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‘I’m Making Music Right Now’: Donald Glover Denies Childish Gambino Retirement Rumors
The Atlanta star clarifies that he’s still working on music.
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A History of Rappers Retiring and Unretiring Over the Years [UPDATED]
Throughout the history of hip-hop, rappers who seemingly retired always return. The Root took a look at some of those MCs.
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Why We Needed a Gangsta Grillz Mixtape From Outkast and DJ Drama
DJ Drama discussed how Outkast almost made a Gangsta Grillz project on the Rory & Mal Podcast.
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Donald Glover Interviewed Himself and Twitter Is Aflame
It’s honestly, no doubt, as cringe worthy as you’d expect
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‘Can’t Believe It:’ T-Pain Reveals He Was Depressed for Four Years Following Unpleasant Conversation With Usher
The ‘I’m Sprung’ singer began questioning himself and his skills following Usher’s comments.
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This Is an American Lawsuit: Rapper Kidd Wes Files Copyright Infringement Against Childish Gambino
This is America…and it’s a litigious country. Rapper Kidd Wes (born Emelike Nwosuocha) recently filed a copyright infringement claim against Childish Gambino (born Donald Glover) in connection with Childish’s immensely popular and acclaimed song, “This Is America,” TMZ reports. Kidd claims Childish’s song is too similar to his own song, “Made In America.” Per TMZ,…
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Fed Up but Hopeful: Streams of Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' and Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' Skyrocket Amid Protests
It appears the people of the United States have chosen Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” as their protest songs of choice. According to Forbes, Gambino’s song, which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2018, jumped from No. 97 to No. 2 on the U.S. Spotify chart this week, amassing…
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What the Hell Is That Mysterious Countdown on Donald Glover's Website About?
I completely understand that it’s now en vogue to heap praise upon Donald Glover’s musical offerings, but once upon a time, there were people like myself who were singing his praises and banging that drum to no avail. (Go listen to 2010’s “Do Ya Like” and thank me later.) But now that Glover has catapulted…