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The Music of Childish Gambino

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Although he has only been on the rise for the last few years now, Childish Gambino’s style has managed to drastically change. His genre has shifted from being hardcore and in your face rap that is in his first record label albums “Royalty” and “Camp”, to what some would choose to label as indie or alternative rap in his most recent album “Because of the Internet”. It seems like in his earlier albums he was making an attempt to break away from his acting and comedy career as Donald Glover, by being an overly aggressive and offensive rapper. It is easy to see why he would do this since he has had such a successful career in entertainment outside of music. From writing script for the hit NBC show “30 Rock” and starring on NBC’s comedy show “Community”, he has accomplished a lot. This meant he really had to come out swinging in order to break out of his own shadow. His new album however gives off the feeling that he is trying to be himself, and establish who he actually is as an artist. The change in his style and sound is easily noticed and has not hurt his success yet. Like most rappers, Childish Gambino is not particularly timid. He holds absolutely no restraint when it comes to what he says or raps. He is obscene, combative, and his beats are in your face. The melodies are artistic in their own way, but are still pretty much what you expect from rap music. This is the version of Childish Gambino you get in his first albums produced from a record label, “Royalty” and “Camp”. “Royalty” is an album that features a different artist in almost every song on it. “Camp”, on the other hand, is entirely him, featuring another artist here and there. Even in these earlier albums it is easy to tell that he is not a normal rapper like the ones you hear on the radio occasionally. His style is indisputably unique and his lyrics are astonishingly clever. This is immensely apparent in his newest album “Becaus

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