For those expecting another explosive volley from Childish Gambino, his two new tracks, “Summertime Magic” and “Feels Like Summer,” may disappoint. However, if you’re just looking for new Gambino that further explores the R&B side of things over Marvin Gaye-meets-The Weeknd instrumentation while reveling in the summertime and all that contains, you’ll be pleasantly surprised […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: Some Thoughts on @DonaldGlover’s "This Is America"
I’m probably plenty late to the party, but the party isn’t over yet. Thank God, because Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” is beautiful. This Is America” takes the “modern day minstrel show” concept we see discussed in so much “real music” several steps further with its accompanying video. It takes Lauryn Hill’s “I add a […]
Read moreSpeedontheBeat.com’s SOTBMusic Top 16 for 2016
In the Year of Our Lord 2016, we’ve seen a lot of loss and a lot of insanity. From the death of Prince, to the election of Donald Trump, to the death of Maurice White, we’ve seen a plethora of craziness envelop our lives. However, through the insanity, we’ve gotten some great music. I’ll go […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @donaldglover – "Awaken, My Love"
This is not a “review” in the traditional sense. This is not going to be a piece where I either defecate on a project or hold it up as the greatest album ever released. Instead, I’m just going to say this. Childish Gambino’s latest project, “Awaken, My Love,” is beautiful. It’s groovy where many albums […]
Read moreRetrospective: @DonaldGlover’s Because The Internet
When Because The Internet dropped, I’ll be the first to admit this about my feelings towards it. I thought it was ambitious, showcased Childish Gambino as an artist who did Drake better than Drake sometimes did Drake (sorry guys), but it didn’t register to me as much as it probably should have. In other words, I […]
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