He was presented the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season. Glover, Jr graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in dramatic writing in 2006.įrom 2006 to 2009, Glover, Jr was a writer for the NBC series 30 Rock where he also had occasional cameo appearances. He was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his High School yearbook.
His parents also served as DeKalb County foster parents for 14 years. His mother, Beverly (Smith, is a retired daycare provider, and his father, Donald, Sr, is a retired postal worker. Glover, Jr was born at Edwards Air Force Base, California and raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Glover, Jr was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2015, Best Rap Album for Because the Internet and Best Rap Performance for his single "3005". His second studio album, Because the Internet, was released on December 10, 2013. He released Camp on Glassnote on November 15, 2011. After several self-released albums and mixtapes, Glover signed to Glassnote Records in 2011 as Childish Gambino. He later played college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community. He first came to attention for his work with Derrick Comedy and with the help of Tina Fey, was hired at the age of 21 to become a writer for the NBC comedy series 30 Rock. While a disk jockey, he performs as mcDJ.
As a recording artist, he usually performs with the stage name Childish Gambino.
RZA's lyrical performance on the track "American Royalty" additionally happens to be one of the strongest highlights of the album.ĭonald McKinley Glover, Jr (born September 25, 1983) is an American actor, comedian and musician. Artist such as Bun B, Danny Brown and even the RZA make an appearance. This mixtape differs from his previous projects in that it introduces some new faces. Gambino still shines lyrically though as one of rap music's most talented song writers (if he hasn't stopped making his odd references by now, don't expect it to stop anytime soon). Royalty sometimes becomes repetitive as the drum samples seem to be more or less the same for all eighteen tracks of the project. I'm not going to attack and scrutinize every aspect of this album because we all know that most artists aren't going to bring their best material to a mixtape. Unfortunately, this mixtape doesn't live up to the power and strength of Camp, but then again, it is far superior to some of his other past projects. Not only does this guy have an incredible vocal talent, but he merges this style very effectively with his rapping capabilities. Let's fast forward to 2012 Gambino continues to remain an underground talent despite some nice comedy work that he's put together inside and outside of musical pursuits. Glover's humor and interesting references were certainly a breath of fresh air and there were some strong Odd Future influences in tracks like "Bonfire" (that's still bumping in the car). The prime of his work so far was easily demonstrated on his 2011 release "Camp" where he powers in his incredible singing talents with his catchy rap lines. The interesting component to his work happens to be his sampling abilities as he crafts some of the most elegant instrumentals you could ever hear. 2x12" Hip Hop / Rap LP - Donald Glover is one of the most entertaining characters in contemporary Hip Hop he brings a clever flow with sarcastic wordplay.