Donald McKinley Glover born September 25, 1983 is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, rapper, singer, and songwriter. He performs as a stage artist under the stage name Childish Gambino, and as a disc jockey, he performs under the name mcDJ.
He first came to attention for his work with Derrick Comedy while a student at NYU and, with the help of Tina Fey, was hired at the age of 23 to become a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock.He later portrayed community college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community.He currently stars in the FX series Atlanta, which he also created and occasionally directs. For his work on Atlanta, Glover has won various accolades, including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series,and Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.
“You have to be real with yourself. No one is doing that. People are too concerned with making everything look nice and calm and pretty.” – Childish Gambino
[Verse 1] Daylight I wake up feeling like you won't play right I used to know, but now that s##t don't feel right It made me put away my pride So long You made a n###a wait for some, so long You make it hard-for-boy like that to go on I'm wishing I could make this mine, oh [Pre-Chorus] If you want it, yeah You can have it, oh, oh, oh If you need it, oooh We can make it, oh If you want it You can have it [Chorus] But stay woke N####s creepin' They gon' find you Gon' catch you sleepin' (Oooh) Now stay woke N####s creepin' Now don't you close your eyes [Verse 2] Too late You wanna make it right, but now it's too late My peanut butter chocolate cake with Kool-Aid I'm trying not to waste my time [Pre-Chorus] If you want it, oh You can have it, you can have it If you need it You better believe in something We can make it If you want it You can have it, aaaaah! [Chorus] But stay woke N####s creepin' They gon' find you Gon' catch you sleepin' Put your hands up on me Ooh, now stay woke N####s creepin' Now, don't you close your eyes But stay woke, ooh N####s creepin' They gon' find you Gon' catch you sleepin', ooh Now stay woke N####s creepin' Now, don't you close your eyes
The Making Of Childish Gambino's "Redbone" With Ludwig Göransson| Deconstructed
Childish Gambino’s “Redbone,” the second single off of his 'Awaken, My Love!' album, centers on the narrative of infidelity and paranoia. The track got a prominent placement in the opening moments of Jordan Peele’s record-breaking movie Get Out, too, leading to Platinum certification. Its instrumentation is a collaboration between Donald and Swedish composer and producer Ludwig Göransson; the two have frequently worked together since the 2010 'Culdesac' mixtape. He went to the studio not knowing what the two had in store that day.