On His New Mixtape, Childish Gambino Wrestles With His Roots and His Identity

Childish Gambino Wrestles With His Roots On New Mixtape
LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 20: Actor/rapper Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) performs onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival Village on September 20, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 20: Actor/rapper Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) performs onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival Village on September 20, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

The STN MTN/Kauai mixtape, which Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) released today, opens in a foggy haze: “I had a dream I ran Atlanta, and I was on every radio station. And 107.9 was 97.5 again.”* As ambient noise pulses in and out of the background, the rapper discusses his wistful vision for taking over the southern mecca, which includes bringing back LaFace Records and giving strippers Mother’s Day off.

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