Because The Internet

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On 2013’s <i>Because the Internet</i>, Childish Gambino, a.k.a. Donald Glover, began showing some of the otherworldly ambition that would inform his work as a famous multidisciplinary artist. The songwriter, comedian, TV writer, and general creative had his hand in many ventures when he began recording <i>Because the Internet</i>, in 2012. It arrived after his debut LP, 2011’s <i>Camp</i>, which itself was preceded by a string of mixtape. Those releases showcased the artist’s hyper-aware rapping style, mixing in paralyzing self-doubt with moments of ecstasy and referential asides to popular memes and moments that proliferated on the internet. On <i>Because the Internet</i>, he firms up his style more clearly than ever before, working with co-producers Stefan Ponce and Ludwig Göransson to achieve a sprawling and unique vision. Glover’s sophomore effort was meant to honor the work he introduced on his major-label debut, but expand its philosophy into weirder, more challenging place. Alongside the album, Glover also released a short film titled <i>Clapping for the Wrong Reasons</i> and a 72-page screenplay to go along with the LP. The album itself is equally ambitious in scope. The title came from Beck, with Glover explaining that the alternative icon helped him realize that the internet is the language of the earth and that it’s only thanks to the internet that they’re both where they are in their career. .

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