 1] / I took my drugs and took my lovin' when I left out the spot / I left the party with a Barbie, marking X on the dot / She calls my phone up, but I told her, "I'm a loner
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Childish Gambino – U Don't Have to Call
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Bino opens the song with audio from a conversation amongst the R O Y A L T Y fam and a stripper. The song then proceeds to open with Gambino covering some of Usher’s classic, “U
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ScHoolboy Q (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Collard Greens
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The second single from Q’s highly anticipated album Oxymoron, on which the West Coast superstar recruits close friend and fellow Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar to spit a
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – IFHY
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During the skit at the end of “Bimmer,” Sam finds out that Salem’s gone out on a date with Wolf down by the lake and begins to feel jealous and afraid of losing Salem.
IFHY stands
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Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
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On the ironically braggadocious track “HUMBLE.” Kendrick Lamar challenges his competition. It was released a week after the first promotional single, “The Heart Part 4,” with a
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Rap Genius – Childish Gambino Alien Theory
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This is a theory which I have spent countless hours on, researching noticing his videos and re listening to his songs over and over please enjoy.
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