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Childish Gambino Believes Rap Isn’t Growing Like It Used To

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Childish Gambino’s recent Complex interview saw him dishing out on a lot of controversial and debated topics. One of those was on the role of artificial intelligence in today’s world, and his answer might surprise you. However, another contentious and heated discussion, especially right now, is whether or not hip-hop is “dead” or “dying.” While Donald Glover didn’t take the black-and-white stance that others have, he did express belief that things just aren’t as they used to be. Maybe you’ll find his comments out-of-touch, maybe they resonate deeply with your thoughts on the game, but one thing’s for sure: this is a big and elusive name to be addressing this.

“I think I’m as tapped in as I can be,” Childish Gambino replied when asked how in-tune he feels to rap. “[I like] when something feels new to me. You get washed and old when s**t just sounds the same to you because you’ve heard so much. You know, I think the women are killing it because they have narratives. I feel like a lot of the guys, it’s harder to have interesting new narratives now.

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Childish Gambino’s Summarized Thoughts On Today’s Rap Game

“Also, I feel like, in general… I don’t want to say ‘rap is dead,’ it’s just, it’s not able to grow the way it was growing before,” Childish Gambino continued. “It’s just not able to. It’s a very different time. Who’s making it and why they’re making it is very different, too. I hear Sexyy Red, I hear Ice Spice, I hear Tokischa. I hear all these artists, and I’m like ‘This is all good s**t.’ And it goes back to… The audience decides what the functionality of it is. Sometimes, that is just to feel good. Also, people want something fresh, but people want it fast, which sometimes just doesn’t happen.

“I feel like it’ll be clear sooner rather than later,” the multi-hyphenate creative answered to a question about whether he’ll drop music soon. “It’d be better for people to just tune in, I suppose. But I’m trying harder to not be cryptic. Tyler is always, like, ‘You’re so cryptic.’ But I’m like, ‘I’m really not.’ I just like suspense, I guess. I think it makes stuff better. But that’s just me.” For more news and updates on Childish Gambino, log back into HNHH.

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Drake Blasts Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” On Tour, Calls It “Overrated”

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Drake’s “It’s All A Blur” tour with 21 S*vage just kicked off, and there’s no shortage of things to talk about. However, perhaps the spiciest and most potentially consequential part of the whole ordeal was him dissing Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” as part of his visuals. Moreover, it was fittingly during Drizzy’s performance of the track “Headlines,” where multiple headlines appear on a screen. “The Overrated And Over Awarded Hit Song ‘This Is America’ Was Originally A Drake Diss Record,” the screen read at one point. Of course, it’s entirely possible that this is all in good fun, but considering their history, it’s not particularly likely, either.

What’s more is that it’s kind of wild to think of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” a politically charged statement of a song, starting off as a Drake diss. Maybe that’s the point, as the 6 God isn’t one to engage in a lot of social topics in his music (which isn’t a bad thing, necessarily). Regardless of your interpretation of this shade, there’s a bit of conflicting evidence here as to whether there’s legitimate beef here. For example, photographers captured them at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscars party, so maybe they’re just having fun with the outlets that will go wild over this news.

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Drake’s Onstage Shade To “This Is America”

Furthermore, Donald Glover explained the origins of “This Is America” during a recent GQ interview. “The idea for the song started as a joke, to be completely honest,” Childish Gambino revealed. “‘This is America’- that was all we had, was, like, that line. And it started as a Drake diss, to be honest [laughs], as like, a funny way of, like, doing it. But then I was like, ‘This s**t sounds kind of hard, though,’ you know? So I was like, ‘Let me play with it.’ So we just had that for a long time.”

Meanwhile, the Canadian superstar actually appeared (albeit in animated and mute form) on Childish’s music video for “Feels Like Summer.” In addition, Glover used him as inspiration for the “Atlanta” episode “Champagne Papi,” titled not-so-subtly. In it, the character Vanessa goes to a party hosted by him, and he even responded to the episode: “This s**t is surreal, I’m too high for this.” Perhaps these two aren’t such enemies after all and are just playing around- and if they are their oppositions, well, let’s see how Glover reacts. For more news and the latest updates on Childish Gambino and Drake, come back to HNHH.

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Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” Lawsuit Dismissed

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A judge just dismissed a lawsuit concerning Childish Gambino’s acclaimed 2018 track, “This Is America.” Moreover, rapper Kidd Wes (real name Emelike Wesley Nwosuocha) filed suit in 2021. He claimed that the song infringed on his 2016 cut “Made In America.” According to documents obtained by Pitchfork, a judge in New York federal court dismissed the motion on Friday (March 24) with prejudice to leave to amend. Furthermore, Kidd Wes’ attorneys stated that he is considering an appeal. In addition, this news on Donald Glover’s previous hit comes after he made a musical return with the EP for his new series “Swarm.”

“Mr. Nwosuocha is understandably disappointed, and is considering an appeal of the decision,” attorneys Imran H. Ansari and La’Shawn N. Thomas stated to the music-based publication. “He stands by his music, creativity, and the independence of grassroots artists to create their own music, and receive credit where credit is due, without the fear of it being apportioned by another.” However, Judge Victor Marrero pointed out that Wes failed to register a compositional copyright in addition to that of his sound recording.

Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”

“Even if Nwosuocha had a copyright registration for the composition of Plaintiff’s Composition, however, dismissal would be warranted here because the elements of Plaintiff’s Composition purportedly infringed upon are insufficiently original to warrant protection, or because they are not substantially similar to the Challenged Composition,” the dismissal read. “More could be said on the ways these songs differ, but no more airtime is needed to resolve this case.” Regarding that last part, the judge referred to differences in lyrics and each song’s themes.

Also, many of Glover’s collaborators on the track also faced repercussions for their role in “This Is America.” In addition to the “Atlanta” series creator, the suit named co-writer Young Thug and producer Lüdwig Goransson. Various record and publishing companies were also codefendants in this lawsuit. Moreover, Pitchfork sought comment from Gambino’s camp, but no such statements have come as of writing this article. Regardless, return to HNHH for the latest on Donald Glover and his musical alter-ego, which is apparently coming back soon.

Kidd Wes’ “Made In America”

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