TrackLog 57 – Don Glover 4 Spiderman July 13, 2010
Posted by A. WarRock in : Tracklog , trackback
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(image via Chris DiBari and Chris Walker)
Well, the vocals for my album are done. And already I’m back making free music for you. APPRECIATE ME!
So anyway, I know that Spiderman has already been cast, and the Donald Glover 4 Spiderman campaign is over. But, I wanted to do a song with this title for a few reasons. One, I’ve been digging Glover’s Childish Gambino album a LOT (download it for free), and notably loving the way he raps about being a new type of emcee/hip-hop presence. It’s definitely something I can attach to, and in some weird way (to a smaller extent, maybe), relate to. Second, I’ve had a lot of time over the past week to think about what I want my music to be, and why I make it the way I do, developing my own personal philosophies about why my rap is not exactly rap, and/or why it does count as “real” hip hop, whatever that means. And third, I personally would’ve loved to see Glover as Peter Parker.
All of that kinda led to me writing a song about not holding on to old traditions and beliefs simply b/c they’re old and established; challenging our expectations from culture, whether it’s hip hop, comics (which is definitely a huge problem as well), or just people that you come across interpersonally in life. So when I say “Don Glover 4 Spiderman,” it’s supposed to mean simply, “Don’t do what’s been done before, simply b/c it’s the old way to do it. Challenge yourself, stretch the boundary, etc.” The song came out pretty well.
Very excited for my album. But in the few months it’s going to take to get it mixed, mastered and finalized, I’ll keep making that music at a furious clip.
Don Glover 4 Spiderman….for life.
Beat used: Oddisee “Hip Hop’s Cool Again”
Audio clip: Danny Pudi and Don Glover from NBC’s Community
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This is an achievement, my bro.
swell!
WOW!!!! This song was DOPE.
If you like Childish Gambino I created a Facebook Group. JOIN
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=104655899586999
DAMN!!! Unbelievable flow, Euge! Amazing.
Euge, I love it! It’s too bad they picked Andrew Garfield. I mean good luck to the guy but Gambino is the best.
Thanks for the tip about Culdesac. I didn’t realize it was out since Donald changed his RSS feed. Have you heard his mix tapes
I Am Just a Rapper 1
http://www.childishgambino.com/post/719606752/i-am-just-a-rapper
and I Am Just a Rapper 2
http://www.childishgambino.com/post/719611316/i-am-just-a-rapper-2
as well as his album Poindexter which used to be available on his site for free but seems to have dropped off of the internet. I’ll send you my copy if you ask me at ewzzy1@gmail.com
@Ewzzy I have heard those mixtapes. They’re good, but his album is the by far the best (as the real album should e over his mixtapes). I haven’t heard Poindexter, I’ll have to check it out. Maybe I will hit you up for that.
so good man…so nice to hear a hip hop not talkin about how rich u are….sooo good
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