Childish Gambino Video On Youtube
It's a song by Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, who hosted 'Saturday Night Live' over the weekend, performed the song live on the show and then released the music video, above, on YouTube's Vevo. Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” music video has been at the forefront of cultural conversation since its release on May 5. The video is a grandiose production that requires multiple. Childish Gambino's video for 'This Is America' has everyone talking. Here's what a music historian says about its meaning. The opening moments of “This Is America” show a man. Childish Gambino then comes across the man who opened the video playing guitar and shoots the the man (whose head is now covered in a hood) in the head, and it leads to an abrupt change in the music.
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The video is a grandiose production that requires multiple views to unpack the various layers of symbolism. It’s one of his most popular video releases to date, garnering over 50.4 million YouTube views. According to Nielsen, 12.9 million of those views came within the first 24 hours of its release, making it one of the 10 biggest music video debuts of 2018.
Childish Gambino Video On Youtube
At its peak the video saw over 950,000 views in a single hour, and has been the most viewed music video of the day for the past three days (May 6-8). Time Gambino, “[I]nvestigates just what that ‘party’ really means, alluding to everything from to racial stereotypes and social media obsession as components of the modern American experience.” Lyrically, contributions come from 21 Savage, Young Thug, Migos’ Quavo, Rae Sremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi and Memphis newcomer BlocBoy JB. 2018 has been a harvesting year for Gambino. Earlier this year he received a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance for his single “Redbone,” and season two of his television show Atlanta debuted in March. Though no album date has been revealed, the rapper/singer/director/actor announced that he will embark on a 19-city tour tour with Rae Sremmurd and Vince Staples this September, beginning in Atlanta.