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Childish Gambino Flexes Clever Wordplay Over 2 Beats in 1 Song (Audio)

Childish Gambino is back with a new single. “Candler Road,” named after a street in 'Bino's hometown of Decatur, starts out with a trap beat but halfway through shifts into overdrive. Throughout, Gambino shreds the mic with his trademark clever wordplay (nearly every line merits a rewind). Check it out.... Read more

August 24, 2014 Audio

Beyoncé Leads In 2014 MTV VMA Nominations, But Who’s Going Home A Winner?

This year's 2014 MTV VMA Awards are just around the corner. When the show kicks off in Los Angeles on August 24 at The Forum, fans should be ready to hear a lot from Beyoncé, Eminem, and Iggy Azalea as the trio have been nominated for 7 awards apiece and... Read more

July 17, 2014 Fresh

Childish Gambino Reveals That He’s Making An EP With Chance The Rapper

Following 2013's "Worst Guys" video single, Childish Gambino took to Twitter in the last six hours (June 8) to reveal that he and Chance The Rapper's collaborative discography is far from over. The two stars of recent-Rap are reportedly at work on an EP together. Details are sparse, but is... Read more

June 9, 2014 Fresh

The Week in Video Featured 50 Cent Detailing Why G-Unit Split, Drake Being Fake, Illmatic Celebrations & More (Video)

The week in video featured 50 Cent calling out members of G-Unit by name and explaining the demise of the crew, Drake in disguise on the street clowning himself, Jhene Aiko living out the ultimate revenge fantasy against a cheating ex, an Illmatic documentary featuring Nas and Kendrick Lamar, killer... Read more

April 18, 2014 Playlists, Video

Childish Gambino Has Some Artful Fun In Sweatpants (Video)

Childish Gambino made a video for "Sweatpants," from his acclaimed because the Internet album. The video, which can seemingly be interpreted a number of ways, uses lots of tracking shots, a cool 24-hour diner location, clever editing, and some Groundhog Day-esque repetition to make the song with some of Donald... Read more

April 14, 2014 Fresh, Video

XV Has Some March Madness Of His Own, With Support From Childish Gambino & Big Jerm (Mixtape)

Wichita, Kansas MC XV had a rather quiet 2013. The veteran, who signed to Warner Bros. Records (now Atlantic Records) a few years back was presumed to be in the lab, fast at work on his major label debut. 2014 as it were, will not be so quiet. Vizzy released... Read more

March 19, 2014 Fresh, Mixes

Childish Gambino Drops Off An Unreleased Loosie In What Kind Of Love (Audio)

Childish Gambino showed Heads some new sides to his repertoire in Because The Internet. However, you may or may not have heard Donald Glover like this. Unclear when exactly the song is from, "What Kind Of Love" is an artful, informed track incorporating Spoken Word and a subdued Coffee House... Read more

March 13, 2014 Audio, Fresh

Childish Gambino Covers…P.M. Dawn? And It Sounds Really Good (Audio & Video)

Sometimes Hip-Hop history can be a bit revisionist. While KRS-One, Just-Ice, and the rest of the Boogie Down Productions posse didn't help P.M. Dawn's cool-factor with the alleged stage-tossing, no one can deny that in the late '80s and early '90s, the Brothers Cordes had hits that in some ways,... Read more

February 5, 2014 Audio, Fresh, Video

Childish Gambino Clowns Chick-Fil-A in His Latest Short Film (Video)

Childish Gambino has written and directed a new short film called Chicken and Futility that takes a satirical side-eyed look at Chick-Fil-A while also pondering the meaning of life through the action of moths...Make sense? Check out the video. Related: Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) – Clapping for the Wrong... Read more

January 13, 2014 Video

This Week in Video Brought New Music From Dr. Dre & Kendrick Lamar, Method Man & A$AP Mob and More (Video Playlist)

This week in video brought new music from Dr. Dre & Kendrick Lamar, as well as new videos from Method Man & A$AP Mob, Childish Gambino, Chance the Rapper, Talib Kweli, Stalley, Astro and more. Check out the Video Playlist. Related: This Week in Video Was Dominated By Kanye West’s... Read more

December 8, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video

Childish Gambino and Chance the Rapper Take in Surf and Sun in the Video for The Worst Guys (Video)

There are no guns and no strippers. Welcome back to diversity in Hip-Hop. Check out the video. Related: How Do You Follow Up a Lyric Video That Features a Porn Star? By Cozying Up to a Teddy Bear in the Actual Video…Here’s Childish Gambino’s 3005 (Video)... Read more

December 7, 2013 Video

How Do You Follow Up a Lyric Video That Features a Porn Star? By Cozying Up to a Teddy Bear in the Actual Video…Here’s Childish Gambino’s 3005 (Video)

Childish Gambino gets his Ted on in the ironic video for 3005. After creating a sexy lyric video with porn star Abella Anderson, Mr. Glover gets comfortable with a teddy bear in the full video for the song. He's clearly in a darkly humorous place these days. Check it out.... Read more

December 6, 2013 Video

Childish Gambino Releases One of the More Challenging Albums of the Year with Because the Internet. Here’s a Full Album Stream (Audio)

Childish Gambino's album Because the Internet plays like a look into the day in the life of the talented Mr. Glover. As with most days in life, it is unpredictable and filled with moments--highs, lows and in-betweens. When you couple that range of subject matter with an equally extensive sonic... Read more

December 4, 2013 Audio

Childish Gambino Explores Egos Run Amok and Brought Back Down to Size on The Worst Guys ft Chance the Rapper (Audio)

Ever talk junk and fail to back it up? Childish Gambino explores the theme in a tale of a menage gone bad on The Worst Guys featuring Chance the Rapper. So far, the songs Gambino has released are playing like a soundtrack to the 20-minute inscrutable short film Clapping for... Read more

December 2, 2013 Audio

AFH: Best Hip-Hop of November 2013 (Audio Playlist)

The year is winding down, no doubt, but the good music kept coming in November. Here's a playlist of the best Hip-Hop to drop last month, including songs from Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Joey Bada$$, Eminem, Masta Ace, Raekwon, Posdnuos, Rah Digga, Elzhi, Jay Z, Childish Gambino, Mac Miller, Jhene Aiko,... Read more

December 1, 2013 Audio, Featured-homepage, Playlists

Childish Gambino Sings on Most of Telegraph Ave. Strip Away the Drake Comparisons and You’re Still Left with a Dope Song (Audio)

We heard most of Childish Gambino's upcoming Because the Internet album a couple of weeks ago. It's a concept album that's details a day in the life of Childish Gambino/Donald Glover. It's dark and brooding, much like material from The Weeknd, Drake and even Mac Miller's latest. If you're a... Read more

November 27, 2013 Audio

Childish Gambino & Problem’s New Single Lines Up With Sweatpants Season (Audio)

Childish Gambino's second studio album because the internet will be here with the new calendar page. Two weeks early, Donald Glover teams up with Compton's Problem for the tricked-out "Sweatpants." Coming from Camp, how do you look at Gambino's music now that he's seemingly way open to collaborations? Related: Childish... Read more

November 25, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Catch up on the Best in Hip-Hop Videos for the Week featuring RZA, Just Blaze, Young Buck, Pusha T, 9th Wonder, Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, Slum Village & More (Video Playist)

This week in video brought one of the best lyric videos of the year from Childish Gambino, new music videos from Pusha T, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Roc Marciano, Ka, Slum Village and Young Buck, interviews celebrating 20 years of Wu-Tang Clan and the 10th anniversary of Jay-Z's Black Album, and... Read more

November 17, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video

Childish Gambino Chats with Porn Star Abella Anderson in 3005 (Lyric Video)

Childish Gambino has put together one of the most creative executions of a lyric video yet, for his song 3005. He fakes a live cam experience with porn star Abella Anderson (though she is very real...) as the lyrics appear as a chat between Gambino and Anderson. There's no nudity... Read more

November 14, 2013 Video

Childish Gambino Gets Dreamy Up On Melrose (Audio)

Childish Gambino was never really in a box. However, whatever confines we placed his music in up until 2013 have been greatly challenged by moods and 'tudes met with warm audience response. "Melrose" is no exception, with dream, forlorn singing, that would get Heather Locklear or Courtney Thorne-Smith knockin' on... Read more

November 7, 2013 Audio, Fresh

AFH: Best Hip-Hop of October 2013 (Playlist)

Here's a look back at some of the Hip-Hop highlights from October. You'll hear new music from Eminem & Kendrick Lamar, Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, J. Cole, Dead Prez, Tha Dogg Pound, Common, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Large Professor, Childish Gambino, Rapsody, Crooked I, Jean Grae, Game and many, many more.... Read more

November 5, 2013 Audio, Featured-homepage, Playlists

Jhene Aiko Makes A Lazy Day Anthem With Childish Gambino In Bed Peace (Video)

In time for cold season, when it's often harder to get out of bed in the morning, Def Jam's Jhene Aiko makes a jam about her ideal day. This plays like a modern day version to LL Cool J's "The Doo Wop" kinda, as she talks about a day filled... Read more

October 28, 2013 Fresh, Video

Childish Gambino Smashes the Pound Cake Track with a Freestyle on Sway in the Morning (Video)

When Childish Gambino started this freestyle it sounded and looked like he was sleepy. He maintained a laid back demeanor throughout but trust and believe HE MURDERED THE MIC. Comparisons of him and Drake have been flying lately, so Sway put Mr. Glover on that Pound Cake track and let... Read more

October 23, 2013 Video

Childish Gambino Jumps In The Time Machine & Sets To Dial To 3005 (Audio)

With a new album soon on the way, October seems to be new music month for Childish Gambino. On his latest track "3005," Childish sings his own hook along with spitting his raps. Although his new project doesn't have a set release date yet, Mr. Glover has stated that Because The... Read more

October 21, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Here’s a Video Playlist of Some of the Best Music Videos, Performances and Interviews From the Past Week

This week in video brought new music videos from Black Milk, Pusha T, Slum Village, Murs, Childish Gambino and Prince, words from Kanye West & Jimmy Kimmel, Pharrell & Spike Lee, Devin the Dude, Bun B, Common and Questlove, a performance from MC Lyte, a great documentary on Ice Cube... Read more

October 12, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video

Childish Gambino – Yaphet Kotto (Video)

The rapper/actor hybrid that is Childish Gambino (or, Donald Glover) is back with a new video for his latest track "Yaphet Kotto." Although just over a minute long, Gambino covers a plethora of topics while laying face down in a pool. The video ends cluing us in on when his... Read more

October 8, 2013 Fresh, Video

Jhene Aiko – Bed Peace ft Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino joins Jhene Aiko on a trippy, modern-day love song. Props for the John Lennon/Yoko Ono-influenced artwork. Check out Bed Peace. Related: Jhene Aiko – Keep Ya Head Up (Video)... Read more

September 17, 2013 Audio

Childish Gambino – Centipede

After some time away, here's a new song courtesy of Childish Gambino. At 6 minutes long, the song features lots of movement including his signature witty lyrics, him singing on the hook some ironic commentary at the end and more. Check out Centipede. Related: Childish Gambino – LES (Video)... Read more

July 23, 2013 Audio

Reflex – Body So Tight ft Childish Gambino

It's been a minute since we've heard something new from Childish Gambino. Here's a track he did with Reflex. It's part dub step and part trap music. If you like that A$AP Rocky/Skrillex collabo, this should move you. Check out Body So Tight. Related: Childish Gambino – LES (Video)... Read more

May 23, 2013 Audio

Childish Gambino – LES (Video)

Here's a new video for Childish Gambino's song "LES." A propos to the title, the clip chronicles an evening in Manhattan's Lower East Side, but it does not include Childish Gambino himself. Check it out. Related: Childish Gambino - Royalty (Mixtape)... Read more

January 10, 2013 Video

AFH: Best Hip-Hop Mixtapes of 2012

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December 22, 2012 Featured-homepage, Mixes

Check out all of the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers featuring DJ Quik, DMX, Mystikal, Eve, Childish Gambino, Ab-Soul, Xzibit, Kendrick Lamar and more below (Video)

There were some strong verses from OGs and young guns in this year’s Cyphers. Below are all the Cyphers, including verses from DMX, Eve, Jean Grae, Ab-Soul, Talib Kweli, Childish Gambino, Driicky Graham, Schoolboy Q, Mystikal, Snoop, DJ Quik, E-40, Kurupt, Xzibit and Kendrick Lamar, starting with the West Coast... Read more

October 10, 2012 Video

Here’s a playlist of some of the best new (mostly) hip-hop in August. You’ll hear songs from Nas & Scarface, Slaughterhouse, Kendrick Lamar, Talib Kweli, Rapsody, Xzibit, Ras Kass, ATCQ & The Pharcyde, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Asher Roth, Childish Gambino, Murs & Fashawn, Stalley, Dwele and many more (Audio Playlist)

It picks up in the middle, but mostly this is music to vibe to. Check it out. Related: Best of July 2012 (Audio Playlist)... Read more

September 1, 2012 Audio, Playlists

Rapsody – Beautiful Music ft Childish Gambino & GQ

Here's another banger from Rapsody. This one features Childish Gambino & GQ. Check out Beautiful Music. Rapsody's album The Idea of Beautiful is in stores tomorrow. The whole album is solid from front to back and definitely worth the chips. Related: Rapsody - Round Table Discussion featuring Mac Miller &... Read more

August 27, 2012 Audio

Childish Gambino – Fire Fly (Video)

Here's the new video for Childish Gambino's Fire Fly. Instead of tracking the song, the visuals depict a short sci-fi mystery. Check it out below. Related: Childish Gambino - Royalty (Mixtape)... Read more

July 24, 2012 Video

Childish Gambino – Sour Face ft Jay Rock

Childish Gambino teams up with Jay Rock on Sour Face. Check it out below. Related: Childish Gambino - Unnecessary Roughness featuring Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul... Read more

July 17, 2012 Audio

Childish Gambino – Body ft Prodigy

Childish Gambino looks up with Prodigy over an ill Portishead sample on his latest. Check out Body. Related: Childish Gambino - Royalty (Mixtape) Here's the Portishead original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp2hKfi1B60... Read more

July 7, 2012 Audio, The Bridge

Childish Gambino – Royalty (Mixtape)

Childish Gambino delivered on his promise to drop a new mixtape today. Features include Nipsey Hu$$le, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Beck, Danny Brown, Ghostface Killah, RZA and more. You can listen to and download all of Royalty below. Related: Childish Gambino - 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more

July 4, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Childish Gambino – 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle (Video)

Childish Gambino's latest 5 Fingers of Death is one of the best so far. He went in on all 5 beats that were thrown at him (ranging from DJ Premier to Nirvana) and all were of the dome. Afterward, Sway gives him props for what he is doing for hip-hop.... Read more

June 29, 2012 Video

A lot of hot hip-hop has dropped over the last couple of months. Here’s a playlist featuring some of the best joints from May and June (Audio)

You'll find music from Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Brother Ali, Dom Kennedy, Phife Dawg, MF DOOM, Big Boi, Big K.R.I.T., MMG, Kanye West, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Childish Gambino, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Pac Div, Goodie Mob, Large Professor, Snoop Dogg and much more. If you're down... Read more

June 28, 2012 Audio, Playlists

Childish Gambino, Schoolboy Q & Danny Brown perform in NYC (Video) + Childish Gambino – One Up (Audio)

Childish Gambino, Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown hit the stage at Central Park in NYC last night and are performing in Brooklyn tonight. Here's some footage of the 3 of them doing a song together and you can check out One Up, a new song from Childish Gambino, below. Related:... Read more

June 26, 2012 Audio, Video

Childish Gambino – Shoulda Known

Here's a new one from Childish Gambino. Check out Shoulda Known. Related: Childish Gambino freestyles on 106 & Park (Video)... Read more

June 15, 2012 Audio

Childish Gambino in The Back Room on 106 & Park (Video)

Childish Gambino kinda smashed The Back Room on 106 & Park. Check out the video of him going in on the mic below. Related: Kendrick Lamar - The Back Room (Video)... Read more

June 9, 2012 Video

Childish Gambino – Silk Pillow ft Beck

Now here's a really cool combo. Childish Gambino teams up with Beck on his latest release. Check out Silk Pillow. Related: Childish Gambino - Black Faces ft Nipsey Hu$$le Here's Beck's classic Where It's At.... Read more

May 30, 2012 Audio, The Bridge

Childish Gambino – Tell Me ft Heems of Das Racist

Here's the latest drop from Childish Gambino. It features a soulful 70's-sounding sample on the track. Check out Tell Me featuring Heems from Das Racist (with tags). Related: Childish Gambino - Unnecessary ft Schoolboy Q... Read more

May 23, 2012 Audio

Childish Gambino – We Ain’t Them

Here's a dope new song from Childish Gambino. He provides his typically unique and insightful take on the world. Check out We Ain't Them. Related: Childish Gambino - Unnecessary ft Schoolboy Q... Read more

May 17, 2012 Audio

Childish Gambino – Unnecessary ft Schoolboy Q

Schoolboy Q joins Childish Gambino on his latest drop. Check out Unnecessary (with tags). Related: Our list of MCs to watch in 2012, including Childish Gambino and Schoolboy Q... Read more

May 14, 2012 Audio

Here is our list of the underground MCs who had the biggest come up in the last year: The AFH Torch Bearers list. These MCs include Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino, Chuuwee, Dom Kennedy, The Jets (Tradeamark Da Skydiver, Young Roddy, Sir Michael Rocks), The Kid Daytona, Rittz, Schoolboy Q, Smoke DZA, Stalley and XV. Click here to see why we chose these MCs and to hear some of their music.

There have been a lot of lists declaring top MCs lately; some for the mainstream and some for the underground. In our opinion (and each list is just that--opinions) each list left some things to be desired. So...we decided to take matters in our own hands. Partly in response to... Read more

February 28, 2012 Audio, Food for Thought, Video

Childish Gambino – Heartbeat (Video)

Heartbeat is the latest video from Childish Gambino.... Read more

February 12, 2012 Video

Childish Gambino – All The Shine

Here are a couple of different versions of a new single by Childish Gambino. Check out All The Shine. Which version do you like better? Here's version 1 (my preference): And, version 2:... Read more

October 14, 2011 Audio