Breakfast Club Interviews Childish Gambino
September 10, 2014 @ 11:01 AM EDT
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Holy Moly.
Donald’s back. This time around, he talks about calling out his peers in Australia, race, Jheni Aiko, mixtape, and everything else in between.
The Breakfast Club Interviews Childish Gambino he speaks on wanting to be a white rapper, white privilege, almost being shot at by police, why he feels he’s the best rapper out, says he never had sex with Jheni Aiko, says he doesn’t know if he is gay or not, his love for Jaden Smith, why he feels white is the bar, why whites have all the power, and much more!!!
Previously:
Donald Glover broke bread yesterday with Power 105.1’s am slot. He touched on his suicidal posts on IG, his new comedy series on FX, why he left NBC, Kanye West and more.
Can’t say that I agree with his outlook, but shouts out to this nigga…….
And for some one who isn’t a rapper, you sure do a lot of rapping…. Sick of niggas thinking they are bigger than the art…..
obviously you missed the point of what he was saying…
http://insite.bandcamp.com/
he’s not entertaining at all.
THIS DUDE IS THE TRUTH:KILWAUKEE STAND UP!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM1XWQRpq1U
loved this interview, he was honest as fuck
Dope!
ATL. Dude is a really talented dude. Interesting individual
that nigga need to quit music
RR separate these interviews etc bc Im scrolling through year old comments whats the point of posting this way? and Donald stays losing with this race card bs again
“they won’t let us” blah blah blah “keep racism alive” blah blah blah – Donald Glover
his Jaden Smith comments alone discredit everything this he’s ranting about in this interview this guy is lost
Weird ass nigga.
definition of a wack ass nigga —– Gambino
I cannot take this guy man. Shit!
this guy said hip hop was orignally set up for young blacks to get money wowww… shows how few know the history
Interesting convo nonetheless. He’s a cool individual
I’m really getting sick of rappers using the race card. Yes, some white people are racist.. Some black people are racist too! Just like some people are murderers or fucking piano players! Stop steriotyping an entire race. That isn’t going to solve any problems.
You’re white, aren’t you?
Damn, it’s like I’m talking to 5 year old children on this site…
Charlemagne is such a house nigga that he don’t even realized that Gambino is saying the same sh– that he’s sayin. The difference is Gambino is saying we still got a long road ahead of us while the so-called “God” is saying everything is equal when it’s not.
My Open-letter to Childish Gambino:
I wanted to write this letter because Childish Gambino understands music and culture in a way rarely seen by rappers. I feel an open-letter is best because this is an address to anyone who believes Hip-Hop has lost touch with its roots; and frankly, because it probably has a better chance of actually being seen by the man himself.
After watching your most recent interviews I have to say I’ve become a bigger fan. I find it refreshing when hip-hop culture is discussed with nuance beyond YMCMB > MMG.. or whatever. The idea that the black community creates culture is one that deserves more recognition in order for the community to realize (and capitalize on) their worth. That being said, at one point you said something along the lines of, Hip Hop doesn’t do what it used to, and that made me think.
The point isn’t new, I’ve seen it made around the internet like in an editorial on 2dbz, (though I couldn’t find it on their website when I searched ‘editorial’) for one example. The point-made, essentially, is:
Hip-hop used to deliver powerful counter-cultural messages towards America as a nation, where now it has lost its essence to commercialism and is less substantive
I feel like hip-hop is still well in touch with its roots and has only grown since its inception. You saying the genre has lost its essence is as valid as someone telling you you don’t belong in it. Lets be real, you’re the new school. You probably had a relatively stable family in a relatively safe environment (compared to rappers from a decade or 2 ago). That’s not to say you’ve had an easy life, but rather to say your struggles are not typical rapper-problems. And that’s what makes your music refreshing.
When I try to take a hindsighted view into current hip-hop, I feel like the genre is still doing the same thing its been doing since it started: sending a slap in the face to opressive and corrupt American values. Mainstream hip-hop isn’t preaching these things to the public ear because frankly, no one wants to hear it, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t sending the same message. Rappers like Migos and Young Thug, they may not have the depth and insights like Nas (obviously) but my point is they don’t need to. We’ve already heard the story perfectly from Nas, we don’t need anyone else to tell it again. Instead, we have young black men from dangerous parts of the country which are neglected by the government who are actually making it out of the hood…WITH hip-hop. You may not like their music (or you may) but I don’t think you understand their real cultural significance.
We know the story of Jay-Z selling drugs to get out the hood to become the legend he is today. But he’s one in a million. These new guys like Chief Keef who are clearly not as talented as Shawn Carter are showing America you don’t have to be one in a million, they’re telling America you need to monetize your cultural value. They’re dumbing it down in a way that makes the people believe they can do it, that anyone can do it. Any young, struggling, even TALENTLESS person can live up to their potential and escape poverty.
I haven’t written anything this long in a while, but I think it’s a point worth making and there’s few places in the real world to have a real talk about hip-hop (which is my passion).
PS that freestyle was best of the year easy, the best I’VE ever heard
Elliot get at me fam