Artist of the Month: Childish Gambino

I'm sure this comes as no surprise to many, but my artist for December is Childish Gambino, and I feel that he is perfect to represent my changing tastes as a whole in 2013. For me, 2013 has been a pretty big year full of change, and one of those has been the music that I like. Never in a million years did I think I would get into hip hop and rap, but I proved myself wrong!

Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino has been on the scene for a while now, but since buying his new record "Because the Internet", I've really been able to appreciate his crazy diverse talent and ear for production and vision. Essentially, this album is a soundtrack to a screenplay Donald wrote himself, which tells a story of a slightly depressed rich kid, and his journey through love, drug addiction and self discovery. Corny, but still so cool, this album shifts from kicking club tracks to deep thought provoking spoken word and can seem a bit disjointed at times, although still ultimately a great release. Not just on the musical scene but working in film, writing and comedy, Donald Glover is one extremely talented guy, and this is why he gets my seal of approval for December. He's a great hybrid between pop and rap, and can be listened to by anyone. I definitely recommend listening to his new album and reading the screenplay, you'll sure to get a great laugh out of it, as well as a little bit of a message about the high life.

Favourite Tracks:
3005
Telegraph Ave
Pink Toes
Crawl

Kacey xx

Link to Screenplay