Line #15 Trivia/ChildishGambino


1	* BlackSheepHit: "Redbone", his second-highest charting song to date (behind "Music/ThisIsAmerica"), is more of a funk/R&B song, compared to much of his other singles which tended to be AlternativeRap.
2	* {{Corpsing}}: Gambino audibly cracks up a bit at the end of the "anallin' anyone is the plan for the evening" line in "LES".
3	* CowboyBeBopAtHisComputer: [[http://www.allmusic.com/album/because-the-internet-mw0002586630 The Allmusic review of]] ''because the internet,'' while largely positive, seems to have been written under the impression that "Sweatpants" (i.e. the song designed to demonstrate what a spoiled JerkAss The Boy is) is autobiographical.
4	* CreatorBacklash: He doesn't seem to be very proud of his earliest works, saying that he was hiding behind gimmicks on ''Sick Boi'' and ''Poindexter,'' and that the even earlier (and rarer) album ''The Younger I Get'' was "decrepit Music/{{Drake}}." He's also expressed some regrets about ''Camp'''s rather bitter, paranoid atmosphere.
5	* CreatorBreakdown: ''because the internet'' certainly feels like this at certain points, especially with the deliberate line-blurring between Gambino and his character, The Boy, which raises the question of whether or not Gambino is speaking from the heart or [[BecomingTheMask from the mask]], especially with poignant moments such as in "III. life: the biggest troll" where he outright says [[TearJerker "I don't know who I am anymore."]]
6	* DoingItForTheArt: All of his releases up until ''Camp'' were released for free.
7	** The screenplay that accompanies ''because the internet'' is a case of this too. Gambino had planned to follow up his short film ''Clapping for the Wrong Reasons'' with the feature length ''bte'' film.
8	* FanCommunityNickname: 'Campers.' He also refers to his female fans as 'Gambino Girls' in several songs.
9	* SesameStreetCred: Glover actually appeared on Sesame Street as the musician LMNOP. He also appeared on an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' (though ''Regular Show'', like a lot of Creator/CartoonNetwork in-house programming, is only a kids' cartoon because the humor/subject matter isn't over-the-top enough for Creator/AdultSwim).
10	* MethodActing: Bino acted as The Boy for the month or so leading up to the release of ''because the internet'', even wearing the same outfit every day.
11	* NoBudget: Reportedly recorded at least one of the ''I Am Just a Rapper'' mixtapes in his bathroom using the internal mic on a [=MacBook=].
12	* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive in his internet presence after the release of ''because the internet'' and his departure from ''Community''. His social media (except Facebook) has been blacked out. He also rarely makes public appearances, in one case missing a music festival appearance for no apparent reason. The few appearances he does make are usually to promote something specific, such as the ''Film/MagicMike'' sequel.
13	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
14	** Donald originally auditioned to be a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' cast member around the time that the show (and other shows) were on hiatus due to the late 2007-early 2008 Writers' Guild strike, as Lorne Michaels was looking for someone to play Barack Obama (and fill the void left behind by Creator/MayaRudolph). Sadly, Glover (and ''Series/{{MADtv\|1995}}''[='=]s Jordan Peele) didn't make the cut, as Lorne decided to look inward in his cast and pick Fred Armisen, causing a lot of complaints over Fred not being the right race to play him. ''SNL'' wouldn't have an actual skinny black guy[[note]]''SNL'' also passed up the chance to have Kenan Thompson be Obama, with Kenan even offering to lose weight for the role[[/note]] play Obama until Jay Pharoah came on the show in 2010, though Pharoah didn't play Obama until season 38 (2012-2013 season, which was when Fred Armisen retired his Obama impression as it was his last year on the show).
15	** There was a huge online push to have him cast as ComicBook/SpiderMan in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (2012), but it didn't happen. On the bright side, though, it was a comment from someone who opposed the push ("There aren't black kids like Peter Parker") that inspired ''EP'', generally considered to be the point at which he [[GrowingTheBeard grew the beard]] and began getting wider recognition. He eventually ended up cast as Miles Morales on Creator/DisneyXD's ''Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors'', and was then cast as Aaron Davis (Miles' comic uncle) in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. He even says that he has a nephew living nearby.
16	** "earth: the oldest computer" originally featured Macklemore. His contribution's removal (and replacement by Azealia Banks) came so late that the original pressings of ''because the internet'' came with a corrections card.
17	** "The Night Me and Your Mama Met" was supposed to be a full track, with a full version being performed at PHAROS, but ended up being a guitar instrumental instead.
18	** He was offered the lead role of Cassius Green in ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'' but was forced to turn it down because of his commitment to ''{{Film/Solo}}''. However, he did recommend the eventual actor of the role, his ''Series/{{Atlanta}}'' co-star Creator/LakeithStanfield.

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