Glover, Jr was born at Edwards Air Force Base, California and raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. His mother, Beverly (Smith, is a retired daycare provider, and his father, Donald, Sr, is a retired postal worker. His parents also served as DeKalb County foster parents for 14 years. He was raised a Jehovah's Witness. He was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his High School yearbook. Glover, Jr graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in dramatic writing in 2006.
From 2006 to 2009, Glover, Jr was a writer for the NBC series 30 Rock where he also had occasional cameo appearances. He was presented the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season. Glover, Jr's stage name, Childish Gambino, came from the Wu-Tang Clan's name generator. On June 5, 2008, he released an independent album, titled Sick Boi. Glover, Jr would then become a member of the sketch comedy group Derrick Comedy, along with Dominic Dierkes, Meggie McFadden, DC Pierson, and Dan Eckman. The group wrote and starred in a feature-length film, Mystery Team, released in theaters in 2009.
On September 17, 2009, Childish Gambino released the independent album Poindexter. A pair of mixtapes, titled I Am Just a Rapper and I Am Just A Rapper 2 were released, in close succession in 2010. Robert Scahill added his producing expertise helping with the majority of the tracks. The track listings for those mixtapes consist of the name of the song "he" raps, followed by the song he raps over. His second album, Culdesac, was set to be released on July 2, 2010, but a couple of last minute additions caused the album to be delayed for a day. The album was made available on July 3. Glover, Jr has stated in interviews that on Sick Boi and Poindexter he felt he had to hide behind gimmicks, such as pink hoodies, but with his subsequent projects, he has touched on more personal subject matter, including family, schoolyard bullying, troubled romantic relationships, suicidal thoughts and alcoholism. He has disowned his 2005 album, The Younger I Get, as the too-raw ramblings of what he calls a "decrepit."
Glover, Jr's stand-up special aired on Comedy Central on March 19, 2010. In May 2010, a fan suggested Glover, Jr for the role of Peter Parker in the then-upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man film, encouraging his supporters to retweet the hashtag "#donald4spiderman". The campaign, originally started to see how far social networking could carry a message, quickly gained a large following. The call for Glover to be allowed to audition for the role was supported by Spider-Man creator Stan Lee. Glover, Jr was not awarded an audition and the role instead went to Andrew Garfield. He would later reveal that he was never contacted by anyone from Sony Pictures for the role. Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis, who announced an African-American version of Spider-Man a year later, said he had conceived of the character before Glover, Jr's campaign went viral. Bendis gave credit to Glover for influencing the new hero's looks for Spider-man after seeing him dressed as Spider-Man on Community (a nod to the campaign), Bendis said, "I saw him in the costume and thought, 'I would like to read that book.'" Glover, Jr would later voice this incarnation of Spider-Man on the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series.
Glover, Jr received the Rising Comedy Star award at the Just for Laughs festival in July 2010. Glover, Jr was featured in Gap's 2010 Holiday ad campaign. He DJs and produces electronic music under the moniker "mcDJ" (pronounced "M-C-D-J"). His music is often made available for free download via his website.
On December 1, 2010, Glover, Jr released the first track off of his EP titled "Be Alone". He released the next track, "Freaks and Geeks", as well as a five-song track list, on February 11, 2011. On February 25, Glover, Jr released the dates for the IAMDONALD tour and also his very first music video for "Freaks and Geeks". The music video was shot by Dan Eckman, the director of the Derrick Comedy troupe. This song was later used in an Adidas commercial featuring Dwight Howard. On March 8, 2011 Glover, Jr released the EP via his official website.
On March 16, 2011, Glover, Jr hosted the mtvU Woodie Awards held live at South By Southwest. On March 24, 2011, Glover, Jr taped his one-hour comedy special Weirdo for Comedy Central; it aired on November 19.
Glover, Jr appeared at the 2011 Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 9 in the 'This Tent' as Childish Gambino and June 11 at 'The Comedy Theater' with Bill Bailey performing stand up. Comedy Central streamed the comedy live on their website.
On May 4, 2011, in an interview with TheHipHopUpdate, Gambino revealed that he was working on an LP, to be released in September. On July 25, 2011, Glover, Jr announced that his new album would be titled Camp. On October 8, during his Orlando, Florida concert, he announced Camp would be released on November 15, 2011. Glover, Jr worked with friend and film composer Ludwig Göransson on the debut album. On August 20, 2011, at the Los Angeles Rock The Bells concert, he gave an interview to AllHipHop.com, and he announced to the crowd that he had signed with Glassnote Records. On September 20, his first official single, "Bonfire", was released.
The IAMDONALD tour made 24 stops in 34 days, beginning with Ames, Iowa, on April 16, and finishing with Minneapolis on May 19. In between, this included stops at music venues in Las Vegas, Houston, Washington, and Atlanta. The tour was a one-man live show that consisted of rap, comedy, and video segments.
The Sign-Up Tour was Glover, Jr's next pre-album tour. He visited 11 cities over the course of 38 days in October and November 2011. Chidlish G made a website for the tour called Camp Gambino on November 19, four days after his album released. The tour featured special guest Danny Brown and made 20 stops during the course of 32 days along a dates in California in December. On March 14, 2012, several dates on the CAMP tour were postponed due to a fractured foot Childish suffered on March 10, while performing in Tampa, Florida. The tour began in Austin, Texas on April 5 and ended August 10 in Hollywood, California.
On January 11, 2012, Childish Gambino announced on his website that a new mixtape would be coming out soon. On April 2, he released a new song, "Eat Your Vegetables", through his website. On May 14, Funkmaster Flex premiered "Unnecessary," featuring Schoolboy Q. On May 16, Gambino released "We Ain't Them" through his website, produced by himself and frequent collaborator Ludwig. On May 22, Glover, Jr appeared on Das Racist's radio show "Chillin' Island" where he premiered a new song, "Tell Me," which featured Himanshu Suri, aka Heems from Das Racist. On May 26, Glover released "Black Faces", featuring Nipsey Hussle and produced by Boi-1da. On May 30, he released a third track, "Silk Pillow," featuring Beck and produced by both Glover, Jr and Beck. On June 25, he revealed that the mixtape was to be released on July 4, 2012. On June 26, Glover, Jr premiered another new track, on Sway in the Morning (on Shade 45), entitled "One Up," featuring his brother, Steve G. Lover. That same day, he stated that the mixtape would be titled Royalty despite previous statements that it would not be called that. On July 4, 2012, he released Royalty for free via digital download. On July 7, 2012, Gambino released the track, "Body," featuring Prodigy, which did not make the cut for the mixtape. On July 24, 2012, he released the music video for "Fire Fly" through his VEVO account on YouTube.
On August 21, 2012, BBC Radio 1 premiered Leona Lewis' new song, "Trouble" off her upcoming album Glassheart, which features Childish Gambino. The song was available for purchase via iTunes on October 7, and peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart the following week, making it his first UK top 10 single. On November 4, 2012 Ludwig Göransson said in an interview with Portable that he and Gambino were in his studio coming up with new ideas for the next album which was to be "bigger" and "with more people involved."
In 2013, Glover, Jr signed on to create a music-themed show for FX titled Atlanta in which he will star, write, and executive produce. Consequently, he decided to reduce his work for NBC, and only appears in the first five episodes of Community's 13-episode fifth season. Although many TV stations were interested in picking up his half-hour comedy, he ultimately picked FX due to their willingness to work around his touring schedule.
On October 6, 2013, he announced on Twitter that his second studio album was completed. He further announced this at Homecoming Week at Penn State University, stating “I got a new album coming out soon, so this is the last time we’re gonna play a lot of this shit.” On October 8, 2013, he announced its title as Because the Internet and revealed that it would be released in December 2013. On October 21, 2013, Glover, Jr released the first single "3005", and announced a release date for the album as December 10, 2013. On February 15, 2014, the rapper launched his Deep Web Tour in the UK. On February 27, Childish Gambino was scheduled to begin the United States portion of his tour with a gig at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California. On June 6, 2014, RIAA certified Heartbeat Gold - making it Glover's first certification, and then on July 18, 2014, RIAA also certified 3005 Gold, making it Glover's second certification.
On October 2, 2014, he released a new mixtape titled STN MTN, and the next day he released an EP titled Kauai. The mixtape and the EP follow the story that was last told in Because The Internet and are meant to be a joint project instead of separate projects.
On October 10, 2014, Ubisoft revealed that they had collaborated with Glover, Jr to incorporate his song, "Crawl" into Far Cry 4.
On December 5, 2014 Glover, Jr was nominated for two Grammy Awards. He was a contender for Best Rap Album for Because The Internet (Glassnote Records) and Best Rap Performance for his single, “3005.”
On March 21, 2015 Glover, Jr won an mtvU Woodies Award for Best Video Woodie for the song "Sober" from the Kauai EP.
As of February 2016, Because the Internet has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping over 500,000 copies.
Glover's third album, Awaken, My Love!, spawned the single "Redbone", which peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually earned him his first Grammy Award. In 2018, Glover released "This Is America", which debuted at number-one on the Hot 100, and won four Grammy Awards, including for Song and Record of the Year.[13] Glover's fourth album, 3.15.20, was released in 2020.[14]
Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino Lyrics
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It's Childish Gambino
At The Atrium
Its going down
No matter what you say and what you do
He's back home
To stunt
Everybody
I wanted you to know
It's Childish Gambino
And all of ROYALTY
Plus he's bringing special guests
Every Atlanta athlete
Ever
That's what I'm talking about
Homies over hoes, homies over hoes
Also
Also
We've got that girl from season 2
Of The Bad Girls Club
What did you say nigga?
Oh yeah
You can't miss it
Take it from Childish Gambino
Himself
Aye what's up this is Childish Gambino
I'll be at The Atrium
This Friday
Off of Memorial Drive
Um
Yeah
What the f*** does that mean
Um yeah
What the f*** is he talking about
This Friday at the Atrium
Everybody's babies mama gets in free
IF you went to Stephenson High school
At any point
You get in free
If you are on the Atlanta twerk team
You get in free
Or if you know someone on the Atlanta twerk team
You get in free
Or or
Or if you can bring the Atlanta twerk team
You get in absolutely free
Turn down for what
It's Childish Gambino
Get there
This Friday night
And everyone please
Have a blessed Martin Luther King day
The lyrics to Childish Gambino's "Childish Gambino Feat. Beck" describe an upcoming event where the artist will perform at The Atrium in Atlanta, Georgia. Gambino announces that he is back home and ready to "stunt" on everybody, accompanied by his music collective ROYALTY and special guests which include every Atlanta athlete ever. The lyrics have a playful and celebratory tone, with Gambino encouraging everyone to choose "homies over hoes" and to be sure not to miss the event.
Beyond the surface-level excitement and lively energy of the lyrics, there is an inherent sense of pride and love for Gambino's hometown of Atlanta. By bringing together local athletes and performers, he is showcasing the talent and culture of the city while simultaneously creating a platform for himself as an artist. Additionally, Gambino's choice to include "have a blessed Martin Luther King day" at the end of the song indicates a strong sense of community and a commitment to social justice.
Line by Line Meaning
This Friday
Announcing the day of the event
It's Childish Gambino
Confirming the performer
At The Atrium
Naming the venue
Its going down
Expressing excitement for the upcoming event
No matter what you say and what you do
Regardless of any doubts or opposition
He's back home
The performer has returned to his hometown
And he's ready
He's prepared to put on a good show
To stunt
To impress or show off in a flashy manner
Everybody
All of the fans and audience members
I wanted you to know
Directing attention to the following information
And all of ROYALTY
Referring to the performer's group or crew
Plus he's bringing special guests
Additional entertainers will be part of the show
Every Atlanta athlete
Athletes from Atlanta-based sports teams will be in attendance or involved
Ever
Historically
That's what I'm talking about
Affirming the excitement for the show
Homies over hoes, homies over hoes
Friendship is more important than relationships or romantic connections
Also
Moreover
Also
Additionally
We've got that girl from season 2
A specific person from a reality TV show will be present
Of The Bad Girls Club
The name of the reality TV show mentioned
What did you say nigga?
A response indicating surprise or disbelief
Oh yeah
An interjection acknowledging a previously forgotten detail
You can't miss it
Reiterating the importance of attending the event
Take it from Childish Gambino
The performer himself vouches for the quality of the event
Himself
The performer
Aye what's up this is Childish Gambino
An introduction from the performer
I'll be at The Atrium
The specific venue where the event is being held
Off of Memorial Drive
Providing the location of the venue
Um
An interjection used as a filler while speaking
Yeah
An affirmation or agreement
What the f*** does that mean
Expressing confusion or disbelief towards a vague statement
Um yeah
An evasive response to avoid answering or providing clarification
What the f*** is he talking about
A rhetorical question expressing confusion or doubt
This Friday at the Atrium
Providing the day and venue for the upcoming event
Everybody's babies mama gets in free
A promotion offering free admission for a specific group
IF you went to Stephenson High school
Another specific group eligible for free admission
At any point
The time frame for eligibility
You get in free
Repeating the benefit of free admission
If you are on the Atlanta twerk team
A third group eligible for free admission
Or if you know someone on the Atlanta twerk team
An additional way to gain free admission
Or or
An example of adding further potential eligibility criteria
Or if you can bring the Atlanta twerk team
The final way for free admission is through having a direct connection to the Atlanta twerk team
You get in absolutely free
Reaffirming the benefit of not having to pay for admission
Turn down for what
An expression of excitement or enthusiasm for the event
Get there
Encouraging the audience to attend the event in person
This Friday night
Reiterating the timing of the event
And everyone please
A polite request
Have a blessed Martin Luther King day
A positive sentiment and well-wish for a specific holiday
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@yanuarpdt
I love how this song always blow up everytime America's doing shit.
@user-qd6im2hp2e
That’s why it’s timeless
@abiryehia5556
you mean always
@sleepyrowdy1826
America on drugs now
@randomgamer3964
@@sleepyrowdy1826 they must be really high I need to get some of it
@Madison-bx2fm
LMAFAO TRUEE
@charlotte0385
No one:
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@Green_L
@@rick5219 It's a joke, shut yo sensitive ass up
@dontclickonmychannel9676
@@Green_L yo thats deep he gonna take that
@dontclickonmychannel9676
@@rick5219 deep you gonna take that