Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video)
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2018
- Official Video for "This Is America" by Childish Gambino
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Chorus:
This is America
Don't catch you slippin' now
Don't catch you slippin' now
Look what I'm whippin' now
This is America (Woo)
Don't catch you slippin' now
Don't catch you slippin' now
Look what I'm whippin' now
Director: Hiro Murai
Producer: Jason Cole of Doomsday with Ibra Ake and Fam Rothstein of Wolf + Rothstein
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#ChildishGambino #ThisIsAmerica #GuavaIsland
No one:
Childish gambino’s spine: ➡️↗️⬇️⬆️⬅️↙️↖️⤴️↩️⤵️🔄
@@rick5219 It's a joke, shut yo sensitive ass up
@@Green_L yo thats deep he gonna take that
@@rick5219 deep you gonna take that
I wield great omnipotence did you just call me a mindless ignorant kid because of a comment you need to chill out
@@charlotte0385 lmao thats cringe bro
* _This video is blocked in your country_ *
VPN: *This Is America*
vpn hello there~
Why did the metal teacher sing this
Stolen but ok
Skoopy Memes it dosent matter if its stolen
@@skoopymemes9563 No one gives a shit but ok.
Song name: This Is America
"911" million views
Yup, This Is America.
Yup
912 now😊
*912
@@HidotziplockThis comment was created before it hit 912m views
💀
“Thats a celly, its a tool” has never been a more understood statement in America than it has been right now. This song aged so so well
Can you explain what it means? English is not my first language and I don’t understand what this slang means
I caught that!
@@JourneywithMAMAZURI-hb8nr please sir tell me the meaning of
@@shazzthedonOkay it could mean multiple things so let me try to make it simple for you.
1. "This a celly" could stand for cellphone. "that's a tool" by that part it cuts to the children using their phones to record everything that's happening. Showing that our cellphones can be used as a tool against crimes like those.
2. Or when teenage black boys would be shot in the past because policemen thought they were holding a gun, when they were really holding a cellphone.. So "this a celly" shows that the boys were just holding a cellphone. But the policeman think "thats a tool" as in gun, knife etc.
3. In the past black people used to be locked in the these big box like cages called celly's "this a celly" and it could be a "tool" because it was used against black people black then for racism purposes.
But I think the first 2 make the most sense because when Donald says "this a celly" he literally puts his hands in the shape of a, well, telephone/cellphone. But yeah it's up to you to interprete it the way you will. Hope this helped! :D
@@aestheticbobatea thank you so much sir, very kind of you to explain this. All three of your interpretations are very interesting. Chapeau 👏
I love how this song always blow up everytime America's doing shit.
That’s why it’s timeless
you mean always
America on drugs now
@@sleepyrowdy1826 they must be really high I need to get some of it
LMAFAO TRUEE
Remember when this came out and everyone was shook and now it’s just normal lmao
Doctor Surreal LMFAOOA
Also yes
Righto
Doctor Surreal isn’t normal at all
holy fucking shit thanks man, i'm re shook, thats true in a bad way
2:15 Another layer of symbolism:
Notice how there’s people running in front of the camera as well, but they go by so fast that you almost don’t see it. You’re still focused on the dancing. Basically even when the violence is right in front of you, you’re still not getting it yet and only pay attention to entertainment.
Yes. It's called distracting the masses.
So many layers in this video. Notice how each time there is a shooting they take away the gun in a cloth towel softly.
@@christopherbarnett6841I, too, was on that reddit thread.
We just want to entertain you. 😊
Oh wow! I didn't even notice those people until I went back to see. Thanks for pointing that out!
I think the biggest part of this song that still makes me go crazy is that... nothing has changed. even just the lyrics by themselves have continued to hold up to this day. i know things aren't gonna completely change in the span of 6 years, but getting significantly worse is horrifying. especially when you go on twitter nowadays and see that people are making fun of these acts happening now (acts as in violence and discrimination)
Throws some tea in the sea:
*This is America*
That was terrorism during it's time.
“Florida man arrested for Breaking into a fast food restaurant and drinking gallons of frying oil”
This is America
*Gasps in british*
So much Bro )
*cries in British*
Imagine hearing this at the airport after arriving America
I hear this at the airport if I go to America, Imma run.
Imma play this for the foreign exchange student
"welcome to America, please watch this educational video to show what you're about to get yourself into"
@@AwesomeBlackDude Could you stop?
@@livindeadghoul I slide on brakes but,.
YES 👈
I noticed how the two times that he actually had a gun he was able to gently place the gun down on the red cloth and walk away without anybody doing anything. BUT when the kids are dancing around him and he holds up his bare hands and pretends to be holding a gun, everybody gets scared and runs. Maybe that's a comment on how "we thought he had a gun" is a prevalent justification for the shooting of unarmed black boys.
I did notice how the bodies were dragged away and his gun was treated like some golden ticket. Also notice at 2:14 some guy jumps to his death and nobody gives a shit 😳
Bro think this is English class
@@c-moon8789
metaphors and social commentary is LITERALLY the point of this song and video
define "prevalent justification" Are you talking about the situations where police have been charged with murder? or are you talking about any major cities where armed "black boys" are shooting unarmed "black boys. " And no one is charged.... Damn those white people for buying black people guns.....
i paid attantion.
When this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and then jail. I now have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - In the Moment” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you 💕😊
You commented this on every single one of his most popular videos bro stop bullshitting
Did prison turn you out?
Hahah hard cap
So proud of you!!
Damn, this guy looks a lot like Donald glover
@Ellese Baker it was a joke
R/whoosh
@Ellese Baker damn i got caught. R/whoosh me
OmG I JUsT notISEd
@@rick5219 rip me
Ikr
no way is this 3 years old. it feels like it came out last month.
It comes out everyday.
Dude I feel
CoconutSkies facts!
fax
This song is so shitty
drake ain’t getting no break 💀😭😭
Everything’s a drake diss now
@@BallsIn2024well, I guess he('s) candienow lol
This a song is a drake diss🙄sound so stupid 🤦♂️
@@Biggie_Cheese-yn8ed ??? Child said it self.
@@de_iure Yes I know you said it😂😂😂
Gotta watch once to listen to the incredible music arrangement, twice for the lyrics, three times to focus on Glover, four times to pay attention to what’s going on in the background, and once more to understand the metaphors used in the video.
realll i cant even listen to the song by itself anymore i just watch the whole music video lol
@@ashergoober If you know any German history, you should watch Deutschland by Rammstein... completely different, yet somehow the same. People also freaked when that came out.
@@travcollier lol thanks for the recommendation
"black man get yo money" shoots the choir that sings it. Art
Do you spike Russin I not spike English ты на Русском читать умеешь?!
Если чо это полный пиздец
no it was “Can’t shoot a black man.”
Северина Пенеринтына a
So ArTsY
after 2 years, this is still america.
This is what America always has been
Shady Mellow sad part is that you’re 100% correct.
Everyone is gravitating here this week.
Shady Mellow facts America is racism, it really deserves a revolution
America never changed
This song, this video - one the 21st century’s greatest works of art. Tell me I’m wrong….
i guess, genuinely wouldn’t listen to this if it didn’t have so much to do with society. song itself is trash, meaning is true and often overlooked.
@@rambino003this song is incredibly catchy, has a bunch of meanings, the music video goes hard, and theres a bunch of artists secretly in it like 21 savage and SZA. literally whats not to like about this song. its fire
You couldn't be wronger
No..? You’re wrong
The symbolism in this song is off the charts
This song aged like the finest of wines.
Unfortunately
I'll drink to that!
Yep.
I Love this song & all involved in its messages! Glover is so deep! 👑🍾
I really wish it didnt
Officer : Why do you have a gun
Person: This is America
It should be like:
Officer: Why do you have a gun?
*Person shoots in random pedestrian*
Person: This is America
Officer: why do you have a gun?
Person: I’m an amer
@Lexiya_x This is Sparta
Well the second amendment was for protection & hunting. People respected & understood that but now 30 or 40 years later, we're lost. I blame music & the media, lack of morals, solid parents & families. Because if guns are the problem, why wasn't there shootings in the 1920's or 1950's outside of petty crimes & the mob? Nobody went on shooting spree's for no reason. What happened?
because hes insane
all the people who thought this would be a chill song mustve freaked out in the first scene
This song aged well the moment it released lol
💀👍🏿
Was that.....not the point
The guns are carried away carefully, and the bodies are dragged
Great observation! Didn't notice that
and i removed my hand from the plates holding my chicken rosting in the hoven. close one.
thats the point of it
Jeff Manes this is America
idk why you're complaining, if someone wasn't careful with the gun someone else could die. the bodies being dragged is inhumane and the metaphor is strong but
This website is not available in your country
My VPN - This is America
Lol
Lol
Lmao
at least you tried .
Lol
I wish the gun sounds were actually in the original audio. They help transition the song really well, and would add to the message of the song.
04/20/24 Still riveting. The soft vocals in the beginning then bang!
Good to see that Troy finally finished his cruise around the world and started a music career
did u just spoiler bro ? ....
Michele Brandi no...
So true
Right
Community is the best
The imagery of the gentle cloth wrapping for the guns while the bodies lie abandoned and bloodied and just dragged away without a care is still so haunting.
It's also red, wink wink republican party.
@@cl570 seriously, pretty democrat, but I vote for whoever I agree with, but that he nothing to do with this. Stop trying to make it about one specific set of people.
@@teopalafox it definitely could be with the red (republican) party protecting their guns for whatever moronic reason they've got
*Yes*
@@teopalafox The message of the video about gun violence is the one you're seeing on the screen. Why else would the cloth be red, why else would they handle the guns more carefully than the bodies?
America feels like a failed science experiment that resembles "Counter earth" from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 created by Orgocorp.
The effort put in this is wild
Oil: What is this place?
USA: This is America
your country is north america
lautaro uriel almirón oooof
lautaro uriel almirón
that’s continent bruh..
lautaro uriel almirón
*i said North America is a continent..*
@@rick5219 you are north american
Seems like he was right. This really is America.
You had doubt??
@@nimamashhadi5769 right? people like this concern me
took fascists being let into the capital for them to realize
Ofcos he was on point!
This is what politicians should be saying. Not that it's un-Ameican. First step towards healing and repairing is admitting the problem.
@@---yx7ti right, interesting to see so many shocked that this happened, when that pass year 2020 trump balanty said he wouldn't give up his power, he said what he was going to do.it just shows to many had their eyes closed.he plotted what he was going to do to our faces ,
This is one of the most profound artistic and political statements ever. It grooves, shocks, disrupts, and has layers of symbolism and is musically very original.
Bro just predicted future casualy
The only song appropriate for today's events.
Funny how when it's in the name of black lives and racial equality, the curfew is enforced early and with military assistance, but when people literally break into government buildings, popping shots(a woman died btw), in the name of overthrowing a democracy, shit is chill...curfew passed, and they're asking people to please disperse. Letting them stay. This country is fucking trash. I gotta watch innocent black men get shot in the back and killed in my city(Columbus, we definitely have a fucking problem, y'all), but this shit just slides.
@@mike47321 I saw the video where the women died and that's just fucked up
“American Idiot” is also very appropriate
Yes
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*i can't believe this was already 1 year ago*
Guntur Wibowo and America’s still the same
Right and america might not change
@@JeffMan-uc9gn fax✊😔
With all these shootings we look like a disgusting country
If you like symbolic music videos about serious subjects, you might enjoy this one too: ua-cam.com/video/RhhsYw2XVZI/v-deo.html
This video is even more relevant today than it was when it first aired. 😢
I am here 04 April 2024❤
Still here baby
Here I am a couple days later
@@Kroncs yall are goofy
me before : imma just go to school
me after : Imma just stay home.
@Richard Istrate so its america.
I see u everywhere
brady mayers u only see the rest of his stock
Bleach Bottle idc what anyone say “u Pussy dis u Pusey dat “ I mean would you rather stay at home n do school it’s a lot easier also and not risk being put on a t shirt and your school on the news or go to school and have that chance when I was in elementary the teachers said we do lockdown drills just Incase but the chance of it happening in tiny tiny now look at it sad 😔 man
It's only in Democrat and non white areas.
“This a celly, that’s a tool” This line hits hard because people wouldn’t know about the murders unless they had phones
It also has another double-meaning as guns are often referred to as ‘tools’ in a lot of street slang. People have been shot by police for pulling out their cell phones and police “mistake” the phone for a gun.
“This a celly-“ is what the person pulling it out would be thinking, “-that’s a tool” is what the cop would be thinking before they shoot.
its also a reference to Stephen Clark who was accused of have a gun and was gunned down is own backyard just to find out her only had his cellphone
or that the victim in question was holding a cell phone that the police "thought was a gun" and then killed them....
The song was made to have fun not about social standings and shit
u do realize that if ur in a cell there is a celly ofc u assume they have a weapon it is jail anything is possible there i been in jail
Still a classic til this day
the church one was crazyy
childish gambino: *kills 17 people in this song*
also him: _its time to get funky_
oh boy that FONKEH
Sounds like you missed the point...
K Coup r/woooosh
Its real
sad boy hours r/woooosh
Remember how brutal and unpredictable this was the first time you watched it 😲
Nah dude, it's just as talenteless the second time.
@@Necrodoxious 🤔🥶
@@Necrodoxious do u not get the messages u blind fuckin twat???
@@s1mplistic999 you mean the liberal propaganda? if u think black ppl dying by gun shot is bad maybe do something about the gangs which is the second highest reason for gun death in the USA. the highest being suicide
@@Necrodoxious You don't get to say that when you have 0% of what this artist and production staff has and does on a regular.
The fact that this was originally a drake diss 😭
Man... this has aged like fine wine.
I wish I could watch this for the first time again
Luckily for me, I have never seen this b4!
@@MLGGUY420Official y q
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one time
Timon and pumbaa : Hakuna Matata
Simba : This is America
Blandineee___ 😂😂🤦🏾♂️
This is Africa
Don't catch running now x2
This is Africa
Haha
Lmao
Get it? Donald Glover (childish gambino's real name) is voicing Simba in the new lion king movie? ITS A JOOOOOOOOOO-------- ua-cam.com/video/n0iCYkXTMgA/v-deo.html
The dude than soung this is Simba and loin King
This is a master piece. Mr. Glover what a crude and great video. these is one of those videos history, art, videography, dancing classes are going to keep forever
Who’s here on 4/20
Yeahh that's me
I remember when this song was number 1 and the riots weren’t a thing yet
Now they are...
Hi homeie I'm a boy not a girl
Riots have always been a thing
Extraordinary Machine George Floyd riots
Actualy il a little scared cuz im 👍🏽👍🏼
Video producer: How many metaphors do you want?
Donald Glover: Yes
Lol
the dance moves are the cherries on top tbh
Who is here in 2024 April 16😂
Me
😊😊😊just now
Just naw
I'm here 18/04/24
Here 12:50 am 19/april/2024
This song is now more relevant than ever
It was as relevant in 2018 as it is today.
Joe Burreaux Still, we can’t deny this song’s relevance to what’s happening right now
Goosebumps!
It was just as relevant when it came out people just didn’t see it like they do today
Not now but since it was out
"He predicted the future"
Yeah, no this has been going on for a long time.
they say this shit every fucking time.
it's like they're only capable of noticing this shit when it happens to them?
@@vienlacrose Fr
THANK YOU.
m.ua-cam.com/video/h006-5wn_gI/v-deo.html ... ......
@@vienlacrose The second the media is off of it, it stops mattering to em.
That shot was personal 💀
That’s actually me when I hear jazz
I don't know why this song was heavy on my spirit today. Had to listen to it again. I appreciate this song and video more and more! ❤🔥🔥
Me looking at all the empty shelves at the grocery store.
*This is America*
kimicheeks ;I do not have to be subject to fear.
Have confidence in God! Whatever you give attention to becomes big in your life.
Isaiah 54:14
No fear, no terror, no doubt. Worry lowers immunity
Kevin Kemble hakuna matata 👏
kimicheeks me too I just made a video of all the empty shelves
Joke doesnt work considering its even worse here in europe
It's almost as if the people who sell products are complicit in fomenting even more panic, so they can increase sales.
2019: El Paso Shooter
2019 UA-cam Recommendation: This is America
Ad: Walmart Back to school
I'm clapping right now. UA-cam just played you XD
lmfaoo
🤣🤣🤣
porn banned in India... VPN: this is America!!!!
Wtf😂🤦♂️
The fact that the most of this is recorded in one shot is crazy
Who is here in 2024 April the 17th
Years later and it's still a great song ☝️
Meee
Me!
Nah no how you know
@@TeHydraayoooo broo😅😅😅😅
Cars, guns, "get your money", fun dances and people running scared in the street. This is America.
This genuinely how is America
The world is a cold world , better watch yourself.
All these replies I feel are made by people with english as their second language
@@kanyenortheast8682 lol
Madness
He dancing his ass off! This is still America two years later.
Yeah cuz his not in 2020 and e2fc2rc2🌍🏦🏡a£¥%"(3:? Ev ,4g l🏘🌍🏘🌍🏝🏘🏢😌🎵🏘😂🍋🍞🥖🍉🌰🍉🥜o12÷¥"13$¥"3=%:?4%(",%"(%:(%:(4%:(5^:(_;(3^:(3^:4(^^;4^ 4htk rt4bk t4gk kgbk4tb4h 4th ergb4tg 4thk3brbgyv3rg24g t% ^ ^ ^ r%="%3=%3=%%(^%(/^"£3/^"3£"23%"£4/£:^¥4/:^¥4/:^¥
@@yxngkue1539 He's speaking the language of gods
@@hammskie05 👾👾👾👾👾
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@@Aevv7 no
this is just purely amazing i can't stop listening to it because this song just stands for sooo much 😧
this song hit hard
"Google whats the definition of america?"
Google: *Plays this is america"
You make me laugh
Lmao
😁🙄
Lol
Why do I keep coming back here 👁️_👁️
Had to come back to this after all the horrible shit that’s been happening lately.
that horrible shit has always been happening, not lately... it wasn’t visible before
Im gonna fuck a public building up
Brysn your everything wrong with America I hope you rot in prison where you belong
@@metrorno1285 same , it might even look better XD
@@hanshotlast um he meant in retaliation, thought it was obvious 🤔
is this the best music video ever? it's at least top ten all time
Dang, he told us 😂
When this song came out, everyone was shocked. Now people think that this is 2020's song
Mainly for America, but after everything is sorted out and Donald Trump is out of office, America will be stronger than ever.
Omelette Dude day by day I become less optimistic about trump leaving office
Bernie would have been good but now choosing the candidate you want to vote for is like choosing what barrel of the shotgun you want to be shot with
@@dingdongmyopinioniswrong7046 you're a fucking idiot lmao
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Looks like Childish Gambino wasn't just commentating, he was prophesizing.
He wasn't prophesizing anything, this shit been going on continuously for ages.
DuGong exactly, people act like this is the first time and sadly it isn’t the last time and this isn’t even just America, to a lesser extent this shit occurs in countries like the U.K. and other European countries
@@t3kkrz426 Fucking facts im in australia and people are acting like this shit isnt happening here too.
@FilmThemesAndScenes Nah thats bs lol. The incarceration rates of aboriginals have increased 12 times more than that of non-aborigines since 1989; the gap between aborigines and non-aborigines keeps widening.
FilmThemesAndScenes you are stupid if you think that isn’t true. Only difference is USA is more open with their racism, but in the other countries, it is more institutional and systematic
Nope nope I slept on this I didn't remember the production to be this good ❤
I love him so much ❤ he's the total package, Gorgeous, smart, funny and he can sing too.
2020: So glad it's over..
2021: "This is America, Don't catch you slippin' now.."
Clever
@@ghost245353 ✌️
Oh yes I can't enjoy this alone 🔥😭 m.ua-cam.com/video/h006-5wn_gI/v-deo.html
when you see what's coming, you may regret these words.
get preparred, make peace w/ yourself and your loved ones- this world- unless people wake up to the mind control- is about to get VERY ugly. have you ever heard of "Holodomor"? Well, look that up- this is EXACTLY what's getting ready to go down. be prepared.
@@jett888 oh my god- im scared lmao
Director: how many subliminal messages do you want?
Gambino: yeah that sounds about it
this is america
@@ilovemilfs1 yep
Yo, what's subliminal about them? They're pretty in your face, aren't they?
@@haselni there's so much symbolism dude
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Are there any Nigerians🇳🇬 here that remember Falz's recreation of this concept and how iconic it was for US?!
This is the one music video I will always come back to, there's something new to notice every single time
This is the real series finale of Community.
This is a weird drug trip Troy was on during S6 confirmed
This was the alternate timeline where Pierce was shot, Jeff lost his arm, and Annie sent to a mental hospital.
@@deezeewhytea oh yeah the timeline where Troy gets the pizza
Sam T autotune really did wonders with his virtual voicebox
This must be a really crazy trip around the world
Can't believe this is older than a year old already
I know people younger than this song
@@Moneyunderface very cool didnt ask
@@Moneyunderface ok boomer
I can
I can’t believe it either
childish gambino will forever be a genius
日本人ですが数年前からずっと聞いています
This song hits different in 2020.
really.
Honestly tho
Montgomery Alabama
Yep a WHOLE lot different
Sad death
I hate that we have to come back to this song whenever America does an American thing. The cycle never ends at all. This song only ever gets more relevant the more years pass by.
I live 9 minutes away from the mass shooting at the Tops grocery store on Saturday in Buffalo. I loved this song when it came out, speaks truth, but I came back today because I’m looking for wisdom and healing.
@@jackiejurich582 I hope you’ll be okay, I heard about it I’m so sorry for the people in your area…
@@jackiejurich582 i hope your safe now and im sorry for that happening out of all places extremely close to you
@@jackiejurich582 Forza USA🇮🇹🇺🇲
Y’all are wasting your time trying to change america 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾♂️
The passenger saying “this is my welcome to America”. In the words of Childish Gambino, this is America
Who’s here in April 2024💀
skibidi toilet wasn’t expecting a reply this fast
W Sigma I'm here
I Can't Breathe
This is America
Are you stupid
I heard the quiet kid sing this instead in the back
0:53
Lmfao *timetorun*
*This is a school zone*
3:56 There Are 2 Round Made Things Running On The Left Of The Vid
Randall Balion x2 multipler on every kill
This came on by mistake , and this might one of the best song and video I've seen, I've watched 5 times in a row...
2024 April 19 anyone
Me
Me
Me
Me
M3
Remember when people were shocked over this video? They aren't shocked now that's for sure.
👏👏👏👏👏👏. Truth HURTS
✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 this police brutality needs to be STOPPED
Well this is America and the world is for sure coming to an end..
The perfect song for the protests now
This song needs more views ua-cam.com/video/qe_YcVsVWmg/v-deo.html officially obsessed
This song can be heard across Minneapolis.
All these background things i noticed, then there's just a guy riding a horse.
The craziest shit happends when this songs on🔥🔥🔥
I just noticed after nearly 3 years, whenever Gambino is with the children, the screaming in the background stops
Nice observation
It's because the viewer stops screaming from the atrocities that are still going on but a fun new dance is distracting them.
There's screaming at 2:39 though
@@lokmanfttoor360 mano le sabes mejor anda a chambear nomas
It’s showing that when he’s with the children dancing, it’s like the media covering things up 😩
Bro I used to watch this all the time back ina day
This song hits more now
Everyone gangsta till the president starts singing this
Wdym?
@@user-ds6bj8bt6q check trump's tweets about shooting rioters
Bro imagine