- All The Shine
- Backpackers
- Bonfire
- Heartbeat
- Sunrise
- You See Me
Top Lyrics
"I buy a bunch of 'em and put it on my black card, Now I got some street cred, Use it 'til it's maxed out, I got a girl on my arm dude, show respect, Something crazy, an Asian, Virginia Tech"
- Backpackers
"Sometimes I feel like I ain't supposed to be here, Sometimes I wake up, I don't want to be here, My mom loved to text me Psalm verses, She don’t look at me like I’m the same person"
- All The Shine
"Listening to "Sky is the Limit" on my Walkman,Thinking if Biggie can make it through it, man then I can, Dope-boy swag, I always wanted that, But my persona was always more of that Arthur Ash"
- Hold You Down
I swear this album just made my day/week (along with "Take Care"). I have been riding Gambino for the last month or so, and this album pays off all the time spent listening to him. Seriously, there isn't anybody out there that does as much as Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino does for the music and television industry. He writes for 30 Rock, acts on Community and a damn good hip-hop artist, Childish Gambino, in the meantime. If you want REAL hip-hop music, look no further. A song by song review is below because he's that good.
1. Outside - Great opening track that really captures what Childish Gambino is all about; good, original, meaningful hip-hop music. The chorus is powerful with a choir singing the message of the song. FIRE
2. Fire Fly - Upbeat song with a nice intro. Talks about the struggle trying to become a hip-hop artist. HOT
4. All The Shine - One of my favorites on "Camp". The beat, verse, chorus, and flow are all on point. Love the meaning of this song too. FYI, the chorus on this masterpiece is currently my ringtone. Did I mention I love the chorus? It's very addicting. FIRE
5. Letter Home - Continues the beat of "All The Shine" and adds a little something more. Very emotional song about a girl he has longed for and how she means the world to him. FIRE
6. Heartbeat - The beat after the first 45 seconds is HAM and very surprising. Love this jam as well, probably one of my favorites. Reminiscent of a Justice beat (if it's not a sample already, not sure). FIRE
7. Backpackers - Damn. That just about describes this one. Word play and metaphors off the chain! Funny break in the music about halfway through. Taking shots at Kid Cudi on this one? Who knows. FIRE
8. L.E.S. - Low-key intro with a 50s music type of vibe to it in terms of the instruments. Not my favorite. WARM
9. Hold You Down - Lyrical song with a relaxed instrumental. Love it. FIRE
10. Kids (Keep Up) - Awesome song with a lot of emotion attached to it. The beginning sets the tone for the rest of the song. FIRE
11. You See Me - Holy hell. He goes OFF on this one with his flow! Not sure how to describe the beat other than it sounds BIG. Subliminal illuminati shot on this one? FIRE
12. Sunrise - Carmen San Diego reference, awesome! This has the sound of a future single. FIRE
13. That Power - He goes out with a bang, that's for sure. The definition of a real, meaningful song. Smooth guitar interlude under a diary entry he seems to be writing about "Camp". He explains how he is still a boy at heart and hasn't left the metaphorical "bus" to grow older. FIRE
With that, here are a couple songs off the album for you to preview.
Camp = FIRE
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