Songs like So Fly and Do Ya Like (he actually says “NBC is not the only thing I’m coming on tonight” on this song) prove that not only can Donald Glover rap like he was born to do it, he can sing better than people who make their living doing it. This is where we run into the Brian Wilson problem. The bare minimalist finger snap and doubled vocals lay behind a melodic and powerful homage to a truly attractive girl. Got this Money is pulsing slick (with a well sung chorus) and fun. Gambino can sing and while he overused it in future outings (looking at you Childish Gambino EP) he balances it perfectly on Culdesac. You get adrenaline driven anthems like Glory, I Be On That, and Hero that really show the power and expertise of a flow that still DESTROYS guest features on other peoples mixtapes (see the new Problem mixtape). Lactose tolerant addicted to cheddar,” “Labels on me like I might cause cancer.” It’s emotionally transitional in a way that makes sense.
Not only is it jam packed with funny-enough- to-rewind lines like these two from Hero: “Actor, writer rapper N_ I do all of it. Culdesac is freewheeling and a bit brilliant. This is why I have to go back to 2010 to find a Childish Gambino project I love. No matter how much you love the job or the people you work with. Whenever you have a high paying job and a lower paying secondary job it’s nearly impossible to concentrate on the less profitable one. He could also make crazy loot on television or snag a role as the wacky friend in a Judd Apatow movie. 60% of his audience is going to pirate any album he’s going to sell and any show he could get paid for as a sweaty yelling rapper he could get paid more for standing behind the mic telling dirty jokes. That might sound weird but think about it.
Since Childish Gambino is really wildly successful comedian/actor/writer Donald Glover rap is kind of his low paying second job. Mixtape Review-Culdesac by Childish Gambinoīefore you begin to critique Childish Gambino music you have to give a disclaimer.
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