Childish Gambino

Some of you might have heard of or seen links on your friend's walls of upcoming rapper Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino. At almost 28 years old, he's started gaining some following and has released 6 albums in the last three years alone. After listening to around ten of his songs (including the popular ones on YouTube), three things came to mind:

1. His voice is annoying. He acknowledges this himself as well (Untouchable - "Childish Gambino, yes my voice is annoying")
2. He is cocky. His apparently 'thanks himself' on his first album, Sick Boi. He also compares himself to bigger names like Jay-Z and Kanye.
3. His raps are almost ALWAYS are full of references to his genitals and/or the number of women he has been with. (i.e. Freaks and Geeks lyrics).

Nicki Minaj was able to get past having a unique voice, and a modest rapper is unheard of today. But these two qualities can be overshadowed when an artist puts out good material.

Childish Gambino's material is (imho) whack.

I will admit that he has a pretty nice flow and presents a pretty marketable image. He produces all of his music himself, and is also a DJ. But the lyrical content of his work is just too shallow. I agree there are a lot of songs that have worse lyrical content that become pretty popular, but those songs usually make up for their content with a hook or beat that stays with the audience.

His style also uses double entendres - especially in the way that's been mastered by the likes of Drake, but it's a style that has been worn out by others. If you aren't really good at it, you are wearing it out. Glover is wearing it out.

He holds a degree in Dramatic Writing from NYU though, so I'm sure he'll figure out what he needs to change as he stays at it. But for now, I'd pass on Childish Gambino.