About a week ago, Brendan did a day of hip hop ( Day 11 ) and it got me thinking about my favorite hip hop tracks this past year. I'm actually a pretty big hip hop fan, just really picky when it comes to what hip hop artists and tracks I like. But honestly, if there's solid production and beats, and I can skate/snowboard and/or dance to it, chances are I will like it. So without further ado, i'm pleased to present some of my favorite hip hop tracks of 2011. [...]
The following statement may not be that revelatory to a portion of our reading audience, but 2011 will clearly be remembered as the year that EMD (electronic dance music) finally broke through to the mainstream with acts like Skrillex, Deadmau5 and David Guetta leading the charge. Among the "breakout" acts of the year that you should know about is M83 , who released their sixth studio album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming this fall, which debuted at number 15 on the Billboard charts. The France-based band, which is the brainchild of Anthony Gonzalez, draws influence from [...]
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And to think, this show is in danger of cancellation, but garbage like Whitney and it's creepy laugh track is miraculously still on the air. To be honest, I really shouldn't be that surprised that one of the funniest, most clever, and well-written series on TV right now is fighting for survival...isn't that right Arrested Development , Freaks and Geeks , and Party Down ? Anyways, enough with the negativity. This has probably been posted everywhere by now, but I just watched the last episode of Community last night, so here you go. [...]
We've posted about Childish Gambino here a few times and noticed how many CG fans are in this bitch. You saw the 61 comments on this post , right? For showing up in full force, we at P&P (aka "this bitch") have a little prize package for you. A Childish Gambino package. It includes: - Camp Vinyl - Childish Gambino t-shirt - Camp merit badge, chapstick, sticker --------------- Here's how you can get your hands on Childish Gambino's package: - "Like" Pigeons & Planes on Facebook [...]
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http://pitchfork.com/reviews/a lbums/16074-camp/ All sites are guilty of being 'too nice' to marginal buzzworthy artists, allowing them to have a 'sympathy album cycle' based on their ability to get hits. Donald Glover 's rap project ' Childish Gambino ' never received ANY coverage from Pitchfork, and we must commend them as a thought leader. Basically, if you are a website that posted 'generic, positive coverage of Childish Gambino as if he was a fresh, relevant artist', then ur site is 'totally effing retarded, voiceless, and a lemming-wave hype factory.' [...]
The Weeknd - "The Knowing" Directed by Mikael Colombu. Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" Directed by Dan Eckman. The Roots - "Sleep" Directed by Clifton Bell. Thrushes - "Trees" Directed by Christopher J. Ewing. SPC ECO - "Big Fat World" (Live @ The Wilmington Arms) Directed by Wombbaby. CANT - "Too Late, Too Far" Directed by Richard Peete. Loved Ones - "Hell" Directed by Matt Thomas & David [...]
Caught this last night. Our DirecTV was on the fritz at the crib, so we had to watch some dbag's shakey iPhone footage of their tiny-ass TV. This video quality is much better. Watch Tyler & Donald battle the cast of 'Regular Show' for Adult Swim. via HT drink the kool aid:
Tyler, The Creator has always been a figurative cartoon character, and yesterday he became a literal one. Both Tyler and Community actor/Childish Gambino rapper Donald Glover guested on an episode of the Cartoon Network program The Regular Show , playing - and this is a serious stretch - skateboarding rap kids. Tyler manages not to cuss, which feels significant. Watch his appearance below. Read More...
Tyler, the Creator may have a TV show in development with his OFWGKTA collective for Adult Swim, but he’s already made his Cartoon Network debut. Alongside fellow hip-hop riser Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover, center) and rap icon MC Lyte (right), Tyler was featured on Monday’s edition of Regular Show . During the episode, aptly titled “Rap it Up”, the trio make up the CrewCrew, who get into a rap battle with the show’s main characters: a Jewish bluejay, a squirrel thing, and an old man with a giant, bulbous head. Watch [...]
Childish Gambino vs Drake by Drake Lelane I love it when Drake reviews his namesake. -ed. Drake's Take: New Releases 11.15.11 Two actors-turned-rappers face off in this week's new releases, with Drake's nuanced sophomore release dropping the same day as Donald Glover's full length debut as Childish Gambino. Both rappers try to shrug off being called 'oreo' from certain circles in hip-hop, both having mostly grown up in white environs, both releases address, in some matter, [...]
Donald Glover - Weirdo Tune into Comedy Central tonight at 11PM for the premiere of comedian, actor, writer and rapper Donald Glover 's brand new one hour comedy special, Weirdo . Filmed at the Union Square Theatre in New York City, Glover shares his unique childhood tales about his unrequited love for Cocoa Puffs, his burning desire to voyage to Toys"R"Us and the ins and outs of the N word. Glover utilizes his unique [...]
Childish Gambino was on Conan earlier this week in support of his recently released LP, Camp . He performed one of my favorite tracks, "Heartbeat", and he absolutely killed it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vug3lK JTIDg Camp is most likely gonna end up as my favorite hip hop album of 2011 and if you haven't given it a proper listen, you're definitely missing out. Go hear it now on Spotify [...]
Review by Sandy Wei Camp is, quite simply put: Drumline meets Boyz in da Hood meets your community gospel choir with a dash of Michael Cera and Milhouse Van Houten doing it in a treehouse. What? Albeit Camp exhibits a wide range of sounds there is a unified cohesiveness with the way Donald Glover’s badass falsetto voice is paired [...]
These days, it's Donald Glover's world and we're just living in it. This past Tuesday he released Camp, his first commercial album - expected to sell an impressive 50k copies. On top of that, he's got an hour long Comedy Central stand-up special set to air Saturday at 11:00 PM. A debut album, an hour long comedy special...not sure what else he can do here in one week. Head over to Comedy Central to watch the rough cut, and be sure to tune in Saturday at 11 PM for the real deal. Shoutout to itstheBino. Tweet
Check out the most recent interview with Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, put on by Baeblemusic above... Also Check out his performance/discussion of one of his latest tracks "Bonfire": Filed under: Hip-Hop/Rap , Indie: Hip-Hop/Rap , Music Tagged: baeble music , bonfire , Childish Gambino , Donald Glover , interview
Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, performs "Heartbeat" for Team Coco . Stick around to the end. [via popculturebrain ]
Childish Gambino performs "Heartbeat", off CAMP . iTunes: Camp - Childish Gambino
More Donald Glover for you. The triple threat appeared on Conan last night to perfrom his new Camp single, “Heartbeat.” I have to admit, he seems even more comfortable on stage now than when I saw him last May. If marketed right, this song could be enormous, as it is most accessible song to date. Not many people look better in a simple gray hoodie than D. Thanks to The Audio Perv for the link. Childish Gambino - “Heartbeat”
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