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obsidianchrysalis
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"What are your thoughts on Childish Gambino's This is America? "
Sun May-13-18 02:55 PM by obsidianchrysalis

  

          

Childish Gambino's music seems to go over here with mixed feelings and generally doesn't get talked about here. I know many of you have seen the video (and can't get away from the video essays) so what are y'alls thoughts?

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I dig it...
May 13th 2018
1
it needed to be done
May 13th 2018
2
I honestly don't know how well the song works without the video
May 14th 2018
3
It worked in the whip
May 14th 2018
5
thats what im wondering
May 15th 2018
7
agreed. On it's own sonically, it's mediocre.
May 19th 2018
8
It Doesn't, The Song Isn't Anything But Another Random Trap Song
May 19th 2018
10
it doesnt
May 20th 2018
11
the beat is tough
May 14th 2018
4
better video than song
May 14th 2018
6
It's A Lame Trap Song With A Poweful Meaning Video That Overhyped
May 19th 2018
9
RE: What are your thoughts on Childish Gambino's This is America?
May 21st 2018
12
it makes me feel old.
May 22nd 2018
13
song sucks
May 22nd 2018
14

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Sun May-13-18 04:15 PM

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1. "I dig it..."
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...well done i say...


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mistermaxxx08
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Sun May-13-18 09:39 PM

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2. "it needed to be done"
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and he was the right voice at the right time

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mrhood75
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Mon May-14-18 02:58 AM

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3. "I honestly don't know how well the song works without the video"
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The video is visually interesting and unique. I think I'm going to have to hear the song in the context of an album to really determine how it works sonically.

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Ishwip
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Mon May-14-18 06:50 PM

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5. "It worked in the whip"
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>The video is visually interesting and unique. I think I'm
>going to have to hear the song in the context of an album to
>really determine how it works sonically.

Like everyone else the video caught my attention, I liked the music, but wasn't sure how I'd feel about it without the visuals.

Threw it on the playlist, it came on, and yeah....it worked haha.

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mista k5
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Tue May-15-18 12:37 PM

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7. "thats what im wondering"
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i enjoyed the music a lot while watching the video and it gets stuck in your head. i saw the SNL performance of it and was not impressed, the vocals sounded awkward. i would think that was due to it being a performance.

need to get the song on a playlist.

  

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dillinjah
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Sat May-19-18 10:53 PM

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8. "agreed. On it's own sonically, it's mediocre. "
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>The video is visually interesting and unique. I think I'm
>going to have to hear the song in the context of an album to
>really determine how it works sonically.

Hopefully it's slotted well in a cohesive album...but that's never been his strong suit, so I doubt it.

  

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Dj Joey Joe
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Sat May-19-18 11:22 PM

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10. "It Doesn't, The Song Isn't Anything But Another Random Trap Song"
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That's why the video is so important, the song isn't meant to be anything if you ask me, it's the video that the key element to making this song what it is.

I wonder if he visually had an idea what this song was going to be while writing and recording it or did he just chose a song at random to fit what he wanted to portray in a video?


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BrooklynWHAT
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Sun May-20-18 04:11 PM

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11. "it doesnt"
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Small Pro
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4. "the beat is tough"
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if i never heard him rap again, i would be upset at anything

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Tiger Woods
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Mon May-14-18 07:12 PM

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6. "better video than song"
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at the end of the year when it makes all of the liberal white bloggers' year-end list think pieces, we'll all forget it's mostly just a banger with barely any lyrics.

Video is flawless.

  

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Dj Joey Joe
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Sat May-19-18 11:20 PM

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9. "It's A Lame Trap Song With A Poweful Meaning Video That Overhyped"
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The song is just another lame trap song, nothing but a pieced together commercially algorithmic designed hit but visually it's very powerful in meaning but it's visual isn't thought through but very calculated to be controversial while overhyped in my opinion.


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DJ Joe Dubb
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Mon May-21-18 11:26 AM

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12. "RE: What are your thoughts on Childish Gambino's This is America? "
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I don't think I would have cared for it if I hadn't seen the video first.

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bshelly
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Tue May-22-18 07:30 AM

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13. "it makes me feel old. "
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i do not get the hype around glover generally or this song/video, but i've accepted that's because i pay zero attention to contemporary music. the kids seem to like it, so i'll take their word for it.

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naame
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Tue May-22-18 09:56 AM

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14. "song sucks"
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video is annoying

  

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