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This is where I write about my life and (hopefully) figure out something about myself. I talk about what issues matter to me, from death and racism all the way to music and Childish Gambino.
I have 5 main personae (personas? idk, 5 split personalities) that I speak from: Puck, 8, Dubmac, Loverboy, and "?". They occasionally don't even agree on the same issues. ;)
Each identity is a facet of who I am. Each has a voice, an idea, a way of thinking. They're all important, and they make up who I am. So if you care to, read. Enjoy. Piece together my life, comment, follow, and learn about the real Mi8ke. Have fun ;)

Thursday, November 17, 2011

This Year is Summer "Camp"

"“Can I tell you something?” And all of a sudden I’m telling you. And I keep telling you and it all comes out of me and it keeps coming and your face is there and gone and there and gone as we pass underneath the orange lamps that line the sides of the highway. And there’s no expression on it. And I think just after a point I’m just talking to lengthen the time where we live in a world where you haven’t said “yes” or “no” yet. And regrettably I end up using the word “destiny.” I don’t remember in what context. Doesn’t matter."

That's a piece of the end of "That Power", a song on Childish Gambino's new album, Camp. Honestly, this is one of the best Rap/Hip-Hop albums I've heard in a long ass time. CG, also known as Donald Glover, a writer on NBC's 30 Rock, and the character Troy on Community (Ya, this nigga does a bit of everything. Comedian, Actor, Rapper, and He's good at all of them) silently came on the scene and exploded.
    As a side note, I am not one of the people that heard Camp and hopped on his bandwagon. I was a CG fan since I Do Not Talk. (Though mixtape-wise, The EP was sooo much better)

Now look, here's the truth, ALL of the songs on the album are good. Most people will post on various sites that Heartbeat, the most Radio-friendly song on the album, is one of the best. However, I would encourage you to listen to each song and decide for yourself. Personally, My top 3 songs would be:
That Power (Duh. Great word play on the verses, and I love listening to what he says around the end.),
Bonfire (First song I heard on the album and i still love hearing it. Witty, Sharp, and Hard Hitting, I think it was probably the first song that had a Gir and Casey Anthony reference)
You See Me ("No period like menopause / No period like, "Oh shit! / Am I the only one you sleepin' with?" Damn....)

Go cop the Album. It's nice. Oh, also, Drake's Take Care is also nice. I like it, he provides some slower jams and lots of emotion. But I think CG wins. (Sorry Drizzy, do better next time.) In the meantime, I think Childish Gambino has proven that he definitely needs to be taken seriously (I bet that in the very near future, CG will be featured on some big name artist's songs. I'm just sayin...)

Here's a link to Rap Genius, which has the lyrics to Camp and CG's other songs. Enjoy!

"I wish I could say this was a story about how I got on the bus a boy and got off a man more cynical, hardened, and mature and shit. But that’s not true. The truth is I got on the bus a boy. And I never got off the bus. I still haven’t"
-Childish Gambino "That Power"

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