Childish Gambino Teases New Music Premiere Sunday Night
Childish Gambino announced plans to release two new albums while debuting some unreleased material on his GILGA Radio livestream. We discuss it here!
Donald Glover poses on the red carpet at the 30th Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Photo cred: Featureflash Photo Agency
By: Joshua Martin
Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino kept his promise following a tweet on Sunday, where he promised new music in a stream on Instagram Live. The 40 year old shared with fans that his highly anticipated project will be two albums not just one.
“We’re releasing Atavista, but after that, there’s the final Childish Gambino album, a soundtrack for the fans.”
He later announced the final Gambino record would be titled Bando Stone & The New World, which will double as the soundtrack for his upcoming film by the same name. A radio-style ad for the project indicated that the soundtrack is coming this summer via RCA.
Before the ‘Atlanta’ star hosted the GILGA Radio stream on IG, a fan took to X/Twitter to ask if he’d be debuting new music.
GILGA Radio tonight @ 11pm pst.
— donald (@donaldglover) April 14, 2024
live streamed on instagram @ @donaldglover
Earlier this year, Glover teased that he would be releasing a new version of his 2020 project 3.15.20, now titled Atavista. He also previewed new music during the stream, a previously leaked song titled “Human Sacrifice” and a few updated tracks from 3.15.20. A completed version of the song “Little Foot Big Foot” (formerly known as “35.31”) featuring Atlanta rapper Young Nudy was also played and will soon get a music video.
“My fans are great and have been so patient and are starving—this album is for you guys.”
The book is set to be released this fall on October 8th. E-book and audiobook versions will be available upon release. Sean’s next album is also set to drop later this year and it’ll be his first since 2020’s Detroit 2.
2024 has been an eventful year for ‘Sean Don’. His current single “Precision” has eclipsed over 3 million Spotify streams and he also recently performed on one of the most recognizable stages in music today, teaming up with NPR for a special Tiny Desk performance.
Big Sean: Tiny Desk Concert
Glover’s latest music came in 2023 in the form of features. Teaming up with Summer Walker on her track “New Type” and DJ Quik and Jason Martin’s “MORE DOLLARS, MORE SENSE 1994.” He also contributed to several songs on the 2022 EP Swarm. Recently, he popped up as a surprise guest during Tyler The Creator’s Coachella set, where the duo performed “Running Out of Time” from Tyler’s 2019 album, Igor.
Glover has also been quite busy in front of the camera as well, most recently appearing in the Amazon Prime series, Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
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10 Rap Albums You Should Have On Your Radar For 2019
2018 was a good year for hip hop with some dope projects being released. With the New Year, here are 10 rap albums you should have on your radar for 2019!
By: James Teague
Not only does the New Year bring fresh new clean slate in our lives but it also brings us new potential musical classics. 2018 was really a doozy with the music releases. It was to the point where some people were debating whether or not there was too much music being released. Though it has been the new year for some time, we’re still anticipating the new musical releases that are coming. Everybody is gearing up for artists that are releasing new music this year. Here’s a list of my top 10 anticipated artist whose projects that I’m looking forward to for the new year.
1. Schoolboy Q - TBD
At the height of Top Dawg’s evolution, it never surprises me when they set the tone each year when it’s album time for the roster. Schoolboy Q is one of the top anticipated releases within the squad that i’m looking forward to. We last heard from Groovy Q back in 2016 on his Sophomore album, Blankface LP. He’s been spotted killing features here & there. It’s been reported that Q was close to finishing his album but he pushed the album release back due to the sudden death of his good friend/comrade Mac Miller. According to Q, when he spoke about this at a concert, he said he wasn’t ready to release it because of having to do interviews and being asked to speak on Mac’s Death. It appears that Q got his mind right and is ready to go with the new release. Im so excited to hear what’s to come this time around from Groovy Q.
2. Isaiah Rashad - TBD
Outside of Q, another member of the Top Dawg family, Isaiah Rashad, is gearing up for their new album release as well. Isaiah has actually been real quiet since the release of his sophomore album The Sun’s Tirade. While we already know how Kendrick, Jay Rock, & SZA can roll on album releases, i’m real interested to see and hear which direction is Zay going with his music releases.
3. Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers 3
Following the Revenge of the Dreamers 3 sessions all throughout 2019 so far has been one of the best moments in hip-hop even in the early stages of the new year. Watching the sessions from the outside in via social media is like being a kid walking into a candy store. It also felt like it was an exclusive invite only fan club as each and everyday, rappers, artists, Musicians, & certain media members were invited to the sessions. Everything on IG from the Invites to the pictures/ video snippets, Seeing theses sessions unfold right before our eyes through Dreamville in an organic way will be amazing. Nothing’s for certain on whats going to come from these sessions but all of the music released, whether it makes the compilation album, someone else’s album, or serves as a single loosie, seeing that the ROTD 3 session playing a role into bringing this moment for life and I believed this topic was here for years.
4. J. Cole - The Fall Off
There was already an announcement of Cole’s next album “The Fall Off” during this KOD run. The last thing that we’ve heard on the status of the album was that he was “Working on it” according to a Tweet made. If you have been under a rock lately, it appears that Cole was re-inspired and has been in the studio more often working with his peers and exploring different producers. Seeing Cole expand himself to different artists and producers is cool and i’m anxious to see if this is going to play a part in creating his next album.
5. Future - Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD
Even though initially Future dropped 4 projects last year ( curated Superbly Soundtrack, DJ Esco Presents Kolor Blind, Beast Mode 2 & Wrld on Drgs tape with Juice Wrld), it still really felt slick light year musically. It felt as though we didnt necessarily see or feel his presence like that (unless you were glued to his IG) At the top of the new year that, he announced his next album The WZRD is scheduled for release on 1/18 and it’s included a documentary accompanied by the album which was released on 1/11. The tracklist dropped today and what i’ve gathered was that this album be a mix of FUTURE & HNDRXX, his last two major albums released in 2017.
6. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
One of the better underrated rappers in the game, Freddie Gibbs has blessed the listeners with two projects this past year; Freddie and his collaboration with Curren$y called Fetti from his collaborating has been still riding the wave of his project released last year with Kenny Beatz titled, Freddie. It’s been announced already about the release of Bandana with Madlib. Freddie has been dropping heat all 2018 and so I expect it to be the same coming from him this year.
7. 21 Savage & Young Nudy - 4L Gang The Album
Both 21 Savage & Young Nudy were making their rounds this past year when they respectively dropped their solo projects, (Slime Ball 3 from Nudy & I Was > I Am from 21) for the streets to hear. Both projects ended up being amazing and helps continue to solidify both of their positions in the Atlanta rap world. It was announced at the end of the year that 21 & Nudy were planning to a collaborative project and have dropped a single out titled “Since When.” At the Beginning of the new year, a poll was made on twitter asking to help 21 decide which projects to start on between Savage Mode 2, Without Warning 2, a New Album, or the 4L Gang album. Safe to say it was officially decided the 21/Nudy album was going to be priority for the new year.
8. Rick Ross - Port of Miami 2
Rozay has been teasing us about Port of Miami 2 through his tweets, from telling Just Blaze happy birthday and thanking the Justice League. Rather You Than Me was one of the top albums to be released in 2017, one of my personal favorite recent Rozay albums. I’m interested to see where the sound is going this time with Port of Miami 2.
9. Chance The Rapper - TBD (Chance’s Solo, Chance/Kanye Good Ass Job & Chance/Childish Gambino)
Aside from the features and some loosies given to us, that time we received a full blown project from Chicago’s friendly neighborhood rapper Chance the Rapper was back in 2016 with Coloring Book. It’s already expected that he has a few projects that are on the way; including his own Solo album and two collaborative albums; one with him & Childish Gambino and the other with Kanye for GOOD Ass Job. He’s been real tight-lipped about the new album but stay tuned.
10. Pusha-T - TBD
I don’t have a lot of details on this album but through the grapevine, i’ve heard that Pusha T would be releasing an album this year. There’s not a lot of information regarding this but at this point, anything is possible with The President of GOOD Music.
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Childish Gambino Drops New Music Video to His Single "This is America"
Childish Gambino delivers a politically motivated music video with his song "This is America".
By: Abina George
The music industry hasn’t heard from Donald Glover since his 2016 release of “Awaken, My Love!” Childish Gambino, as he is known within the music world, has remained quiet without a hint of new music. Yet, his time spent during this hiatus was dedicated to the cultivation of the single “This is America.”
Whilst the country decries scenes depicted in much of hip-hop as obsessed with the sexualization of women and the promotion of extreme party life, Glover has delivered a scathing critique of society in a mesmerizing video.
The music video opens with a man in white pants and light beige shirt walking towards a chair centered in the middle of an empty warehouse. As he picks up the guitar laying in the chair and takes a seat, the camera pans slightly to the background where Childish Gambino stands facing away from his audience. “We just want to party. Party just for you.”
He begins to dance. Glover’s moves are controlled and calculated. He dances with complete focus on his movements and glides over to the guitarist, now devoid of guitar and head covered like a hostage, pulls a pistol from the back of his trousers, poses, aims, and shoots the seated man.
His actions move from beautiful to grotesque while his shooting pose is highly reminiscent of the “Jim Crow” figure of earlier American advertisements. Childish Gambino’s dancing is only an act to sate viewers and distract from the atrocities the occur. A group of adolescent dancers then moves behind him, joining Glover in the execution of dances. While the group entertains with their coordinated routine, chaos erupts in the background.
The scene cuts to a shot of a choir praising. Childish Gambino enters through a door dancing his way in front of the choir. He is tossed a gun from off camera and guns down the singers, echoing the violent church massacres that have plagued the United States in recent years and placing the gruesome capability of automatic weapons on display all at once. He bounces away as weapon wielding protesters and a police car blur behind him.
Childish Gambino - “This is America” Music Video
The guns in the video are always carefully and respectfully handled after each shooting. They are laid gently on red cloth and carried safely away. These tools treated with more care than any of the people. Glover gives such care and effort to his movements, a testament to how he tries to please the audience among all the homicide and violence behind them. He sings “I’m so pretty” shortly after someone falls presumably to their death in the background.
Children mingle on the rafters above all the turmoil, observing the destruction and videotaping all the transgressions of their elders prepared to follow the path of those that came before them.
As Gambino and the accompanying school children perform the latest dance crazes, the white horse of the apocalypse gallops in the distance behind them provoking conclusions of the antichrist descending upon the nation and producing war. The scene ends with the children running and Glover resting in a position resembling firing a handgun. He pulls out a joint, self-medicating from the horrors he is experiencing and continues as society expects of him.
Donald Glover climbs onto a car with a hooded figure in the foreground and begins to dance again. “Get your money Black man.” he sings, and the camera pans out, insinuating that we are still expected to perform despite the horrors and abuse that engulf society. Keep performing and get your money. Ignore the atrocities that unfold before you.
The video concludes with Donald Glover and other African Americans running from a wrathful stampede. His eyes are engorged as he exerts himself for fear of his life. The fear and terror madden him, and he races for his life. This is America.