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]
Hollerin
Childish Gambino Lyrics
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I got skinny jeans on, so i got my swagger
I got new kicks and embarrass my ?
A skinny tattoo with a paintball space
So a nigga got bounce like a pinball game
I got housewives like my name was bravo
The dude is bueller, the world chicago
I'm hard to follow, ya boy's sick
I hang with dogs like michael vick
And ya girls get wet like a glass of quick
Cause your boy stay fresh like a bunch of mints
And i fight this flow like a pacifist
A barrel of monkeys, a house of chimps
I'm way more fun than your boyfriend is
He need new jeans like a accident
Cause your boy right here where the action is, ah!
(hook)
Don't talk about it
You can live without it
You don't even need to go down ?
Don't talk about it
You can live without it
You don't even need to go down ?
Cause you were hollerin', hollerin' "oh!"
Hollerin', hollerin' "oh!"
Hollerin', hollerin' "oh!" girl
Cause you were hollerin', hollerin' "oh!"
Hollerin', hollerin' "oh!"
Hollerin', hollerin' "oh!" girl
(verse 2)
I said these niggas mad at me like baby boppers
These niggas slept on me like old pajamas
You niggas stay soft like jon secada
And this nigga stay lit like a candelabra
And even if i didn't have a million dollars
I would still have cream like beard papa
Girl i ain't playin' i'll treat ya proper
I got no limits like silkk the shocker
You look too sweet like betty crocker
You could ride in the front, you could meet my partner
My boy in the back, you could meet my partner
But he ain't got a girl so you should bring your partner
Ya boy got books like he made of lockers
The girl got legs like a pair of dockers
Tito chip like empinadas
You should shake that shit 'til you got maracas
(hook)
(break)
If we're together
Can do whatever
I'll make sure that you're close to me
Cause baby girl it's a fantasy
As long as you are here with me tonight
(hook)
(outro)
Cause i want ya
Cause i need ya girl
Cause i want ya
Cause i need ya girl, yeah
In the first verse of Childish Gambino's "Hollerin," he boasts about his fashion sense and tattoos. He implies that he is so stylish that he has "housewives" watching him like the popular reality show franchise "Real Housewives." He then makes pop culture references to "Ferris Bueller" and "Chicago," but warns that he is "hard to follow." Gambino describes himself as being funnier and more exciting than the listener's current boyfriend. In the hook, he directs the focus to the girl who is "hollerin'" for his attention. Gambino seems to be telling her to stop talking about it and just enjoy the moment.
In the second verse, Gambino brags that his haters are jealous of him like "baby boppers," and that they underestimate him. He compares himself to a "candelabra," stating that he is constantly lit. Gambino is confident in his abilities, claiming he has no limitations, and then offers to treat the girl right. He introduces his friend in the back of the car, telling the girl that she should bring a friend for his friend. He cleverly references library lockers and pants legs to describe himself and the girl he is interested in. Gambino even throws in a little Spanish, saying "shake that shit 'til you got maracas," which means to shake until you have maracas.
Line by Line Meaning
I got skinny jeans on, so i got my swagger
I am wearing tight jeans to enhance my confidence and charisma.
I got new kicks and embarrass my ?
My newly bought shoes are so impressive, I'm the envy of others.
A skinny tattoo with a paintball space
I have an artistic, lean tattoo that resembles a paintball target.
So a nigga got bounce like a pinball game
I am incredibly bouncy, resembling a pinball within a game.
I got housewives like my name was bravo
I attract middle-aged suburban women, similar to the popular TV network, Bravo.
The dude is bueller, the world chicago
I am universally known and recognized like the movie character Bueller, representing the city of Chicago.
I'm hard to follow, ya boy's sick
I am hard to keep up with due to my unique, unpredictable nature.
I'm adam sandler so fuck ya clique
I am like the famous comedian Adam Sandler, independent from any cliques or groups.
I hang with dogs like michael vick
I spend time with questionable, potentially problematic people like the infamous Michael Vick and his dog-fighting scandal.
And ya girls get wet like a glass of quick
I am so attractive, women are metaphorically soaked like the instant drink mix, Quik.
Cause your boy stay fresh like a bunch of mints
I keep myself looking and feeling fresh, like a group of mint candies.
And i fight this flow like a pacifist
My rap flow is so unique and peaceful, yet it still packs a punch.
A barrel of monkeys, a house of chimps
My social circle is full of wild, crazy individuals similar to a barrel of monkeys or a house of chimps.
I'm way more fun than your boyfriend is
I'm more exciting and enjoyable to be around than your current significant other.
He need new jeans like a accident
Your boyfriend's clothes are outdated and in need of replacement like after a crash.
Cause your boy right here where the action is, ah!
I am always present in the most entertaining and engaging situations, like right now.
Don't talk about it
Don't waste time and energy discussing what is unnecessary.
You can live without it
It is possible to continue living without the thing being mentioned.
You don't even need to go down ?
You don't need to physically or metaphorically descend for this, whatever it is.
Cause you were hollerin', hollerin' "oh!"
You were loudly and excitedly shouting 'oh!' in response to something.
Girl
A term of endearment towards a female.
I said these niggas mad at me like baby boppers
I have several people angry or upset with me, like petulant children.
These niggas slept on me like old pajamas
People have disregarded or ignored me for a long time, like old clothes used for sleeping.
You niggas stay soft like jon secada
People are weak, like the soft music stylings of Jon Secada.
And this nigga stay lit like a candelabra
I am always 'on fire' and illuminated, like a decorative candle holder.
And even if i didn't have a million dollars
Even if I was not wealthy, I would still have success and confidence.
I would still have cream like beard papa
I would still have a lot of something valuable, like the dessert cream used in Beard Papa pastries.
Girl i ain't playin' i'll treat ya proper
I am not joking around, I will treat you with respect and dignity.
I got no limits like silkk the shocker
I have no inhibitions or limitations, similar to the style of rapper Silkk the Shocker.
You look too sweet like betty crocker
You appear overly attractive, desirable, and perfect, like the famous baker Betty Crocker.
You could ride in the front, you could meet my partner
You can sit in the front seat of my car and meet one of my associates.
My boy in the back, you could meet my partner
One of my other associates is sitting in the back of my car and you can meet them as well.
But he ain't got a girl so you should bring your partner
He is currently single, so it would be beneficial for you to bring your significant other too.
Ya boy got books like he made of lockers
I have many books, like I am actually made of lockers.
The girl got legs like a pair of dockers
The woman has attractive, shapely legs, similar to the style of pants made by Dockers.
Tito chip like empinadas
I am enjoying spicy and flavorful Tito's brand tortilla chips, similar to the traditional Latin pastries empanadas.
You should shake that shit 'til you got maracas
You should move your body in a lively and rhythmic way, as if you had Maracas to play.
If we're together
If we are in a romantic or personal relationship.
Can do whatever
We can do anything, without limitations or constraints.
I'll make sure that you're close to me
I will ensure that we are physically and emotionally close to one another.
Cause baby girl it's a fantasy
Our relationship is like a dream or fantasy, too good to be true.
Cause i want ya
I desire and long for your presence and companionship.
Cause i need ya girl
I require and depend on your support and love, my dear.
yeah
An affirmation of enthusiasm and agreement towards the previous statement.
Contributed by Alexandra E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@p4ck3ts3nd3r
I want the instrumental of this!!! The beat is amazing!
@ezzgiiiiiiii
THE FACT THAT DEAN AND CHILDISH GAMBINO COLLABED AND ITS NOT ON SPOTIFY IS SO ????
@BambinoXL
Fire
@ThuthukaTNjoko
2024 music
@PookieLaroo
Can someone explain to me exactly what Dean did on this song?
@whatdidyouexpectyouidiot
i peed myself reading the comments
@1z343
what did you expect you idiot
@whatdidyouexpectyouidiot
when i commented this there were only two comments
@1z343
I was playing along with your name lol
@whatdidyouexpectyouidiot
ikr i get that alot lmao