At the end of 2016 — the same year Glover created, directed, wrote, and starred in FX’s award-devouringAtlanta— Childish Gambino at last became a musical critical darling with the daring (and rap-less)“Awaken, My Love!”Here, we enjoy the 33-year-old’s best songs released in his...
These are the best songs featuring Vic Mensa. As a solo artist, Vic Mensa has won awards, released top ten singles ("Down on My Luck," "U Mad"), and sold multi platinum albums (The Autobiography), so it’s not surprising to see Vic Mensa features top music charts. What are the...
1. Childish Gambino: “This Is America” Director: Hiro Murai This may be the ultimate music video for the thinkpiece era, a critique and a source all at once. As the most-discussed marriage of music and film since Beyonce’s Lemonade,“This Is America” ignited Reddit conspiracy theories...
The video was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 61st Grammy Awards, but lost to Childish Gambino's "This Is America". Lucas was formerly signed to Atlantic Records, until he announced his departure from the label in December 2018. Also ranks #11 ...
& Rakim, Tina Turner, Creedence, Curtis Mayfield, the Chicks, Bill Evans, the Band, the Ramones, John Lennon, Childish Gambino, Shania Twain, Ella Fitzgerald, Leonard Cohen and Kylie effin’ Minogue… Popular on Variety Now, when your MIAs can fuel fury like that (multiplied times 10,000...
We then combined a few factors. One was that the songs themselves had to be great in their own rights. Another was that they had to be worked into the movie in a meaningful way, not simply licensed to sell the soundtrack. And finally, hearing the songs must now bring up strong memorie...
Childish Gambino’s third album,Awaken, My Love!, might not illustrate originality in its most pure and conservative form but… who the fuck cares when we have an album like this one? Gambino became a father, took a look back at his father’s record collection and created an album that ...