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Adele - Rolling in the Deep [Remixed by Jaimie xx ft. Childish Gambino]

Nothing has been dominating my playlist lately.  Which is why this post is coming a bit late.  I figured I would mix it up and use this as an excuse to talk about one of my favorite entertainers du jour.  For the life of this blog, I don’t think I’ve ever posted a hip-hop/rap song.  Check.  I’m biased towards the cast behind this song, who can basically fill in for the Avengers to me.  Adele has a powerful, British voice with a lot of range.  Jaimie is half of the duo The xx who happened to release one of my favorite albums of 2009.  And Childish Gambino is Donald Glover.  Yup, TROY from Community and Quipble fame.  Here and here.  This song is mainly Adele, but this post is about Donald.

I think of Donald’s rapper alter ego, Childish Gambino, as a Lupe light.  I can tell that he’s intelligent enough to write pun filled clever rhymes and deliver them on point, but he comes off as a little rough sometimes.

He is officially billed as writer/actor/comedian/musician.  During and post college [yes I said during] he was a writer on 30 Rock, then began acting on Community and started doing standup as a side-gig.  Sheesh.  He has officially been placed on my “I will consume everything you create” list.  So far the score is:

• early seasons of 30 Rock - hilarious
• Community - hilarious
• stand up - funny enough to enjoy
• Childish Gambino - good and on the rise

Donald is going to be on an IAMDONALD tour doing stand-up and music all in one.  Think Conan’s comedy tour, but you know, way way different.  If you’re interested you better go get your tickets here.  I tried earlier today and his LA show was all sold out.

This just wouldnt be Quipble without me sneaking in one of my favorite scenes from Community [Season 2 - Episode 2].  I call it “Annie discovers chloroform.”