![]() He then tried to overhaul his entire image of making “indie hip hop/nerd rap,” (rap centered around pop-culture references) by releasing the mixtape “ROYALTY.” This featured some of hip hop’s greatest icons such as Bun B, the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and Ghostface Killah, thus legitimizing Gambino as a true rap artist. But his debut album “Camp” (2011) became notorious for its low score of 1.6 out of 10 by review site “Pitchfork.” His first successful mixtape, “Culdesac” (2010), received critical acclaim, and later, his project titled “EP” (2011) gained him recognition from Jay-Z. The release of his double EP is not the first time Gambino has rapped in fact, his rap career has been long and arduous in many regards. Donald Glover, known as Childish Gambino on the music scene, is something of a modern day Renaissance man, having received awards for his writing on the TV show “30 Rock,” acted on another show “Community,” performed stand-up on Comedy Central and most recently, declared his main objective in life to be a rap artist.
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