Because the Internet
The onetime “30 Rock” writer and “Community” star Donald Glover's newest Childish Gambino album is a multi-platform project that includes guest spots from Chance the Rapper, Azealia Banks, Problem, Mystikal, Miguel, and Jhené Aiko, among others.
The recent announcements that Donald Glover would have a far smaller role on Community and that he has signed a development deal to create a show of his own— coupled with his very public, heavily scrutinized Instagram therapy—have built expectations to the point that the release of his second album as Childish Gambino…
Donald Glover returns with a misguided concept record that baffles more than it bangs.
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Discover Because the Internet by Childish Gambino released in 2013. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
I confess, earlier this year I was a little worried about Donald Glover, the uber-talent behind Childish Gambino.
Album review: Childish Gambino, 'Because The Internet'. LA rapper delivers a quietly impressive second studio album, featuring the single '3005'.
Childish Gambino's second album mixes hip-hop with oddball humour, with intriguing results, writes <strong>Killian Fox</strong>
Bloated with all manner of interstitial suites and assorted skit-like stopgaps, the 19-track Because the Internet could serviceably represent the titular web Gambino finds so perplexing.
Childish Gambino may have been created as a comedy character, but there's some genuinely good music and ideas on this new album, writes <strong>Caroline Sullivan</strong>
Because the InternetArtist: Childish GambinoGenre: Hip-Hop & RapLabel: UniversalHe's best known as an actor and comedian, but this is no throwaway vanity project for Donald Glover.