Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover is – without beating around the bush – Troy from the comedy show ‘Community’.
That’s how you’ll most likely know him, so we may as well start there.
Donald Glover as Troy on 'Community'But wait! He’s more! Apart from being an actor, he’s also a comedy writer, stand-up comedian, and a rapper, which is the reason why we’re talking about him now. He’s only been acknowledged as a rapper for the last few years or so, but it’s obviously been enough for Australians to fall in love with him, because he’s performing at Splendour In The Grass and is having his sideshow moved to a larger venue after tickets quickly sold out.
But while you wait to get your Childish Gambino fix, here are some samples he’s used to garner all that love.
‘Heartbeat’ samples ‘Hometown Glory’ by Adele, the English pop star who was named the wealthiest British musician under 30 years of age, with a net worth of £30 million.
‘3005’ samples ‘Funky President’ by James Brown, the famous soulman who once guest starred on the infamously cheesy 80s cop show, Miami Vice.
‘Urn’ samples ‘Gilbert Street’ by Sweet Thursday, an English rock band containing very well-known musicians, whose chance of success was scuppered because their record label folded upon the release of their debut album.
And finally, ‘Freaks And Geeks’ samples ‘Black And Yellow’ by Wiz Khalifa, the rapper whose home town of Pittsburgh has set aside the 12th of December as Wiz Khalifa Day, despite his very open use of drugs.
