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]
Move That Dope
Childish Gambino Lyrics
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Niggas like 'bino the man, I was like damn
I was allergic to not makin' money, the timing was perfect
They used to not pay him no never mind
Niggas these numbers don't ever lie
Fuck wit' your boy like a pedophile
Damn I'm fly, I'm so high I might need a spaceship
I'm on acid, this bitch is basic
But when you see us y'all never say shit
Conversation, I'm in that, top 5, I'm in rap
Pussy niggas, y'all say shit and don't do shit
Flew your girl to Saint Lucia
Oh, these niggas are not from Atlanta, these niggas are not from Atlanta
'Cause I'm from Atlanta and we would just handle it
Struggle rap, Canibus
Amethyst, my weed purple
Rap game, I'm Steve Urkel, Urquelle
She want some pics, I'm like "oh well, you better Google search"
Money rule my universe
Nigga we made it
We had the beat and then we heard the verse and said nigga we hate it
Livin' my life like I'm Jaden (Smith)
Tesla the color of Satan (whip)
Bitches are mine for the takin'
I understand why you hate us
Hit me on my Nextel chirp, when you heard that (brrrp, brrrp)
Mean that nigga got some work
Yeah, my cousin used to serve him, now he learning how to walk
If you really from Atlanta then you heard this shit before
Yeah, you know, uh
Yes I be the man, who you tellin'?
Smokin' on that loud, what you smellin'?
Cops want a nigga for the sport
Hundred dollars, can't afford it
Made my momma cry in court
Fuck them niggas
Fulton County, Cobb County, see the twelevy out
See you wit' your friends and break you up cause you hanging out
Learn to talk about, what you talkin' 'bout?
Never on the phone, had to do it on my own
Took a minute, now we on, yeah
Scooter got the Street Lottery, that's a classic
Cause it be showin' niggas how to be when you passin'
That white girl, that white girl, Niykee Heaton, yeah
I might girl, I might girl, are you eatin' though?
Patience, congratulations, I'm on my A shit
I met this dude while on vacation, I didn't say shit
When he was talkin' all that bullshit about the nation
His daughter, I just gave a facial, my reparations
Uh, it's a new black renaissance
Uh, all that wack shit Jay be on
Uh, what's the type of shit that they be on
Uh, what's the type of shit that they be on
Let the top down and let your hair blow
You got a perfect body, all natural
Body that the superstar lookin' for
Hey baby, let's just go for a ride, okay
Let the top down and let your hair blow
Let the top down and let your hair blow
You got a perfect body, all natural
Body that the superstar lookin' for
Let's ride and let the top down
Let your hair blow, ride and smoke out
We party on the Interstate, shut I-20 down
Even in the winter flexin' with the top down
Top down, let 'em see a king
East side, East side, I'm just bein' me
I'm just seein' Gs, I'm just makin' culture
I just say the realest shit and hope it don't insult you
On stage, yellin' crazy shit
I was high but I meant that shit
Let it out, gotta vent that shit
Play me loud, that's event music
I don't swear to God, I just swear to me
I don't think there's anything I couldn't be
All we know is trust, that
The lyrics to Childish Gambino's "Move That Dope / Nextel Chirp / Let Your Hair Blow" can be interpreted as a reflection on his success as an artist and the ups and downs that come with it. He references his own success and knowing his own worth, being allergic to not making money, and being seen as someone people love to hate on. He also references drug dealing culture, including working with someone who used to serve drugs and learning how to walk, as well as police targeting and making money.
The line "Let the top down and let your hair blow" acts as a break from the rapping and changes the tone to a more laid back and sensual one. The persona is addressing a woman with a "perfect body, all natural" and inviting her to go for a ride while expressing admiration for her.
Throughout the song, Childish Gambino is flexing his talent and fame, while also acknowledging the challenges of being a public figure. The switch in tone halfway through the song from aggressive, bass-driven beats to a more melodic, slower pace can be seen as a reflection of his own experiences as an artist.
Line by Line Meaning
Whippin' the Lam', whippin' and grippin' the Lam'
Driving his Lamborghini, handling it with skill and ease
Niggas like 'bino the man, I was like damn
People recognize Childish Gambino’s success, and it’s surprising to him
I was allergic to not makin' money, the timing was perfect
Childish Gambino was driven to make money, and the timing was perfect for his success
They used to not pay him no never mind
People used to ignore him, but now he has their attention
Niggas these numbers don't ever lie
Statistics show Gambino’s success; his numbers speak for themselves
Fuck wit' your boy like a pedophile
Don’t mess with Childish Gambino, he’s powerful enough to hurt you
Damn I'm fly, I'm so high I might need a spaceship
Gambino is confident and proud of his greatness
I'm on acid, this bitch is basic
Gambino feels like he’s on drugs and he’s better than the person he’s with
We them niggas y'all love to hate on
People enjoy hating on Gambino and his crew, which fuels their success even more.
But when you see us y'all never say shit
Even though people talk behind their backs, Gambino and his crew never get confronted
Conversation, I'm in that, top 5, I'm in rap
Gambino is a top 5 rapper
Pussy niggas, y'all say shit and don't do shit
People who talk badly behind their backs aren’t brave enough to confront them face to face
Flew your girl to Saint Lucia
Gambino took your girlfriend on vacation to Saint Lucia
Oh, these niggas are not from Atlanta, these niggas are not from Atlanta
Other rappers aren’t really from Atlanta
'Cause I'm from Atlanta and we would just handle it
Gambino and his friends would handle a situation better
Struggle rap, Canibus
Canibus is known for rapping about struggle, which Gambino and his crew don’t relate to
Amethyst, my weed purple
Gambino's marijuana is a specific, purple strain
Rap game, I'm Steve Urkel, Urquelle
Gambino feels like he’s transformed into the cooler version of Steve Urkel
She want some pics, I'm like 'oh well, you better Google search'
Gambino doesn’t have any nude photos of himself to give his lovers, so they’ll have to find him on Google Images.
Money rule my universe
Gambino’s main focus is making money
Nigga we made it
Gambino has made it to the top of his game
We had the beat and then we heard the verse and said nigga we hate it
Gambino and his crew didn’t like the initial verse of their song, so they changed it
Livin' my life like I'm Jaden (Smith)
Gambino lives his life like Jaden Smith, free and confident
Tesla the color of Satan (whip)
Gambino drives a black Tesla, which he jokingly refers to as the color of Satan
Bitches are mine for the takin'
Women are attracted to Gambino and they’re his for the taking
I understand why you hate us
Gambino understands why people hate him and his crew
Hit me on my Nextel chirp, when you heard that (brrrp, brrrp)
The Nextel chirp is a signal that someone has work for Gambino to do
Mean that nigga got some work
The chirp means there is work to be done
Yeah, my cousin used to serve him, now he learning how to walk
Gambino used to work for his cousin, but now he’s surpassed him
If you really from Atlanta then you heard this shit before
People from Atlanta have heard this song before
Yes I be the man, who you tellin'?
Childish Gambino knows he’s the man
Smokin' on that loud, what you smellin'?
Gambino is smoking high-grade marijuana
Cops want a nigga for the sport
Police will sometimes target black people just for fun
Hundred dollars, can't afford it
Gambino can’t afford to pay a $100 fine
Made my momma cry in court
Gambino made his mother cry when she saw him in court
Fuck them niggas
Gambino doesn’t care about what other people think of him
Fulton County, Cobb County, see the twelevy out
Gambino is recognized in multiple Atlanta counties
See you wit' your friends and break you up cause you hanging out
Police will break up groups of black people who are just hanging out, even if they’re not doing anything wrong
Learn to talk about, what you talkin' 'bout?
Gambino challenges people to actually know what they’re talking about
Never on the phone, had to do it on my own
Gambino is a self-made man and didn’t rely on others' help to become successful
Took a minute, now we on, yeah
It took time, but Gambino and his crew are now successful
Scooter got the Street Lottery, that's a classic
Scooter’s album Street Lottery is considered a classic in the rap community
Cause it be showin' niggas how to be when you passin'
The album teaches people how to be successful when you’re underprivileged
That white girl, that white girl, Niykee Heaton, yeah
Niykee Heaton is a white woman, who may or may not be Gambino’s love interest
I might girl, I might girl, are you eatin' though?
Gambino asks his girlfriend if she’s hungry
Patience, congratulations, I'm on my A shit
Gambino is focused and has a lot of patience and is congratulating himself on that
I met this dude while on vacation, I didn't say shit
Gambino met someone on vacation but didn’t speak to them
When he was talkin' all that bullshit about the nation
The person Gambino met was talking nonsense about politics and society
His daughter, I just gave a facial, my reparations
Gambino slept with the man’s daughter as reparations for having to hear his nonsense earlier
Let the top down and let your hair blow
Gambino wants to enjoy a ride with the top down and feeling the wind in his hair
You got a perfect body, all natural
Gambino is admiring his girlfriend’s perfect, natural body
Body that the superstar lookin' for
Celebrities want a body like Gambino’s girlfriend’s
Hey baby, let's just go for a ride, okay
Gambino wants to go for a ride with his girlfriend.
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ShroudedLyons
not sure what to put here, but here's my favorite apple pie receipe.
Ingredients
Pastry
2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup plus
2 tablespoons shortening
4 to 6 tablespoons cold water
Filling
1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (8 medium)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Directions
1 In medium bowl, mix 2 cups flour and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
2 Gather pastry into a ball. Divide in half; shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
3 Heat oven to 425°F. With floured rolling pin, roll one pastry round into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
4 In large bowl, mix sugar, 1/4 cup flour, the cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Stir in apples until well mixed. Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over filling. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1/2 inch from rim of plate.
5 Roll other round of pastry into 10-inch round. Fold into fourths and cut slits so steam can escape. Unfold top pastry over filling; trim overhanging edge 1 inch from rim of plate. Fold and roll top edge under lower edge, pressing on rim to seal; flute as desired. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning.
6 Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust, removing foil for last 15 minutes of baking. Serve warm if desired.
HeckSusD23
Gambino always seems to have fun when he's rapping. I think that comes through a lot in these verses.
pkjei
Nextel Chirp needs to be made into a full song, It was the sickest beat out of the three.
Leland Rooney
It was a popular tune in Atlanta back in 2005, this song is referencing that beat.
Jill T.
+pkjei Maceo! DUHHH!
Rem Online
“If you really from Atlanta then you heard this shit before”
zeranzeran
Maceo - Nextel Chirp
I’m too lazy to come up with a clever name
But like Gambino rapping over it for longer would be good
MKL
STN MTN was slept on
MCHawkJunior
its not even on Spotify, even they sleepin on it
David Williams Jr
MCHawkJunior it's a mixtape that's why it's not on Spotify