Genius Meanings
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Childish Gambino – Outside
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“Outside” is the opening track to Gambino’s album Camp released on November 15th, 2011.
It could be said that this song relates to Plato’s Cave Allegory. CG draws a parallel
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Childish Gambino – II. Zealots of Stockholm [Free Information]
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Over a complex beat, Childish Gambino’s “Zealots of Stockholm” explores relationships with his parents and the biggest contrast of all: life and death.
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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 (Ft. MC Chris) – The Awesome
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The fourth track off Childish Gambino’s Poindexter, this song samples “Kemkraft 4000” by Zombie Nation, a song often chanted at sports events to rile up the crowd and to gain
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Childish Gambino – Fire Fly
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[Chorus: Childish Gambino & Janet Leon] / Now when they see us in the streets / All they wanna do is take pics / And I'm like, okay (Yeah, okay) / And when they hear us on the beat
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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 – That Power
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The end is a spoken word piece telling a story that really ties together the album’s summer camp theme.
The outro is written by fellow Derrick Comedy member and rapper D.C
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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 – 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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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 – 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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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 – 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 – Kids (Keep Up)
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[Chorus] / If we were kids, I'd want to give / You everything that you would want / Those other boys, they give you toys / But all they wanna do is / Keep up, keep up, keep up
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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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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 – All the Shine
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On “All The Shine,” Gambino raps about not being taken seriously as a rapper and critics dismissing him as a rapper for not meeting typical rap standards. At times, he even
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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 – Backpackers
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A backpacker is based on a fashion style popular in the mid to late 90s where people involved in hip-hop wore large backpacks. Originated by Graffiti writers who kept all their
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F.A.M. – Being Angry and Black on the Childish Gambino Tour
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This thought piece on the Childish Gambino Deep Web Tour is written by Famuel Rothstein, Donald’s friend who also inspired a character in his because the internet screenplay.
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Childish Gambino – Sunrise
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, nigga, it's me again / I'm still around, I guess I win / You hear me in your sister's room, like, all the time / "Gambino Girl forever" on that bracelet that she
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Kenna (Ft. Childish Gambino) – Relations
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[Intro] / So, cool, umm / So, like, that's a really cool dress -- skirt / I mean... / Nah, I like the, the uhh, pattern / Do you wanna talk outside, or...? / Talk in the kitchen
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SZA – Drew Barrymore
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“Drew Barrymore” portrays a seemingly somber, unassured version of SZA, with the lyrics indicating low self-esteem, especially in a relationship that is so unbalanced. The song
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G R V M – CHILDISH
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(SWVDE) / [Verse 1] / Ok now she gon pass it up / Im just high on this rolling pin / Brain just turned to dust / Take a line, now just hold it in / If we got a pack, I fall back
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Kendrick Lamar – DNA.
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On “DNA.,” Kendrick Lamar adopts multiple viewpoints; celebrating, critiquing, and exploring his black heritage and culture. In the music video, Kendrick and actor Don Cheadle
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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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FKA twigs – sad day
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Continuing with the theme of heartbreak central to MAGDALENE, “sad day” tackles twigs' determination to try and salvage a fading relationship.
Sonically, “sad day” is a dark and
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Childish Gambino – Hold You Down
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“Hold You Down” deals with Gambino’s experiences with racism in school and neither fitting in with the black nor the white demographic.
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Garfunkel & Oates) – These Girls
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All throughout Culdesac, Childish Gambino has been rapping about the women in his life. Here, CG reflects the love and heartbreak of all girls.
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Steve G. Lover) – Make 'Em Mad
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Childish Gambino and his younger brother Steve G.Lover performed this track for La Blogotheque’s new series The Switch on april 23 2012. It was featured in a live, unofficial
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Brock C – BTI Screenplay Alt. Ending
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Contest rules
My alternate ending for Childish Gambino’s because the internet Screenplay.
Thank you to everyone for the kind words, and a special thanks to Donald himself for
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Childish Gambino – Not Going Back
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On the outro song of the five-track EP, Gambino closes the project with a climactic build-up where he expresses his perseverance through all adversity. He even touches on
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Z.Shields – Because the internet alternate ending submission
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Tires SCREECH outside. Dude 2 stands up. There's a small crash outside / Yelling / VOICE: FREEZE! / GUNSHOTS / The Boy and Dude 2 look at each other
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Childish Gambino – Because the internet Screenplay - Part 1
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Childish tweeted out a link to the screenplay, formatted magnificently. However, the tweet has since been deleted.
An entire film script inspired and soundtracked by each of the
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DC26 – Because the internet screenplay entry, 21st century siddharthra
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Tires SCREECH outside. Dude 2 stands up. There's a small crash outside / Yelling / VOICE: FREEZE! / GUNSHOTS! / The Boy and Dude 2 look at each other / *****[PLAY Hans Zimmer's "
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Bone Crusher (Ft. Killer Mike & T.I.) – Never Scared
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Bone Crusher is not scared. He WILL kill you.
…And what’s even scarier is that he’ll do it off the top of his dome, just like both he and T.I. did on this track.
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Childish Gambino – Extraordinary
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The first track off of Childish Gambino’s Mixtape titled “Poindexter,” where he expresses his thoughts about how special and great he is.
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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 – Heartbeat (Treasure Fingers Remix)
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I wanted you to know / That I am ready to go / Heartbeat, my heartbeat / I wanted you to know / Whenever you are around / Can't speak, I can't speak / I wanted you to know / That I
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Ariana Grande (Ft. Childish Gambino) – Break Your Heart Right Back
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As part of her Twitter promises to release snippets of tracks off her album, Ariana let go of the Childish Gambino featured “Break Your Heart Right Back” on 8/14. In a recent
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Childish Gambino – La, la, la, la*
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Lyrics from Snippet / [?] smiles just ask [?] / This n* rich, I know he ain't really that weird / Real life, my life wasn't never real / My wife with seven kids / Consisting you at
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Drake – 0 to 100 / The Catch Up
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This song features two parts. The first, “0 to 100,” is a typical braggadocio rap song resembling Drake’s smash “Started from The Bottom.” The second, “The Catch Up,” features an
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