I'm actually surprised that Kanye and Donald haven't come together to make any music. It would be pretty interesting to see these two minds in the same booth.
I’m not surprised. They’re ideologically opposed. Most people in the industry would disagree with much of what Kanye has to say, when it comes to social and political topics. And since these will naturally come up in conversation, and in tabloids, there’s no reason to work with someone which such a startling contrast of viewpoints.
I really relate to what Gambino said. Ever since I was a baby, people have been trying to tell me what black folks do and don’t do when frankly, I don’t give a damn about their opinion.
"Thank God Donald Glover didn't need someone to tell him who he is because he already knew what he was capable of" Wow. That thought weighs 100 pounds. Beautiful writing and visual execution
If people knew then we would never have thought you can't lift 100kg, the limitations of the body would be apparent so we'd already have the faster runner and blablabla. People know themselves as much as the back of their hand, not at all It's shit writing and means only what you have twisted it into.
He did need it, everyone needs someone he just did not have someone to or did not accept what he was told, because of exceptional awareness. That is natural development of kids
Kanye being sure of himself when all others tell him he’s wrong can lead to great things but can also lead to these recent things. They are not mutually exclusive. Our strengths can double as weaknesses without awareness and reflection.
He honestly didn’t say anything wrong. Just like bro was saying he needs a translator. He was saying “Love Everyone” which is a beautiful phrase. If you look into the teachings of Maharaji and Ram Dass, which Ye wore a “Be Here Now” shirt in 2018 (Ram Dass quote.) They say to love everyone, even the most evil in the world including Mao, Ghengis Khan, Hitler, etc. because the world will not change without love. On the jews being empowered stuff he was saying. He was basically calling out how jews were given land/powerful positions/money in exchange for the horrible things that happened in the holocaust but black people have been given nothing for their torments…
@Bilbo Fappins What’s misguided is saying “you shouldn’t love anybody who doesn’t love you back.” That’s your ego bro. Drop that shit. The world is supposed to love each other. The world is supposed to not fight. The world needs love.
Tbh i love being the weird black kid i know I’ll always have a hard time fitting in but there’s nothing more rewarding then being comfortable and confident in yourself. Stay in that box its a good one.
This made me miss yeezus era Ye, personally all of those interviews from that whole era really ages like the finest wine ever and personally built a lot of my philosophy and out look on things. This video describes how trusting your own ideas is the best thing you can do. This story for Donald also has many similarities to Tyler the creator which is another person that proves trusting your own ideas works.
totally agree. I think its important to remember that they are just people and not infallible, and its unfortunate to see how kanye has been acting this last week. but their work is none the less amazing. and I agree Tyler is the other person who embodies being a multi-talented incredible artist filled with confidence like donald and kanye. maybe worth a part 2 video
In hindsight the era was great, however, in the moment Kanye aswell as Yeezus was being heavily bashed and criticized by audiences - just like the majority of people, chances are that one would have brushed of Kanyes statement as antics.
@@Jason_Kang they said that back in 2016 with tlop, they said that when yeezus drop in 2013, they said that wayyyy back in 2008 when 808s and heartbreak drop and they still say that today, now people say those albums are ahead of it’s time and highly influential, bottom line is that there’s no old Kanye and he’s still the same person that he is from college dropout to today.
This is one of the nicest UA-cam comments I’ve ever seen 😘 I started working on this video around the summer. Was 95% complete in November. Had to pause for my music videos I was directing also on the channel. Glad to have it finished. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
When Charla says to Kanye "We don't care about what you want to do, we only like your music" I think that really left a mark on Kanye. And I'm sure Charla wasn't and hasn't been the only one to say something like to him.
@@doerbikes4084 I will stay positive and just say we all now know who controls the media and the money. Let's be real and honest like these two Men. You have a platform...yes, I am saying this to YOU, the reader of this comment. Be sure to always speak out to everyone in your community and #LoveOneAnother
This is insane dude. the part where you deconstructed the On Sight sample and mentioned 3.15.20's pure white cover and Donda's pure black cover made me yell with excitement. top notch analysis.
I'm using you comment. Childish gamino is ome of the few artist that have actually been underrated. As it true lyrical and instrumental value and prowess. Absolutly.
Kanye hasn't had good music come out in ages. Idk anyone playing his music. But then again idk anyone wearing his clothes and he makes all his money off both
if you guys liked the music in the video, check out some cutting edge shit by artists I've made music videos for, they are the future 😤 i'll put the track list under this link ua-cam.com/video/PtS54dBESm8/v-deo.html -- Video Track List 00:00 Nostalgia prodby.sanzh ua-cam.com/video/TJaSkL1iMTU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=sanzh 2:02 Childish Gambino - Sweatpants (Instrumental) 3:20 Childish Gambino - The Worst Guys (-50% Speed) 3:23 Childish Gambino - The Library (Intro) 4:04 Childish Gambino - The Worst Guys (normal) 4:39 Justice Der - Runaway (Cover) 8:02 Justice Der - Redbone (Cover) 14:59 Bound 2 TYPE BEAT prodby.Gehen ua-cam.com/video/2WgWR2Lk9H4/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GehenBeats 17:01 Jon Brion - Ethernal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind THEME 18:22 Kanye West - On Sight 19:00 Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth of Christ Choir - Nobody Knows 19:23 Childish Gambino & Ludwig Gorranson - Flight of the Navigator [Clapping for the Wrong Reasons Acoustic Version]
Amazing! The chokehold that Childish Gambino had over me in 2013 was intense. I am that weird black kid and i liked rap music without ever feeling like i could actually resonate with it. I wasn’t from the hood, i had never seen a gun let alone a gang banger in my life. When i first heard freaks and geeks and could understand the nuances and the references it’s like i finally understood how someone could be a true fan of someone. How someone could know every lyric to every song, every beat, it made me truly understand rap music. Childish Gambino made me confidant to just be me.Because the internet is still my favorite album and screen play.
Because the Internet became my favorite album of all time in 2014 and I don't think anything will ever top it at this point. I went through a full-blown existential crisis for 9 months last year and that album and story were ironically my anchor to reality lol
I was in the same boat, friend! In HS I used to think that I would 100% have to marry Donald Glover one day because he was the only rapper I could truly relate to as a black nerd in a nearly all white private school. A few years after that I found my people when I went to college. I don't think I would've had the confidence to approach them if I didn't think there were others like me, though!
I don't get it lol, yall Never Heard about the kendrick, Cole, Wale, Jay electronica, Drake, Joey badass, Big krit, Sean, tyler, earl, Travis, Cudi, chance the rapper, André 3000, black thought, mos def, talib kweli, common...there was Always black rappers who made hyper conscious positive music for middle class non hood black people, with no street talk etc yall sound really ignorant here..lol
I sincerely hate the power Charlamagne has been given as a voice of the culture when he's been proven wrong time & time again. Clearly Donald and Kanye are visionaries but are seen as "weird" because of the culture rejecting artists who don't fit a stereotypical mold. We're so afraid of evolving that we choose to live in a past & present created to confine us.
@@dexterdahmer As a white man, Even tho I would call you stupid for that comment, I do kinda see it, Charlamagne rarely shits on White artists but he is first in line to shit on Black Artists who are doing sum a lil diffrent.
I've always felt impressed with Donald glovers artistry, from seeing him as a rapper to doing standup to acting and then to his writing/acting on Atlanta that is someone who I can definitely say growing up I looked up to and continue to do so. "We warriors, we all need sensei's." Thank you because I was weird and inside a box too.
correction: at 10:12 a commenter pointed out that the study displayed (American Median Household Wealth 1983-2013) does not make sense because the line graph goes from $3,900 in 2001, to $10,200 in 2007 but the line goes down instead of up. After looking into this it appears I accidentally traced the line of Black Wealth, but wrote the numbers of Latino wealth from the original study. Here are the corrected figures to go along with the red line for median American black wealth: 1983: $6,800 1989: $3,100 2001: $14,000 2007: $10,400 2010: $6,700 2013: $1,700 After double checking, the figures displayed for White median wealth in America is accurate.
I remember hearing "3005" for the first time in the first ever Apple Music ad in theatres. It was so good from the moment I heard it, so after that movie in 2013/14ish I immediately went home and streamed Because the Internet. I still listen to that album and all of his discography to this day! :)
Kanye needing a translator makes a lot of sense. Those parts at the end of part three of the recent documentary series where he sounds like a crazy person talking to people and the guy had to cut the camera, I was like... what the hell is he on about... But yeah, he likes to talk in these grandiose metaphors and gets really passionate about it and can't help himself.
Many people with bipolar disorder are creatives and in their manic phases produce some great work but they also can experience some serious psychological and lifestyle difficulties if left untreated.
probably going to get some hate for this, but i wonder if kanye is on the spectrum. i'm bipolar and autistic as well and i often struggle to explain myself like he does, to express my worldly understandings of things in ways other people can comprehend. it's unfortunately lead to frustrating miscommunications with other people, or people maliciously misinterpretating the meanings of what i'm trying to say. i often feel like i have complex and vivid understanding of topics about philosophy, etc, in my head but when i try to translate it to language it often falls short of describing my actual mental understanding of the subject, because we think in more than just words -- we use memories, visualizations, emotions, etc, and translating those all to words can be very difficult at times.
Wdym? kanye is normal. Its society who needs a 'translator'. Is Kanye bi-polar or crazy? In my opinion, i don't think so but at the same time im not 100% sure. However, i believe it's self-evident that people don't really understand Kanye. People need to understand him in a spiritual level.
Yeah that was really surprising to hear in this video that people hated that album that bad, I didn’t think so many people would hate for shit on that album either, really weird…
i get you Childish, i get you Kanye, no one just accepts you liking country, dubstep or rock as a kid from Africa. and when you learn your traditional instruments and tweak sounds they always have to imply something negative. but that is just the reality. Artists brave enoughto step out of that box really create the change and evolution to positive places when their intentions are revealed in time and through detailed work like this video. Earned a sub from me.
cool to see two guys who unabashedly believed in themselves and their artistic vision and be so right about it. regardless of the barriers at the end of the day they were just right
@@anarchyseeds4406 literally everyone who has done anything has faced barriers. is your position neither Glover or Ye ever faced a barrier? *edit spelling
@@anarchyseeds4406 You should seriously ashamed to think you're an anarchists fighting for equity for everyone and aren't able to see the barriers those people faced. WTF
Y’all didn’t even notice, this video was put together beautifully. Transitions and the pop up art and pull backs from the past. This video alone was a work of art. Also told the story very well and smooth. U got another subscription
After watching Season 4 ep. 8 The Goof Who Sat By The Door I had to come back to this video. Donald Glover is able to move within the system to make real change and Kanye may never be able to do that. This video is so thoughtful and really a glimpse into the future. Fantastic in depth look. Thank your very important breakdown of this subject.
out of genuine curiosity and a belief that what you're saying may be true , please expound on what sort of meaningful societal change donald glover has been able to facilitate
@@lovedavantlamour301 well maybe not all of society but for me he’s shown that black people can break out of the intellectual and societal boxes we’re placed in and still succeed. He was called corny, “white acting” and all kinds of stupid stuff because he didn’t fit into the common narrative of what a black man is supposed to be. He was nerdy and weird and never changed who he was throughout his career. To me, he’s inspiring because he stayed true to himself no matter anyone thought about him. I don’t believe a lot of people in the entertainment industry are that brave or maybe just don’t have the luxury to do so. Either way I think he’s an incredible, positive black role model that really broke the mold in entertainment. Just my opinion though. Signed: random ni$$a on the internet lmao 🤣
The evolution displayed from 'Camp' to 'Because the Internet' was impressive to say the least and as a listener, I've always wondered what books he read, conversations he had or deep thinking that took place for that type of progression. I also would like to know where I can find the chill background music renditions of their songs used in this video 😃
If you connect with your higher self you can express crazy things, it doesn't require books necessarily. Just have to connect to God / yourself, or whatever the corridor between the two.
Donald GLover and Kanye West are the two biggest inspirations in my life creatively, not musically. I'm not saying that as hyperbole. They look at music the same way I do, a vehicle for progression and expressive art, not just a way to make a cool or catchy song and make cash. I approach writing songs and projects visually, audibly, emotionally and create a world for the project, and it feels good to see artists on this level doing the same type of work. The creation of those worlds leads to other creations besides music... it leads to stories, to film, to fashion and art, to technology and new types of play... music is a lens and a tool, not just a "hobby".
Bro! It’s incredibly difficult to find people who thinks this way about art. I think of art the same way. That’s why both childish and Kanye can move between different mediums well. And it’s not just about approaching things with all senses, but the intuitiveness of it. And the intellect of it. Poetry is nothing different than painting. A different medium with different tools. But you can translate ideas as though you are translating a language, there’s no barrier unless we draw the line . Just like categorization, you automatically put a limit. Michael Jackson’s loved music, he didn’t think genre. How you use your tools and what you do with your tools tells how much of a great creative you are. It’s easy to fall into what things should be, but not much explores what could be. And what could be is the voice of the creator . It’s the eyes of the creator.There’s soo much to be said about this subject.
Dude, the quality of this is top notch. I didn't know a lot about these two, but it truly was inspirational. Keep at it with the quality of content. Much love.
I Remember when i first found out that Donald Glover the actor and Childish Gambino the rapper was the same person - my mind was BLOWN and still continues to be. This man is so talented. I don't appreciate some of the other stuff Kanye does as much but I also have mad respect for him as an artist.
Kanye inspired me to get back into fashion, I thought I would never go back, I even started a new graduation but then Kanye just showed up and changed my whole perspective in the fashion world. I understand that his fans love him for his music, but he is an Artist and he likes to explore his full potential. Donald is amazing, I remember him in community, the This is America video was iconic, he really uses some surrealism just like Kanye in his work, and Atlanta is juts a masterpiece.
That was amazing dude. For real. Being yourself is the real challenge of today. Being different and being okay with it, not caring about what people think about you. I can't express how good this video was.
Because of the internet made me hype, laugh, think, and cry when I was only 16 in 2013. I was fan before Camp and I’m glad to see more people give him the recognition he deserves. This man is beyond the norm and the trend.
I don’t know much about Donald but I enjoy many of his works. I was really into Community and watched a lot of their behind the scenes and interviews and I remember many of the actors mentioning how busy Donald was basically when he wasn’t acting he was always on his laptop, working on something. This video essay just made me realise how much effort he’s putting in that we may not see… Didn’t expect to watch all the way through (haven’t done so in a while my attention span is shit) but I’m so glad I did that was beautiful..
I’ve been highly considering a multi part series on 3.15.20 but as far as Ye goes we gotta just be smart enough to realize it’s the right thing to do to disavow his bullshit and understand really talented people can still be shitty and not always right
Super insightful analysis, very thorough and articulate. It makes me sad because true artistry, not just in rap but in all mediums, is often overlooked because people don't have the time or patience to understand it completely, they're always too busy. Not to blame society, everyone feels a degree of self-importance and therefore cannot all spare the necessary time to recognize the meaning and philosophy behind its conception. They dismiss things that require more than a surface level glance over, they cannot understand the visceral process beyond what they immediately see or hear. Maybe I'm preachy, but even personally, if I could share this video with people who are willing to patiently watch the entire thing, then there's already a connection. The truth is, however, as a ratio I could share this with ten people I know and only one of them would actually recognize the depth or these two great artists.
This is precisely why I think most of us have hard time making friends in adulthood. Some people are sleepwalking through life, while others like to pay attention to the finer details of everyday life. The brain is operating on two different frequencies.
I think the thing about Gambino and the reason he's got such a mixed reception is that he walks that fine line between doing something groundbreaking and doing something that falls apart when you poke it wrong, and he almost has a similar issue to Kanye where he kind find the right way to translate what he wants right. For a lot of people, there are maybe one or two songs off each record that are standout tracks, but essentially he never really proved that he had the fundamental groundwork for a lot of people to take him seriously as an artist. To bring up that Kendrick comparison he never quite had that well paced, tight writing of a Section 80 to the more conceptual Good Kid/TPAB/DAMN that makes you actually take him seriously before slowly unpacking the record even more and finding much deeper meaning. It really wasn't until This Is America where he came out with something explosive where he really proved himself and his fundamentals, but then with 3.15.20 he essentially took the momentum and threw it into a completely different, muted path. He's not quite mastered how to properly market himself and is always in the shadows of his peers as a result.
That is probably the only thing that breaks apart the Kanye and Gambino comparison. Camp (and the projects before and a little after it) is a mediocre album at best, there are the common complaints that it hasn't aged well and that his corny lyrics and delivery hurt the album but as much as Gambino fans try to dismiss those points they never truly deny it. You'll only see fans say that it's good but when Donald himself never comes back to Camp in any shape or form then you know it's a album that should be left in the past. BTI is a good project but it still has that left over new age Eminem/Camp era delivery in some places. Where the break off of the Kanye/Gambino comparison starts is during this era and how you perceive it. During this time began what many would say is the birth of new/crazy Kanye something that has split his image and fans to this day whereas Donald's issue more so had to do with him being seen as the Oreo, only for backpackers, corny plus on top of that he wanted to portray the character of "the boy" in certain interviews (not saying what he said in those interviews are somehow invalid because of that). I'd say a more reasonable comparison would be pre 2004/CD Kanye as both were told they couldn't do certain things especially as a black man who had to fit that image for both blacks and whites yet those same people still saw their talent. Both weren't seen as the typical "hard" rapper but still wanted to prove their talent by showing a different view. Yes, Yeezus Kanye was told the same things towards fashion but the issue lied more with how the public saw his "crazy" antics at that time rather than what he said specifically like how Glover did when he said he was the best rapper. On the note of Glover's best rapper comments the rappers he said he was better than most of them are better rappers than him (at least to me) especially at that time where he had only released BTI, an album that to most was his only decent project. Awaken,my love spawned his biggest hit with Redbone and his most well received album to date, only criticism being that it shows it's influences heavily. Around this point and onward Donald gained massive respect from every one but his inconsistent methods really showed. I don't really count This is America as his biggest song as the music video is the only reason it got popular but his respect only grew more from that on top of Atlanta, a few singles, and acting roles but that is pretty much it at the moment. You might say his career is good but to most outside of his fanbase he has never had an album that dominated the medium only really moments. His most recent album being a perfect example of this inconsistent method as while fans swear it's ahead of it's time the general public on the other hand has already forgotten about it and sad part is that I don't think there is a bad song on it. The choice to have nearly nothing from the album cover, promotion/rollout, song titles might work for the message of the album but when around that time you said you are retiring the Gambino name it really just comes across as wasted potential a term that ,if he did retire then, would be what I'd call his career.
@@tylerreede6375 I have to really disagree. Obviously CAMP is the weakpoint of his career but BTI, STN MTN/Kauai, ROYALTY, and Culdesac are really all gems. His 2010-2014 loosee run is great too. All still so much better than Awaken my Love imo. Culdesac and Royalty's consistency is pretty underrated.
@@otterdonnelly9959 I agree that some of the stuff off those projects is great, I especially prefer how he raps on Kauai more than on BTI although stuff like Culdesac has that weak delivery Donald always had around that time. The inconsistent stuff comes in once you consider those are mixtapes and I wouldn't go as far as to say they are better than Awaken my love. I will admit though that I was a little harsh in some places.
Before because the internet dropped my senior year, I had a note titled bino and Yeezy because every interview they did in 2013 had gems that informed a lot of my life philosophy. Watching this video is like watching my notes come to life. Thank you for doing this, homie
it's funny how ive been watching Donald since Derrick Comedy days doing all his skits in school to my friends that was back in 7th grade or 2008 or 2007 something like that and now look at how much he has risen. That's my inspiration.
I really loved this analysis and have lots of respect for both artists, but especially Donald Glover. Personally, I think they are definitely some of, if not the most, talented artists of the modern era. Childish Gambino has breached so many industries, from standup comedy to becoming a 70’s funk pop artist on “Awaken, My Love!”. Being truly talented and unique is tough, but both Kanye and Donald have embraced that. Both excel in different ways. I personally think that Donald always makes a stand in his music. From him identifying struggles of our internet-absorbed world and embracing his self- labeled social awkwardness to singing to his child and taking stands on oppression of black people in America, he is very influential. What may be conveyed as self-absorbed ego due to his firm self belief is Kanye just being confident. His struggle to gain public affirmation, but still contributing huge influence in many fields makes him very influential. Both have broke a glass ceiling, but both have not done it easily.
Did anyone notice the music at 8:15? I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be “Redbone” by Childish Gambino, but it’s mixed in a way that also makes it sound like a lo-fi version of Ye’s “Bound 2”.
This was such a deep and insightful look into the careers of these two men, these two artists. The misfits of their respective decades, defying expectations through sheer self-confidence and willpower, to come out on top as visionaries. The acoustic Redbone guitar in the background was also very subtly scratching at my ears until I focused it down, and a huge smile just lit up my face when I recognised it. That's a beautiful little touch, mate!
I’m so shook right now. The potency of the message presented in this video is so profound. I am literally speechless at the moment, unable to find the words to express my gratitude and appreciation for you taken the time to so elegantly craft such an analysis of these two brilliant minds. Well done and thank you.
@@damanifirestone That's a real statistic, he brought it up to comment on the wealth disparity between races and how these men inspire the new generation of black kids to break the boundaries set by society so that stat would change. This entire shit was basically a doc on how racism n stereotyping are a huge part of why those stats are the way they are, idk how u got a racist message out of this video
I think this is beautiful. It perfectly describes a message that people often thought was a swing and a miss, but in reality the listeners were the ones who were striking out.
This is curated, edited and delivered in such an unique way. Thank you for this video. These two people deserve all the roses while they’re here. Well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The yin and Yang comparison with the same colors of their most recent albums was dope and the way yo transition it was fire! Your a genius in your own right for that !
This was so good. So freaking good. Tue editing was so clean and beautiful. I feel like there aren't enough comments about that. And the message too was amazing. Thank you and God bless you for your work man.
Incredible video!!! I love how you were able to pull from so many different clips yet still have everything flow together so seamlessly! It’s exactly what I strive for while creating my own videos so thank you for some added inspiration 🙏 Also I want to add, I love how you ended the video off with the question "What does the son of Donald Glover look like" because I think I know the answer... Kevin Abstract!!! In many ways Kevin is the direct byproduct of both Ye and Gambino and there's a lot of evidence to back it up. I think he would probably tell you so himself. First off, some of the members of BROCKHAMPTON quite literally met on Kanyetothe through a post Kevin made back in 2011, so there's that. But also, Kevin wrote an entire article back in 2014 detailing how Gambino paved the way for him as a creative!!! You can't even make this stuff up... He was 17 at the time and it was right around when he dropped his album MTV1987 and was still trying to make a name for himself. The article is called "How Childish Gambino Made Things Easier for Kids Like Me" and here's a direct quote from it that perfectly shows the continued ripple effect of influence that Ye and Gambino had on him: “Kanye gave people careers off of a sound he made with an album. He kicked down doors and made it possible for guys like Cudi and Gambino to work. Gambino is doing the same for kids like me-kids who are in their bedroom, spending hours trying to create something that’s bigger than the music. Bigger than uploading a song on SoundCloud. It’s bigger than themselves. Gambino has created a world and all of his fans have gotten lost in it. They want to know what comes next. Where does the story go? That inspires the fuck out of me. That’s what I’m doing with my art, and that’s how Childish Gambino made things easier for kids like me. He made it clear” Kanye -> Donald Glover -> Kevin Abstract I could go on detailing all the parallels of why Kevin is a byproduct of both Ye and Gambino but maybe that'll have to be a full video haha. I love how the influence of just one single artist can so clearly passed on through multiple other artists so I felt compelled to share. It's why Ye is the 🐐 no 🧢
I used to listen to Brockhampton a lot. These days not so much. There are songs on their last album I love. I’m ngl Kevin is one of my lesser favorite members of the group but I respect that he fronted the whole thing and a lot of it was his vision I think that people like Donald totally paved the way for something like then and I didn’t know about that article so that’s super cool. I think something id like to see more from them is art that is less random, or less melodramatic. I know that’s crazy judge mental, but sometimes when I listen to him in interviews i feel like he’s a bit lost in the sauce of these big ideas he has because he wants to the the first of stuff, but it makes it seem like he gets overwhelmed and doesn’t have time to consider why he’s making what he’s making. I think they have a lot of potential. My favorite rapper is my friend lil QWERTY and he’d probably get mad at me for sayin this on a public UA-cam comment but man QWERTY is a fuckin brilliant writer for music and comedy and I love the music videos we make, and we got some hella dope ideas in the works. As far as people who are more known, to me the most impressive guy rn is JPEGMAFIA
@@tallskeleton I'll forever appreciate BROCKHAMPTON and what they accomplished because similar to how you first heard BTI when you were a senior in high school, I first heard the SAT trilogy around that time in my life. I think there's definitely something to be said for the albums and artists we listen to in such transitional periods of our lives, and how they tend to have they biggest impact on us! Just the idea of a bunch of guys coming together off of nothing but a dream and making it completely independently, many of whom met though the internet, was so inspiring to see. Although I don't think they ever quite reached the same level of magic they had during the SAT trilogy, I think the narrative that they fell off is completely unfair. The music they released on their next 3 albums has some of their best work sonically, I think it just lacked the whole group aspect and hunger they initially had overall. Unfortunately I know what you mean when you say Kevin has been a bit lost lately and I would agree. It's like he has visions for all sorts of projects but tends to announce things before they even really get rolling, and then later abandons them. Reminds me a lot of Ye actually haha. Maybe being in a group led to some of that though? Just having to balance so many things at once? I'm not sure we'll see where he goes from here I'm hoping he can focus in on things more. I truly believe he has the potential to be as influential as someone like Donald Glover when we look back in 10 years time. Can't forget he's only 25, a year younger than Kanye was when he dropped The College Dropout, and 5 years younger than Gambino was when he released BTI. Can't say Kevin doesn't have the drive and the vision he's been constantly creating ever since he was in middle school. There's the old story that he called up Def Jam asking for a deal when he was like 11 lmao. Also I'm going to have to check out Lil Qwerty's stuff and I would agree with you that Peggy might be the most impressive rapper in hip-hop right now! Hoping he works with Ye at one point he's another one that lists Ye as his biggest influence. I remember listening to him talk about Ye in that interview with Cambridge he did. Oh and just want to thank you again for all time you clearly put into this video. Refreshing nowadays to see UA-cam videos with so much time put into them. Been working on my latest video on Ye for over 8 months now myself I can't wait to finally release it. Helps to watch other similar content for continued inspiration
donald glover has literally shaped a lot of my teenage years- finding his music on pandora in 2013, the spark of mutual understanding and connection whenever I shared with someone new that I'm a big fan of his music (before redbone blew him tf up), the nostalgia, the hours of listening to his comedy and finding it hilarious every time, the role model to show that I don't have to fit the stereotype of the spicy latina and it doesn't make me any less latina just how how he's not any less black (i.e.: "real ****** i rep those, why though? cause i said so.") I don't necessarily relate to his experiences but his way of thinking and awareness has always made me really admire him
i hope you don't feel that any of your idiosyncrasies you may have picked up from your lived experiences are things you have to rail against simply because you wish to avoid being typecast as a " spicy latina "
amazing video essay. i meant to put this on as background tv while i clean, but i ended up sitting and watching the whole damn thing. thank you, truly.
This is one of the best videos I have ever seen. It didn’t feel like it was 24 mins at all. Everything you say is important and every clip and image add to something to the video. I just realized that i saw your IGOR vid a while back and this one was incredible as well. You really are amazing keep going!
This was a well-made and well-researched essay. I never once thought to compare the two artists like this. Thought-provoking -- thanks for making this!
Wow. I'm blown away man. You've deepened my understanding and appreciation for these artists a whole lot more than I could have ever, just listening to their music. I felt like I appreciated them for being non-conventional black artists, but really they're so much more than that. Thank you Tall Skeleton. That was beautiful.
Donald Glover going on to create one of the greatest TV shows that depicts an ascent of what it is to be black makes the comment of Childish Gambino being another White man a historically bad take 😂
@@chidiokoro934 no Charlemagne speaks from the pov of somebody who Comes from the hood..Donald Glover is excellent but his music talks more to middle class white kids than lower class black ordinary people..and saying that is not Hating..Charlemagne was just sarcastic but not Hating..
@@richerprior5961 maybe, but you got to see the things from his pov too..he's not a white middle class boy or a black middle class either, even Gambino said you can't act like the World doesn't exist..specially in the poor black hoods..
Amazing content as always. These two show that anybody with real success has done so by not allowing themselves to be boxed into any one thing. It’s always amazed me how multi talented they are but the key is they never thought they couldn’t achieve any of these things to begin with. Also, Charlemagne is such a hypocrite. “Why can’t you be just a human being?” While also putting down artists for not being “black enough” 😒
Anyone else here because of “say less” unreleased? Kanye drops a diss remix on drake and a feature on a dope ass gambino song leaks. 2024 is a wild time for hip hop.
When you truly believe in what you're doing and the value of what you're creating, no one can tell you otherwise. As an artist, very few will ever understand the value of what it is you do, which is fine because it's not for them. Nice video!
I've always seen the similarities of these two. When you see the hunger of two Artists and the personification of confidence, it's hard not to ignore. The depth in the details of their careers emphasized this. This video was so eloquently put together.
What a beautifully succinct summation of two creative giants in their respective careers and fields. The trials they faced, to make their art and unique voices heard and why we all love them so much. Why they had and continue to have such an effect on the culture and why they will be remembered long after they are gone. Both of these artists mean so much to me and for you to put into words many things i've expressed to my friends in so many smoke circle chats and late night drives in one well written video is so appreciated. You earned my time, I stopped everything I was doing and just listened to you speak the whole video. You have a real talent in making people listen, subscribed.
I think their biggest connection is the ability to start a conversation. When I listen to yeezus, or watch teddy Perkins in Atlanta, I leave with less answers, and more to talk and think about. They are open minded and want to share the faith they have in themselves with others. Communication is messy, but ideas and principles are foundational. I’m really thankful to have artists like Donald and ye today.
I remember right after Gambino dropped “Freaks & Geeks” I was in like 6th grade and I wrote on the white board that he would be one of the biggest rappers ever. A lot of kids were like wtf are you talking about and I’m like just watch, this dude is more talented than a lot of others. I did the same with Tyler as well. I wasn’t surprised when they broke their glass ceilings and got the recognition they deserved.
Wow, I actually never realised how messed up charlemagne actually was until you layed it out perfectly like this. It's good to have a public figure like this, because he is really a representation of this mindset in the world and hopefully is or can become an example of change
Kanye and Glover’s 2013s remain unmatched. Yeezus and Because The Internet are arguably both of their respective artists’ peaks musically. Both have gone onto great things, but the sheer talent, focus, and passion put into these projects is insane.
@@sbrooks904 um well you're really not that much on places that talk about kanye like youtube, twitter and reddit cause I seen that stuff so many times. Like 80% of kanye albums rankings that are made these days feature Yeezus in the top 5.
I think this video finally helped me understand Kanye. I knew he was talented, and have enjoyed some of his work, but didn't really "get it" before. Learning much more about Donald Glover, whom I don't know much about beyond his time on Community and making "This is America", was also a treat.
Great video... very on point except I don't think it's possible to overstate how talented Kanye is and how much impact he's had and will continue to have.
@tallskeleton8657 It probably is very hard to have this video up considering what happened. It is also a hard video to watch and understand now, as the perspective has changed so much in the past 10 months. But however hard it gets, I urge you not to take it down. This video has become a time piece. A view through a window of what Kanye was a year ago. A view onto a person that stood at a fork in their path and chose the wrong one. Being able to look back at that fork, through this timeless video, and knowing at the same time its outcome made this even more valuable. I think this video unintentionally explains why Kanye became what he became. As you could not have known what Kanye becomes at the time of creating this video, this makes it even more valuable and honest. I urge you: never take this down!
Bro I don’t even comment on UA-cam that much. This is beautiful. So beautiful. And it articulates so well concepts I struggle to communicate. Kanye West is so important to existence and Donald Glover keeps carrying the torch and Kanye hasn’t even handed it over. Donald Glover I guess is carrying his own torch. Your work is beautiful and so I’ll assume you’re beautiful too. So thank you for this
white british male, but both of these guys are two of my biggest idols for their free thinking. Their neverending ambition and drive to make the world a better place as well as their clear love for their art(s) inspire me on a daily basis. great video, thankyou
Everyone comments that Donald Glover's a genius. And they usually say something like "he's the next Prince", Kanye, Spike Lee or whoever their favorite artist is. *But what's truly incredible is Donald Glover is all three of them at the same time.*
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I'm actually surprised that Kanye and Donald haven't come together to make any music. It would be pretty interesting to see these two minds in the same booth.
Right? I been saying!
I've been begging for this since Awaken My Love
They don't like eachother
@@etz80808yy why?
I’m not surprised. They’re ideologically opposed. Most people in the industry would disagree with much of what Kanye has to say, when it comes to social and political topics. And since these will naturally come up in conversation, and in tabloids, there’s no reason to work with someone which such a startling contrast of viewpoints.
I really relate to what Gambino said. Ever since I was a baby, people have been trying to tell me what black folks do and don’t do when frankly, I don’t give a damn about their opinion.
THIS!!
"That's white folk shit, he doin' that for the white folks" Reminded me of a Tech N9ne song. Don't ever let anyone put you in a box.
Dang I posted before I saw the video and they made that box analogy a few times. Ha. I heard it from (Hed) P.E. over 10 years ago, ha.
My Life Story!
As a Korean/Mexican, this has been my everyday existence.
"Thank God Donald Glover didn't need someone to tell him who he is because he already knew what he was capable of" Wow. That thought weighs 100 pounds. Beautiful writing and visual execution
and by God, he meant Yeezus
on sight
If people knew then we would never have thought you can't lift 100kg, the limitations of the body would be apparent so we'd already have the faster runner and blablabla.
People know themselves as much as the back of their hand, not at all
It's shit writing and means only what you have twisted it into.
He did need it, everyone needs someone he just did not have someone to or did not accept what he was told, because of exceptional awareness. That is natural development of kids
@@leperzemog1153 schizo?
Kanye being sure of himself when all others tell him he’s wrong can lead to great things but can also lead to these recent things. They are not mutually exclusive. Our strengths can double as weaknesses without awareness and reflection.
Kanye has a habit of sayting out of pocket shit just to piss people off.
But sometimes it leads to shit like this
kanye is also mentally ill so sadly its more likely to lead to what it has
Well said
He honestly didn’t say anything wrong. Just like bro was saying he needs a translator.
He was saying “Love Everyone” which is a beautiful phrase. If you look into the teachings of Maharaji and Ram Dass, which Ye wore a “Be Here Now” shirt in 2018 (Ram Dass quote.) They say to love everyone, even the most evil in the world including Mao, Ghengis Khan, Hitler, etc. because the world will not change without love. On the jews being empowered stuff he was saying. He was basically calling out how jews were given land/powerful positions/money in exchange for the horrible things that happened in the holocaust but black people have been given nothing for their torments…
@Bilbo Fappins What’s misguided is saying “you shouldn’t love anybody who doesn’t love you back.”
That’s your ego bro. Drop that shit.
The world is supposed to love each other. The world is supposed to not fight. The world needs love.
*"Too black for the white kids and too white for the blacks."*
-Earl Sweatshirt, Chum, 2013
frr, im glad someone put this here
From honorroll to crackin locks off them bicycle racks
@@Slashbox22 im indecisive, i’m scatterbrained and i’m firghtened
🙋🏾♀️
Earl is a Legend Man💯
As someone who is still the "weird black kid" its really motivational to know its not a box I have to stay in.
That hit deep
I'm black and 32 never felt to be normal, Weird is normal to the weird
Stay weird, friend. Life is way more fun being strange, never be ashamed to be you.
Tbh i love being the weird black kid i know I’ll always have a hard time fitting in but there’s nothing more rewarding then being comfortable and confident in yourself. Stay in that box its a good one.
Listen to where this flower blooms by tyler. the creator. Never be in a box.
Donald glover in my opinion is one of the most talented men, able to act (amazingly), direct movies and shows and rap also amazingly, just perfection
You'd probably like Oliver Tree too if you don't know him already.
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his stand-up is bad though. thankfully, he realized that.
@@Zack29810 How's his stand up bad
AND sing
Any one here in 2022, don’t worry Donald didn’t do anything
Anyone here in jan 2023, don't worry, we're still good.
@@nic2312 yes we are
I actually thought something had happened till i saw the upload date🤣🤣🤣
For real
I was like what did he do again 😫
This made me miss yeezus era Ye, personally all of those interviews from that whole era really ages like the finest wine ever and personally built a lot of my philosophy and out look on things. This video describes how trusting your own ideas is the best thing you can do. This story for Donald also has many similarities to Tyler the creator which is another person that proves trusting your own ideas works.
totally agree. I think its important to remember that they are just people and not infallible, and its unfortunate to see how kanye has been acting this last week. but their work is none the less amazing. and I agree Tyler is the other person who embodies being a multi-talented incredible artist filled with confidence like donald and kanye. maybe worth a part 2 video
Agreed
In hindsight the era was great, however, in the moment Kanye aswell as Yeezus was being heavily bashed and criticized by audiences - just like the majority of people, chances are that one would have brushed of Kanyes statement as antics.
I miss the old Kanye
@@Jason_Kang they said that back in 2016 with tlop, they said that when yeezus drop in 2013, they said that wayyyy back in 2008 when 808s and heartbreak drop and they still say that today, now people say those albums are ahead of it’s time and highly influential, bottom line is that there’s no old Kanye and he’s still the same person that he is from college dropout to today.
This is one of the best UA-cam videos I've ever seen.
This is one of the nicest UA-cam comments I’ve ever seen 😘 I started working on this video around the summer. Was 95% complete in November. Had to pause for my music videos I was directing also on the channel. Glad to have it finished. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
@@tallskeleton props dude this shit was so entertaining
Agreed
real shit
For real
When Charla says to Kanye "We don't care about what you want to do, we only like your music" I think that really left a mark on Kanye. And I'm sure Charla wasn't and hasn't been the only one to say something like to him.
and Oh my and was he wrong - people like Charla should always remember that they don't speak for us.
@@doerbikes4084 lmao this comment is 7 months old.
@@doerbikes4084 I will stay positive and just say we all now know who controls the media and the money.
Let's be real and honest like these two Men.
You have a platform...yes, I am saying this to YOU, the reader of this comment.
Be sure to always speak out to everyone in your community and #LoveOneAnother
@@LaurenLawDawg what the fuck are you talking about
Now that is most of the Kanye’s fanbase
3:11 Glover didn't have a 'recurring role' on Community, but was part of the main cast.
Dude, this editing is some of the dopest I've seen on UA-cam. I'd love to see what your timeline looked like haha
Im gonna start showing that stuff on Patreon
This the most relevant comment posted yet
@@JadetheGoober Im gonna go over it on patreon soon
This is insane dude. the part where you deconstructed the On Sight sample and mentioned 3.15.20's pure white cover and Donda's pure black cover made me yell with excitement. top notch analysis.
❤️
I'm using you comment. Childish gamino is ome of the few artist that have actually been underrated. As it true lyrical and instrumental value and prowess. Absolutly.
@@psychodelicrelicultraviole5074 couldn't agree more. he deserves more but i kinda like that he's not that big cause i'm selfish like that lol
Let’s be honest, If Kanye and Gambino made a collab album it would be legendary.
Kanye hasn't had good music come out in ages. Idk anyone playing his music. But then again idk anyone wearing his clothes and he makes all his money off both
No
@@victorespino5650 Donda has songs that people are starting to consider some of his best wtf are you talking about
@@sl7sos find God
@@victorespino5650 Look at yourself. Ur whire
if you guys liked the music in the video, check out some cutting edge shit by artists I've made music videos for,
they are the future 😤 i'll put the track list under this link
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00:00 Nostalgia prodby.sanzh ua-cam.com/video/TJaSkL1iMTU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=sanzh
2:02 Childish Gambino - Sweatpants (Instrumental)
3:20 Childish Gambino - The Worst Guys (-50% Speed)
3:23 Childish Gambino - The Library (Intro)
4:04 Childish Gambino - The Worst Guys (normal)
4:39 Justice Der - Runaway (Cover)
8:02 Justice Der - Redbone (Cover)
14:59 Bound 2 TYPE BEAT prodby.Gehen ua-cam.com/video/2WgWR2Lk9H4/v-deo.html&ab_channel=GehenBeats
17:01 Jon Brion - Ethernal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind THEME
18:22 Kanye West - On Sight
19:00 Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth of Christ Choir - Nobody Knows
19:23 Childish Gambino & Ludwig Gorranson - Flight of the Navigator [Clapping for the Wrong Reasons Acoustic Version]
Amazing! The chokehold that Childish Gambino had over me in 2013 was intense. I am that weird black kid and i liked rap music without ever feeling like i could actually resonate with it. I wasn’t from the hood, i had never seen a gun let alone a gang banger in my life. When i first heard freaks and geeks and could understand the nuances and the references it’s like i finally understood how someone could be a true fan of someone. How someone could know every lyric to every song, every beat, it made me truly understand rap music. Childish Gambino made me confidant to just be me.Because the internet is still my favorite album and screen play.
Because the Internet became my favorite album of all time in 2014 and I don't think anything will ever top it at this point. I went through a full-blown existential crisis for 9 months last year and that album and story were ironically my anchor to reality lol
I was in the same boat, friend! In HS I used to think that I would 100% have to marry Donald Glover one day because he was the only rapper I could truly relate to as a black nerd in a nearly all white private school. A few years after that I found my people when I went to college. I don't think I would've had the confidence to approach them if I didn't think there were others like me, though!
You’re not the weird black kid. You’re YOU. Black people aren’t a monolith my brotha.
I don't get it lol, yall Never Heard about the kendrick, Cole, Wale, Jay electronica, Drake, Joey badass, Big krit, Sean, tyler, earl, Travis, Cudi, chance the rapper, André 3000, black thought, mos def, talib kweli, common...there was Always black rappers who made hyper conscious positive music for middle class non hood black people, with no street talk etc yall sound really ignorant here..lol
@@fideletamo4292 how? Gambino was around when a lot of those guys were coming up first comment is my experience word for word
I sincerely hate the power Charlamagne has been given as a voice of the culture when he's been proven wrong time & time again. Clearly Donald and Kanye are visionaries but are seen as "weird" because of the culture rejecting artists who don't fit a stereotypical mold. We're so afraid of evolving that we choose to live in a past & present created to confine us.
That’s why the whites put him there
Well, the breakfast club just ended
@@dexterdahmer As a white man, Even tho I would call you stupid for that comment, I do kinda see it, Charlamagne rarely shits on White artists but he is first in line to shit on Black Artists who are doing sum a lil diffrent.
@@Frkyyyy I dunno, he shits in Post Malone pretty hard
@@caziis13 thank allah😮💨
I've always felt impressed with Donald glovers artistry, from seeing him as a rapper to doing standup to acting and then to his writing/acting on Atlanta that is someone who I can definitely say growing up I looked up to and continue to do so. "We warriors, we all need sensei's." Thank you because I was weird and inside a box too.
correction: at 10:12 a commenter pointed out that the study displayed (American Median Household Wealth 1983-2013) does not make sense because the line graph goes from $3,900 in 2001, to $10,200 in 2007 but the line goes down instead of up. After looking into this it appears I accidentally traced the line of Black Wealth, but wrote the numbers of Latino wealth from the original study.
Here are the corrected figures to go along with the red line for median American black wealth:
1983: $6,800
1989: $3,100
2001: $14,000
2007: $10,400
2010: $6,700
2013: $1,700
After double checking, the figures displayed for White median wealth in America is accurate.
i didnt ask kid
@@IronIsKing take an internet break homie, this is sad asf. But whatever makes you feel powerful i guess.
@@IronIsKingdude shut the fuck up this some sad shit and u said "i didnt ask kid" as if you aint a kid yo self
Damn, the median went down hard. No wonder America isn't doing so good, socially speaking. The wealth theft has to stop.
I remember hearing "3005" for the first time in the first ever Apple Music ad in theatres. It was so good from the moment I heard it, so after that movie in 2013/14ish I immediately went home and streamed Because the Internet. I still listen to that album and all of his discography to this day! :)
smh bro
Kanye needing a translator makes a lot of sense. Those parts at the end of part three of the recent documentary series where he sounds like a crazy person talking to people and the guy had to cut the camera, I was like... what the hell is he on about... But yeah, he likes to talk in these grandiose metaphors and gets really passionate about it and can't help himself.
He doesn't need a translator, the audience needs to get smarter.
Its all in that bipolar mental disorder of his
Many people with bipolar disorder are creatives and in their manic phases produce some great work but they also can experience some serious psychological and lifestyle difficulties if left untreated.
probably going to get some hate for this, but i wonder if kanye is on the spectrum. i'm bipolar and autistic as well and i often struggle to explain myself like he does, to express my worldly understandings of things in ways other people can comprehend. it's unfortunately lead to frustrating miscommunications with other people, or people maliciously misinterpretating the meanings of what i'm trying to say. i often feel like i have complex and vivid understanding of topics about philosophy, etc, in my head but when i try to translate it to language it often falls short of describing my actual mental understanding of the subject, because we think in more than just words -- we use memories, visualizations, emotions, etc, and translating those all to words can be very difficult at times.
Wdym? kanye is normal. Its society who needs a 'translator'. Is Kanye bi-polar or crazy? In my opinion, i don't think so but at the same time im not 100% sure. However, i believe it's self-evident that people don't really understand Kanye. People need to understand him in a spiritual level.
The fact that people hated Donald’s ‘Camp’ when it was released is embarrassing. It’s one of my favorite rap albums ever.
Yeah that was really surprising to hear in this video that people hated that album that bad, I didn’t think so many people would hate for shit on that album either, really weird…
They hated it? That’s a weird to me . I’ve been a fan since childish gambino
bro that album is embarrassing
@@de_gree Bro what the fuck are you talking about what do you mean the album is embarrassing, seems like somebody year has a horrible taste in music…
@@de_gree not
i get you Childish, i get you Kanye,
no one just accepts you liking country, dubstep or rock as a kid from Africa. and when you learn your traditional instruments and tweak sounds they always have to imply something negative.
but that is just the reality. Artists brave enoughto step out of that box really create the change and evolution to positive places when their intentions are revealed in time and through detailed work like this video.
Earned a sub from me.
One of my favorite video essays on UA-cam. Thank you for making this ❤
ok
cool to see two guys who unabashedly believed in themselves and their artistic vision and be so right about it. regardless of the barriers at the end of the day they were just right
name one barrier
@@anarchyseeds4406 literally everyone who has done anything has faced barriers. is your position neither Glover or Ye ever faced a barrier?
*edit spelling
@@anarchyseeds4406 I can tell your skin color by the fact that you needed to ask.
@@ScarCrow08 Ouch. I felt that second hand embarrassment lmao
@@anarchyseeds4406 You should seriously ashamed to think you're an anarchists fighting for equity for everyone and aren't able to see the barriers those people faced. WTF
Y’all didn’t even notice, this video was put together beautifully. Transitions and the pop up art and pull backs from the past. This video alone was a work of art. Also told the story very well and smooth. U got another subscription
thanks gabe
Ikr I subscribed too
Who didn’t notice…
How didn’t we notice?
@@BillyMillion *how did we not notice?
After watching Season 4 ep. 8 The Goof Who Sat By The Door I had to come back to this video. Donald Glover is able to move within the system to make real change and Kanye may never be able to do that. This video is so thoughtful and really a glimpse into the future. Fantastic in depth look. Thank your very important breakdown of this subject.
out of genuine curiosity and a belief that what you're saying may be true , please expound on what sort of meaningful societal change donald glover has been able to facilitate
@@lovedavantlamour301 well maybe not all of society but for me he’s shown that black people can break out of the intellectual and societal boxes we’re placed in and still succeed. He was called corny, “white acting” and all kinds of stupid stuff because he didn’t fit into the common narrative of what a black man is supposed to be. He was nerdy and weird and never changed who he was throughout his career. To me, he’s inspiring because he stayed true to himself no matter anyone thought about him. I don’t believe a lot of people in the entertainment industry are that brave or maybe just don’t have the luxury to do so. Either way I think he’s an incredible, positive black role model that really broke the mold in entertainment. Just my opinion though. Signed: random ni$$a on the internet lmao 🤣
The evolution displayed from 'Camp' to 'Because the Internet' was impressive to say the least and as a listener, I've always wondered what books he read, conversations he had or deep thinking that took place for that type of progression. I also would like to know where I can find the chill background music renditions of their songs used in this video 😃
If you connect with your higher self you can express crazy things, it doesn't require books necessarily. Just have to connect to God / yourself, or whatever the corridor between the two.
ROYALTY IS CRIMINALLY UNDER RATED
All i know one of them is No Exit by Sartre
Some of the music is by Justice Der
@@aselv440 Thank you 🙌
Popped up on my recommended and I knew I had to click, so glad I did. You just made my favorite video of the year so far. Amazing work!
Donald GLover and Kanye West are the two biggest inspirations in my life creatively, not musically. I'm not saying that as hyperbole. They look at music the same way I do, a vehicle for progression and expressive art, not just a way to make a cool or catchy song and make cash. I approach writing songs and projects visually, audibly, emotionally and create a world for the project, and it feels good to see artists on this level doing the same type of work. The creation of those worlds leads to other creations besides music... it leads to stories, to film, to fashion and art, to technology and new types of play... music is a lens and a tool, not just a "hobby".
Bro! It’s incredibly difficult to find people who thinks this way about art. I think of art the same way. That’s why both childish and Kanye can move between different mediums well. And it’s not just about approaching things with all senses, but the intuitiveness of it. And the intellect of it. Poetry is nothing different than painting. A different medium with different tools. But you can translate ideas as though you are translating a language, there’s no barrier unless we draw the line . Just like categorization, you automatically put a limit. Michael Jackson’s loved music, he didn’t think genre. How you use your tools and what you do with your tools tells how much of a great creative you are. It’s easy to fall into what things should be, but not much explores what could be. And what could be is the voice of the creator . It’s the eyes of the creator.There’s soo much to be said about this subject.
Dude, the quality of this is top notch. I didn't know a lot about these two, but it truly was inspirational. Keep at it with the quality of content. Much love.
I watch a lot of video essay/fan made music docs and this was by far one of the best. Well done. Keep up the good work man.
Thank you! I worked on it for half a year or so
@@tallskeleton it shows. Humanity thanks you for your efforts 👌
I love both of them. Especially Donald Glover, he's one of my main daily inspirations.
Donald Glover sucks.
@Zai Nenriki yeah he’s not allowed to have his own opinion
I know
@Zai Nenriki yo slang be no cap ballin' dawg.
@@ZaneFormosa hes allowed to have his own opinion, but posting it in a public comments section is just warranting a response lmao
I Remember when i first found out that Donald Glover the actor and Childish Gambino the rapper was the same person - my mind was BLOWN and still continues to be. This man is so talented.
I don't appreciate some of the other stuff Kanye does as much but I also have mad respect for him as an artist.
Kanye inspired me to get back into fashion, I thought I would never go back, I even started a new graduation but then Kanye just showed up and changed my whole perspective in the fashion world. I understand that his fans love him for his music, but he is an Artist and he likes to explore his full potential. Donald is amazing, I remember him in community, the This is America video was iconic, he really uses some surrealism just like Kanye in his work, and Atlanta is juts a masterpiece.
That was amazing dude. For real. Being yourself is the real challenge of today. Being different and being okay with it, not caring about what people think about you.
I can't express how good this video was.
Because of the internet made me hype, laugh, think, and cry when I was only 16 in 2013. I was fan before Camp and I’m glad to see more people give him the recognition he deserves. This man is beyond the norm and the trend.
I remember because of the internet hittings the streets HEAVY
@@alejandroflores8979 and it hit hard! I consider this album as influential as Kid Cudis Man on the Moon album was
Dang bro. This was really well made. I always saw Childish and Kanye as modern day renaissance men. Multitalented and skilled in their crafts.
“I can go a little further” 24:19 the way it ties together at the end blows my mind, and that it comes full circle years after he originally said that
I always thought Tyler was the next Ye: producer/rapper defining his own musical abilities/sounds, fashion, etc.
100% we just gotta give it a bit more time
Tyler has been doing that they talk abt it earlier (Golf Lafluer)
I feel like they both are the next Ye in their both unique ways. Pretty cool.
Never thought about making a parallel between Kanye and Donald glover but definitely felt similar things while listening to both. Amazing essay
I don’t know much about Donald but I enjoy many of his works. I was really into Community and watched a lot of their behind the scenes and interviews and I remember many of the actors mentioning how busy Donald was basically when he wasn’t acting he was always on his laptop, working on something. This video essay just made me realise how much effort he’s putting in that we may not see…
Didn’t expect to watch all the way through (haven’t done so in a while my attention span is shit) but I’m so glad I did that was beautiful..
I’m wondering what a PART TWO would look like now in 2024. 😅
I’ve been highly considering a multi part series on 3.15.20 but as far as Ye goes we gotta just be smart enough to realize it’s the right thing to do to disavow his bullshit and understand really talented people can still be shitty and not always right
It is interesting to see Danny Brown collabing with Gambino all the way back in 2012. Such an underrated artist.
Humour can get you anywhere 😂
Danny Brown was Gambino's tour opener for CAMP in 2011 which is when XXX came out. That's how I found out about Danny Brown
Super insightful analysis, very thorough and articulate. It makes me sad because true artistry, not just in rap but in all mediums, is often overlooked because people don't have the time or patience to understand it completely, they're always too busy. Not to blame society, everyone feels a degree of self-importance and therefore cannot all spare the necessary time to recognize the meaning and philosophy behind its conception. They dismiss things that require more than a surface level glance over, they cannot understand the visceral process beyond what they immediately see or hear. Maybe I'm preachy, but even personally, if I could share this video with people who are willing to patiently watch the entire thing, then there's already a connection. The truth is, however, as a ratio I could share this with ten people I know and only one of them would actually recognize the depth or these two great artists.
Nah I agree totally
This is precisely why I think most of us have hard time making friends in adulthood. Some people are sleepwalking through life, while others like to pay attention to the finer details of everyday life. The brain is operating on two different frequencies.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment Drake
@@sharpieman2035 Yes, thanks for that Drake. You are also a great talent. Humble is the great🙏
Thank you Mr Lover Boy.
I think the thing about Gambino and the reason he's got such a mixed reception is that he walks that fine line between doing something groundbreaking and doing something that falls apart when you poke it wrong, and he almost has a similar issue to Kanye where he kind find the right way to translate what he wants right. For a lot of people, there are maybe one or two songs off each record that are standout tracks, but essentially he never really proved that he had the fundamental groundwork for a lot of people to take him seriously as an artist. To bring up that Kendrick comparison he never quite had that well paced, tight writing of a Section 80 to the more conceptual Good Kid/TPAB/DAMN that makes you actually take him seriously before slowly unpacking the record even more and finding much deeper meaning. It really wasn't until This Is America where he came out with something explosive where he really proved himself and his fundamentals, but then with 3.15.20 he essentially took the momentum and threw it into a completely different, muted path. He's not quite mastered how to properly market himself and is always in the shadows of his peers as a result.
That is probably the only thing that breaks apart the Kanye and Gambino comparison. Camp (and the projects before and a little after it) is a mediocre album at best, there are the common complaints that it hasn't aged well and that his corny lyrics and delivery hurt the album but as much as Gambino fans try to dismiss those points they never truly deny it. You'll only see fans say that it's good but when Donald himself never comes back to Camp in any shape or form then you know it's a album that should be left in the past.
BTI is a good project but it still has that left over new age Eminem/Camp era delivery in some places. Where the break off of the Kanye/Gambino comparison starts is during this era and how you perceive it. During this time began what many would say is the birth of new/crazy Kanye something that has split his image and fans to this day whereas Donald's issue more so had to do with him being seen as the Oreo, only for backpackers, corny plus on top of that he wanted to portray the character of "the boy" in certain interviews (not saying what he said in those interviews are somehow invalid because of that). I'd say a more reasonable comparison would be pre 2004/CD Kanye as both were told they couldn't do certain things especially as a black man who had to fit that image for both blacks and whites yet those same people still saw their talent. Both weren't seen as the typical "hard" rapper but still wanted to prove their talent by showing a different view. Yes, Yeezus Kanye was told the same things towards fashion but the issue lied more with how the public saw his "crazy" antics at that time rather than what he said specifically like how Glover did when he said he was the best rapper. On the note of Glover's best rapper comments the rappers he said he was better than most of them are better rappers than him (at least to me) especially at that time where he had only released BTI, an album that to most was his only decent project.
Awaken,my love spawned his biggest hit with Redbone and his most well received album to date, only criticism being that it shows it's influences heavily. Around this point and onward Donald gained massive respect from every one but his inconsistent methods really showed. I don't really count This is America as his biggest song as the music video is the only reason it got popular but his respect only grew more from that on top of Atlanta, a few singles, and acting roles but that is pretty much it at the moment. You might say his career is good but to most outside of his fanbase he has never had an album that dominated the medium only really moments. His most recent album being a perfect example of this inconsistent method as while fans swear it's ahead of it's time the general public on the other hand has already forgotten about it and sad part is that I don't think there is a bad song on it. The choice to have nearly nothing from the album cover, promotion/rollout, song titles might work for the message of the album but when around that time you said you are retiring the Gambino name it really just comes across as wasted potential a term that ,if he did retire then, would be what I'd call his career.
@@tylerreede6375 I have to really disagree. Obviously CAMP is the weakpoint of his career but BTI, STN MTN/Kauai, ROYALTY, and Culdesac are really all gems. His 2010-2014 loosee run is great too. All still so much better than Awaken my Love imo. Culdesac and Royalty's consistency is pretty underrated.
@@otterdonnelly9959 I agree that some of the stuff off those projects is great, I especially prefer how he raps on Kauai more than on BTI although stuff like Culdesac has that weak delivery Donald always had around that time. The inconsistent stuff comes in once you consider those are mixtapes and I wouldn't go as far as to say they are better than Awaken my love. I will admit though that I was a little harsh in some places.
I like gambino but camp aged so badly, it's almost unheard of nowadays. Higher level than eminem of cringe
Before because the internet dropped my senior year, I had a note titled bino and Yeezy because every interview they did in 2013 had gems that informed a lot of my life philosophy. Watching this video is like watching my notes come to life. Thank you for doing this, homie
it's funny how ive been watching Donald since Derrick Comedy days doing all his skits in school to my friends that was back in 7th grade or 2008 or 2007 something like that and now look at how much he has risen. That's my inspiration.
fr i remember watching bro rape back in like.. what.. 2007?
@@sosayweall_jpg watching him what? 😟
@@milesgarrett2663 its a sketch they did back in the day called "bro rape"
I really loved this analysis and have lots of respect for both artists, but especially Donald Glover. Personally, I think they are definitely some of, if not the most, talented artists of the modern era. Childish Gambino has breached so many industries, from standup comedy to becoming a 70’s funk pop artist on “Awaken, My Love!”. Being truly talented and unique is tough, but both Kanye and Donald have embraced that. Both excel in different ways. I personally think that Donald always makes a stand in his music. From him identifying struggles of our internet-absorbed world and embracing his self- labeled social awkwardness to singing to his child and taking stands on oppression of black people in America, he is very influential. What may be conveyed as self-absorbed ego due to his firm self belief is Kanye just being confident. His struggle to gain public affirmation, but still contributing huge influence in many fields makes him very influential. Both have broke a glass ceiling, but both have not done it easily.
well said
Did anyone notice the music at 8:15? I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be “Redbone” by Childish Gambino, but it’s mixed in a way that also makes it sound like a lo-fi version of Ye’s “Bound 2”.
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This was such a deep and insightful look into the careers of these two men, these two artists. The misfits of their respective decades, defying expectations through sheer self-confidence and willpower, to come out on top as visionaries.
The acoustic Redbone guitar in the background was also very subtly scratching at my ears until I focused it down, and a huge smile just lit up my face when I recognised it. That's a beautiful little touch, mate!
I don’t know exactly why, but this video brought tears to my eyes. So hopeful, so beautiful. Truly inspirational artists and humans
because you have a soul and a heart and you need to do something about it. let it drive you.
I’m so shook right now. The potency of the message presented in this video is so profound. I am literally speechless at the moment, unable to find the words to express my gratitude and appreciation for you taken the time to so elegantly craft such an analysis of these two brilliant minds. Well done and thank you.
speechless about his racism speechless in how this man says all black people will broke and homeless in 30 years
@@damanifirestone then change that statistic
@@damanifirestone I genuinely don't understand what you are talking about/referring to
@@kamariboyd6437 in the video he says the average in come of the black household will be zero by 2030
@@damanifirestone That's a real statistic, he brought it up to comment on the wealth disparity between races and how these men inspire the new generation of black kids to break the boundaries set by society so that stat would change.
This entire shit was basically a doc on how racism n stereotyping are a huge part of why those stats are the way they are, idk how u got a racist message out of this video
I think this is beautiful. It perfectly describes a message that people often thought was a swing and a miss, but in reality the listeners were the ones who were striking out.
Idk why people hate on Gambino so hard. Absolutely wild. Creativity is on another level with that man
This is curated, edited and delivered in such an unique way. Thank you for this video. These two people deserve all the roses while they’re here. Well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The yin and Yang comparison with the same colors of their most recent albums was dope and the way yo transition it was fire! Your a genius in your own right for that !
beauitfully edited and this video was so amazng
Thank you :)
8illy is the best
average Billy W
This was so good. So freaking good. Tue editing was so clean and beautiful. I feel like there aren't enough comments about that. And the message too was amazing. Thank you and God bless you for your work man.
Incredible video!!! I love how you were able to pull from so many different clips yet still have everything flow together so seamlessly! It’s exactly what I strive for while creating my own videos so thank you for some added inspiration 🙏
Also I want to add, I love how you ended the video off with the question "What does the son of Donald Glover look like" because I think I know the answer...
Kevin Abstract!!!
In many ways Kevin is the direct byproduct of both Ye and Gambino and there's a lot of evidence to back it up. I think he would probably tell you so himself.
First off, some of the members of BROCKHAMPTON quite literally met on Kanyetothe through a post Kevin made back in 2011, so there's that. But also, Kevin wrote an entire article back in 2014 detailing how Gambino paved the way for him as a creative!!! You can't even make this stuff up... He was 17 at the time and it was right around when he dropped his album MTV1987 and was still trying to make a name for himself. The article is called "How Childish Gambino Made Things Easier for Kids Like Me" and here's a direct quote from it that perfectly shows the continued ripple effect of influence that Ye and Gambino had on him:
“Kanye gave people careers off of a sound he made with an album. He kicked down doors and made it possible for guys like Cudi and Gambino to work. Gambino is doing the same for kids like me-kids who are in their bedroom, spending hours trying to create something that’s bigger than the music. Bigger than uploading a song on SoundCloud. It’s bigger than themselves. Gambino has created a world and all of his fans have gotten lost in it. They want to know what comes next. Where does the story go? That inspires the fuck out of me. That’s what I’m doing with my art, and that’s how Childish Gambino made things easier for kids like me. He made it clear”
Kanye -> Donald Glover -> Kevin Abstract
I could go on detailing all the parallels of why Kevin is a byproduct of both Ye and Gambino but maybe that'll have to be a full video haha. I love how the influence of just one single artist can so clearly passed on through multiple other artists so I felt compelled to share.
It's why Ye is the 🐐 no 🧢
I used to listen to Brockhampton a lot. These days not so much. There are songs on their last album I love. I’m ngl Kevin is one of my lesser favorite members of the group but I respect that he fronted the whole thing and a lot of it was his vision
I think that people like Donald totally paved the way for something like then and I didn’t know about that article so that’s super cool.
I think something id like to see more from them is art that is less random, or less melodramatic. I know that’s crazy judge mental, but sometimes when I listen to him in interviews i feel like he’s a bit lost in the sauce of these big ideas he has because he wants to the the first of stuff, but it makes it seem like he gets overwhelmed and doesn’t have time to consider why he’s making what he’s making.
I think they have a lot of potential.
My favorite rapper is my friend lil QWERTY and he’d probably get mad at me for sayin this on a public UA-cam comment but man QWERTY is a fuckin brilliant writer for music and comedy and I love the music videos we make, and we got some hella dope ideas in the works.
As far as people who are more known, to me the most impressive guy rn is JPEGMAFIA
@@tallskeleton I'll forever appreciate BROCKHAMPTON and what they accomplished because similar to how you first heard BTI when you were a senior in high school, I first heard the SAT trilogy around that time in my life. I think there's definitely something to be said for the albums and artists we listen to in such transitional periods of our lives, and how they tend to have they biggest impact on us!
Just the idea of a bunch of guys coming together off of nothing but a dream and making it completely independently, many of whom met though the internet, was so inspiring to see. Although I don't think they ever quite reached the same level of magic they had during the SAT trilogy, I think the narrative that they fell off is completely unfair. The music they released on their next 3 albums has some of their best work sonically, I think it just lacked the whole group aspect and hunger they initially had overall.
Unfortunately I know what you mean when you say Kevin has been a bit lost lately and I would agree. It's like he has visions for all sorts of projects but tends to announce things before they even really get rolling, and then later abandons them. Reminds me a lot of Ye actually haha.
Maybe being in a group led to some of that though? Just having to balance so many things at once? I'm not sure we'll see where he goes from here I'm hoping he can focus in on things more. I truly believe he has the potential to be as influential as someone like Donald Glover when we look back in 10 years time. Can't forget he's only 25, a year younger than Kanye was when he dropped The College Dropout, and 5 years younger than Gambino was when he released BTI. Can't say Kevin doesn't have the drive and the vision he's been constantly creating ever since he was in middle school. There's the old story that he called up Def Jam asking for a deal when he was like 11 lmao.
Also I'm going to have to check out Lil Qwerty's stuff and I would agree with you that Peggy might be the most impressive rapper in hip-hop right now! Hoping he works with Ye at one point he's another one that lists Ye as his biggest influence. I remember listening to him talk about Ye in that interview with Cambridge he did.
Oh and just want to thank you again for all time you clearly put into this video. Refreshing nowadays to see UA-cam videos with so much time put into them. Been working on my latest video on Ye for over 8 months now myself I can't wait to finally release it. Helps to watch other similar content for continued inspiration
Wow. After observing these two guys in the zeitgeist for decades, this is one of the most insightful breakdowns I've seen.
Honestly, one of the better essay style videos I have seen on youtube. Beautifully put together and explained, well done man.
That saxophone version of "runaway - kanye" is gorgeous.
Hey, how to find it?
donald glover has literally shaped a lot of my teenage years- finding his music on pandora in 2013, the spark of mutual understanding and connection whenever I shared with someone new that I'm a big fan of his music (before redbone blew him tf up), the nostalgia, the hours of listening to his comedy and finding it hilarious every time, the role model to show that I don't have to fit the stereotype of the spicy latina and it doesn't make me any less latina just how how he's not any less black (i.e.: "real ****** i rep those, why though? cause i said so.")
I don't necessarily relate to his experiences but his way of thinking and awareness has always made me really admire him
i hope you don't feel that any of your idiosyncrasies you may have picked up from your lived experiences are things you have to rail against simply because you wish to avoid being typecast as a " spicy latina "
As a black male this video was beautiful and truly awe inspiring. Thank you.
This was a masterpiece. I hope one day to meet the man who made this. This really helped me and tears are literally sitting on my cheek.
Glad the video was helpful and enjoyable to you. All the best
-zane
amazing video essay. i meant to put this on as background tv while i clean, but i ended up sitting and watching the whole damn thing. thank you, truly.
This is one of the best videos I have ever seen. It didn’t feel like it was 24 mins at all. Everything you say is important and every clip and image add to something to the video. I just realized that i saw your IGOR vid a while back and this one was incredible as well. You really are amazing keep going!
This was a well-made and well-researched essay. I never once thought to compare the two artists like this. Thought-provoking -- thanks for making this!
beautifully executed and the exact burst of inspiration needed these days 🤞🏼
Thanks Nick!! Glad it helped
Wow. I'm blown away man. You've deepened my understanding and appreciation for these artists a whole lot more than I could have ever, just listening to their music. I felt like I appreciated them for being non-conventional black artists, but really they're so much more than that. Thank you Tall Skeleton. That was beautiful.
ye is a monster.
This is one of the best videos on UA-cam period
straight up
And that's facts
ayyy
agreed
Donald Glover going on to create one of the greatest TV shows that depicts an ascent of what it is to be black makes the comment of Childish Gambino being another White man a historically bad take 😂
It was historically bad at the time he said it.
This showed me how much of a hater Charlemagne is
@@chidiokoro934 no Charlemagne speaks from the pov of somebody who Comes from the hood..Donald Glover is excellent but his music talks more to middle class white kids than lower class black ordinary people..and saying that is not Hating..Charlemagne was just sarcastic but not Hating..
@@fideletamo4292 Charlemagne is closed minded and it really showed with this video.
@@richerprior5961 maybe, but you got to see the things from his pov too..he's not a white middle class boy or a black middle class either, even Gambino said you can't act like the World doesn't exist..specially in the poor black hoods..
Amazing content as always. These two show that anybody with real success has done so by not allowing themselves to be boxed into any one thing. It’s always amazed me how multi talented they are but the key is they never thought they couldn’t achieve any of these things to begin with.
Also, Charlemagne is such a hypocrite. “Why can’t you be just a human being?” While also putting down artists for not being “black enough” 😒
thanks Victor! love these two, and Im also always impressed by how many things youre good at yourself :)
Anyone else here because of “say less” unreleased? Kanye drops a diss remix on drake and a feature on a dope ass gambino song leaks. 2024 is a wild time for hip hop.
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When you truly believe in what you're doing and the value of what you're creating, no one can tell you otherwise. As an artist, very few will ever understand the value of what it is you do, which is fine because it's not for them. Nice video!
I've always seen the similarities of these two. When you see the hunger of two Artists and the personification of confidence, it's hard not to ignore. The depth in the details of their careers emphasized this. This video was so eloquently put together.
What a beautifully succinct summation of two creative giants in their respective careers and fields. The trials they faced, to make their art and unique voices heard and why we all love them so much. Why they had and continue to have such an effect on the culture and why they will be remembered long after they are gone. Both of these artists mean so much to me and for you to put into words many things i've expressed to my friends in so many smoke circle chats and late night drives in one well written video is so appreciated. You earned my time, I stopped everything I was doing and just listened to you speak the whole video. You have a real talent in making people listen, subscribed.
AND NOW THE TWO ON A TRACK 🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧
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Finally, I’m hyped. Rap is huge rn
the quality behind this was absolutely insane. never stop making them please
I think their biggest connection is the ability to start a conversation. When I listen to yeezus, or watch teddy Perkins in Atlanta, I leave with less answers, and more to talk and think about. They are open minded and want to share the faith they have in themselves with others. Communication is messy, but ideas and principles are foundational. I’m really thankful to have artists like Donald and ye today.
Like modern-day, popular philosophers. Bringing higher thinking to the public. We do need more of this energy
That saxophone cover of "Runaway" was euphoric... link?
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I remember right after Gambino dropped “Freaks & Geeks” I was in like 6th grade and I wrote on the white board that he would be one of the biggest rappers ever.
A lot of kids were like wtf are you talking about and I’m like just watch, this dude is more talented than a lot of others.
I did the same with Tyler as well.
I wasn’t surprised when they broke their glass ceilings and got the recognition they deserved.
A Kanye/Gambino collab as a kind of Kids See Ghosts 2 could be career defining for both of them, Glover especially
Such a good video. As a Donald fan, it really opened my eyes. Editing is incredible as well. Cheers
Thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and write kind words
amazing video! so well animated aswell :)
thank you!
Wow, I actually never realised how messed up charlemagne actually was until you layed it out perfectly like this. It's good to have a public figure like this, because he is really a representation of this mindset in the world and hopefully is or can become an example of change
Me either . He’s a bully
Kanye and Glover’s 2013s remain unmatched. Yeezus and Because The Internet are arguably both of their respective artists’ peaks musically. Both have gone onto great things, but the sheer talent, focus, and passion put into these projects is insane.
Yeezus is not arguably Kanye’s musical peak at ALL.
@@sbrooks904 a lot of kanye fans think thats his best project
@@anijeepa I don’t think I heard that one time
@@sbrooks904 um well you're really not that much on places that talk about kanye like youtube, twitter and reddit cause I seen that stuff so many times. Like 80% of kanye albums rankings that are made these days feature Yeezus in the top 5.
@@anijeepa might be the worst opinion ever. And it’s not a bad album his catalog is just that deep
Anyone know what song starts playing in the background @ 15:00
I think this video finally helped me understand Kanye. I knew he was talented, and have enjoyed some of his work, but didn't really "get it" before. Learning much more about Donald Glover, whom I don't know much about beyond his time on Community and making "This is America", was also a treat.
Fantastic video. Donald Glover is my favourite personality and has been for going on 10 years now
Really great video! Good job! These concepts are extremely interesting
thanks kasper!
I know
Great video... very on point except I don't think it's possible to overstate how talented Kanye is and how much impact he's had and will continue to have.
Wow you almost made me cry near the end. Both of these men inspire me so much. I listened the shit out of bti when it came out.
me too😫😓😪 real inspiration
the end is my favorite part, thank you!
@tallskeleton8657
It probably is very hard to have this video up considering what happened. It is also a hard video to watch and understand now, as the perspective has changed so much in the past 10 months. But however hard it gets, I urge you not to take it down.
This video has become a time piece. A view through a window of what Kanye was a year ago. A view onto a person that stood at a fork in their path and chose the wrong one. Being able to look back at that fork, through this timeless video, and knowing at the same time its outcome made this even more valuable. I think this video unintentionally explains why Kanye became what he became. As you could not have known what Kanye becomes at the time of creating this video, this makes it even more valuable and honest.
I urge you: never take this down!
Bro I don’t even comment on UA-cam that much. This is beautiful. So beautiful. And it articulates so well concepts I struggle to communicate. Kanye West is so important to existence and Donald Glover keeps carrying the torch and Kanye hasn’t even handed it over. Donald Glover I guess is carrying his own torch. Your work is beautiful and so I’ll assume you’re beautiful too. So thank you for this
white british male, but both of these guys are two of my biggest idols for their free thinking. Their neverending ambition and drive to make the world a better place as well as their clear love for their art(s) inspire me on a daily basis. great video, thankyou
Kanye inspiring you to forgive hitler and start gassing some jews now too?
Everyone comments that Donald Glover's a genius. And they usually say something like "he's the next Prince", Kanye, Spike Lee or whoever their favorite artist is.
*But what's truly incredible is Donald Glover is all three of them at the same time.*