The first concrete evidence of Gambino’s hip-hop aspirations comes from 2004, when the pre-stage-named Donald Glover was an RA in Goddard Hall at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. What follows is a brief history of the recording and release of The Younger I Get, Sick Boi, and Poindexter, and their influence on the early career of one of the most unique voices in rap music today. Yet before his career caught fire, he made a trio of projects that flew almost completely under the radar. He followed that up with the buzzy Culdesac mixtape, an untitled EP featuring viral hit “Freaks & Geeks,” and finally went on to great success with his studio albums Camp and Because the Internet. The Georgia native’s star truly began to rise in the rap world after the release of his I Am Just a Rapper EP in 2010, which coincided with his role on NBC’s Community and found the young artist rhyming over popular indie beats from the likes of Sleigh Bells, Grizzly Bear, and Neon Indian. From his humble beginnings as “That Guy From the Bro Rape Video” to his current success as an Emmy-winning writer, Grammy-nominated rapper, and modern-day Renaissance Man Childish Gambino has never been afraid to forge his own path.
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