Because the Internet (CD)


Childish Gambino

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Amoeba Review

12/09/2013

As an actor and comedian, Donald Glover has all the cred in the world, having written for 30 Rock and starred in Community. But as his alter ego Childish Gambino, he’s had to struggle for it more than, say, fellow actor-turned-rapper Drake, releasing a couple of so-so albums and making up ground with better-received mixtapes. Because the Internet, however, stands to be his first strong full-length studio album. Dazzling, woozy production and a guest spot from rising star Chance the Rapper help take “The Worst Guys” to new heights for Glover. Thundercat and other producers also enliven “Shadows.” Glover’s rapping has steadily improved in both flow and content, as he carries a mid-album cut like “Sweatpants” with a jumpy cadence somewhere between Lil Wayne and Drake and odd vocal tics and production choices that are his own. And “3005,” his clearest vie for some of Drake’s emotions-heavy, pop-rap audience, really works, building up to its crowd-pleasing chorus with spare verses that rely as much on confession as humor (“I used to care what people thought/But now I care more,” he says). He’ll likely always have to content with haters knocking him for starting as a comedian, but now Glover can point to Because the Internet as proof positive that his multifaceted professional title can firmly include rapper, as well.



Track Listing



Disc 1 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
The Library (Intro)
Childish Gambino 00:04
2.
I. The Crawl
Childish Gambino 03:29
3.
II. Worldstar
Childish Gambino 04:04
4.
Dial Up
Childish Gambino 00:44
5.
I. The Worst Guys (Feat. Chance The Rapper)
Childish Gambino 03:39
6.
II. Shadows
Childish Gambino 03:51
7.
III. Telegraph ('Oakland" by Lloyd)
Childish Gambino 03:30
8.
IV. Sweatpants
Childish Gambino 03:00
9.
V. 3005
Childish Gambino 03:54
10.
Playing Around Before The Party Starts
Childish Gambino 00:54
11.
I. The Party
Childish Gambino 01:31
12.
II. No Exit
Childish Gambino 02:51
13.
Death By Numbers
Childish Gambino 00:43
14.
I. Flight Of The Navigator
Childish Gambino 05:44
15.
II. Zealots Of Stockholm (Free Information)
Childish Gambino 04:50
16.
III. Umm
Childish Gambino 01:13
17.
I. Pink Toes (Feat.Jhene Aiko)
Childish Gambino 03:27
18.
II. Earth: The Oldest Computer (The Last Night) [Feat. Azalia Banks]
Childish Gambino 04:42
19.
III. Life: The Biggest Troll (Andrew Auernheimer)
Childish Gambino 05:42

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$15.98
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