Nat Geo once cited a study on rappers and that actually found out that once rappers get going and getting into a freestyle flow, the part of the brain that suppresses and controls oneself is inhibited while the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain associated with language and decision making) is extremely active. Dont know why I felt like sharing but here's a link to anyone whose curious ( blog.nationalgeographic.org/2012/11/16/brains-got-game-the-amazing-minds-of-freestyle-rappers/ ). Rappers who can freestyle can call themselves 'genius'. Bino is a real one... don't yall forget it.
@@Arratick I'm glad you pointed out that out honestly. Explains a lot. It's like consciously summoning the subconscious based on a mathematical frequency. My thesis topic. 😜
Monty OumExpirence not all all. I literally can’t believe u said that. And that logic is why hip hop is trash now, cuz no real talent. Ppl say they freestyle (literally rapping off the top of your head, NOT FUCKIN PRE WRITTEN) but then give us a fuckin SONG....u know, with bars they had to think about then other bars to rhyme wit the last one..........NOT A FUCKIN FREESTYLE, THATS CALLED A FUCKIN SONG OR SIMPLY A VERSE/VERSES.........mind u I will never say childish is not great, I think he’s definitely an actual genius unlike Kanye’s clown ass
simonlynchsae So good! I keep coming back to this. So happy people are finally starting to take him seriously as a musical artist, not just a comedian or writer. Boy has all the skills!
The first verse, he wasn't quite in it. He was still spitting fire, but there were a few moments where you could sense a bit of hesitation with his lyrics. The fact that he could just freestyle those lines with no prep is impressive in it's own right, however. What's even more impressive is after he got a minute or two to warm up, he focuses up and drops the heaviest freestyle lines to ever grace this earth with not a single moment of pause or thinking, all while adding dramatic pause and conversational cadence. Absolute masterclass in freestyle rap.
This dude brings people together. I don't understand how someone could hate on this. If someone tells me that rap isn't music/art, Gambino would the first person I would use to try to convince them otherwise because this dude is like the epitome of art. And he does a lot more than rapping.
I wasn't impressed by this at all... I think listeners are just getting dumber... People are breaking down, I'm so fly like xyz... I personally thought that was weak and so obvious, yet these new kids think it's genius...
Still One of my favorites of all time. I still know all of the words to this since it came out. I have been a mega fan of this man for so long. even seeing him live at Coachella was so magical, I can’t wait to meet him in real life one day.
Rosenberg and Charmalagne play Donald off like he's just an "okay" rapper. BITCH NO! HE IS FUCKING SLICK AND HOLDS MAJOR TALENT. MORE THAN 80% OF THE RAPPERS IN THE MAINSTREAM GAME TODAY!
This is hands down the most subtly brilliant freestyle ever delivered. Listen to how rapidly the lyrics arrive in his head... Listen to how the measures are just slightly off rhythm, one rhyme on 4 beats, one on 5, one on 7, and then one on, like, 15... Listen to the meaning of some of the lyrics... I mean, written over several months this is amazing, but from the dome?
soo i've been listening to this freestyle.. weekly at least.. for 4 years. This is the first time i comment - - This is insane; Childish Gambino is brilliant
I love that he took a while to really get started. It shows that this really is a freestyle, and he had to think of it for a second, and then it just came to him. He is phenomenal.
+BasedWinduXII there's a lot of guys that can freestyle like that. it's called skill and taking time to improve your craft. and by 'a lot' I don't mean in the 100s. more like 10-20 people
What I respect the most is REAL FREESTYLE! He went IN and fell off for a split second and came back even harder with words off the dome!! Just wow I’m a fan of everything he touches! He’s so gifted and so animated! It’s hard to imagine that he started off as an actor and found his voice in the process!
It really is pretty fucked up how it is; Bino doesn't get validation as an artist because his style is different. I've had friends and other people tell me that he's "soft and his bars suck." He says a lot about it on this freestyle, though. I'm finished ranting hahaha.
This is one of the illest freestyles I've ever witnessed. The flow and the lyrics are hot, but it's the way he folds into another dimension. He hits a stream of (un-)consciousness and then is transported. Amazing!
It’s even more fire when you realize that there’s a secret track on the album because of the internet and it took computer code, a screen play, and a secret password to unlock
Facts. And there’s so much of this in his raps… his references are off the charts. The best rappers are overlooked sometimes because the bars go over peoples heads.
@@rosiewright5684 The 3005 picnic version came out in the Kauai mixtape as an instrumental only. It took the coding, screen play, and password to get the lyrics that go with the instrumental.
+Jefts coming from a huge gambino fan, this cannot be off the dome. To be able to come up with metaphores, double entrendes, and deep lyrics like this and still be able to flow with the beat is highly unlikely. Some of it may be off the dome but a vast majority of it had to be written. However this does not deviate from the fact that gambino is extremely lyrical, he prolly had those lines written, but to be able to put them together and grind to the beat still takes a tremendous amount of skill #donaldforspiderman
this was amazing, and you can tell its a freestyle too because of the way he pauses to think, this isnt written backstage right before he did the interview, its off the dome.
Literally, this guy looks like he goes to another level when the rap hits him. 2 minutes in he stops like his body can't keep up with what's going on in his head.
You know what's funny, this guy looks like the same person from the new series Atlanta. And both of them look like Donald Glover, this Childish Gambino guy sure could blow up
Considering that Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) is a talented actor and has learned the art of improv, I can definitely believe that this is off the top.
This is definitely off the top of his head. I know people who can freestyle almost as good as this, and they are just people who I know, not famous rappers at all. The thing a lot of people forget is that big rappers are often made big by more than skill alone, so their skills are not indicative of the whole genre's freestyle ability.
u2good2b4gotn lol. This freestyle is pretty damn good, but it's not the best freestyle ever. I've heard live freestyles which have been as clever as this, I know people who can freestyle this good who're just normal people who like to muck around making beats and freestyling over them. This isn't that great. I mean, yeah, it's fucking awesome - I like it a lot. But people like you are attributing a level of skill that's just not warranted. Like there's no way he could freestyle this, it must be rehearsed. It's not that amazing. It's legit. Stop basing freestyle skills off rappers who aren't known as freestylers, and start doing some research on real freestylers. You'll see how awesome they are. (Fuck, Tom Green is a dope freestyler and he's some stupid white dude who does retarded shit all the time.)
"World in my words, spit a universe" "with my hand to God, so my hands on my fuckin chest" Dayuuummm. I love these hidden gems scattered throughout this masterpiece. So quick, you almost miss it, yet so deep and clever.
Anton Larsson I first saw him on Community as Troy, my favorite character. and then he dropped his first album and I was in love. I recently watched Atlanta and it was pretty good. Glover is a great actor. He can do really convincing roles
i've listened to this atleast 5 times a day for the last month i've got down the whole freestyle in my head and i wish there were more artists like Gambino !
On just his cadance, dude sound like he having an asthma attack or a lack of confidence of what he's saying. Idk man. Maybe I'm too old for this shit lol. Out of the "new niggas" of course K Dot, he cool. J Cole been spitting. He's that guy right now
This freestyle is incredible, but if you think it wasn't 100% pre-written, you're wrong. (I've been a deep fan of freestyle rapping for 20 years). I love this song a lot, though!
@@Murky103 I don't know what freestyle you've seen live but the delivery of the lines and inflections make me think that it is 100% pre-written. That's not bad, but it is really cringy that he's pretending to just jump on it and freestyle.
whenever i watch this video i will forever wonder how they cut out all the background noise of the people screaming and running for the exits cause his bars definitely burnt that place down. or at least rosenbergs face its why he was so quiet. just admiring art
starting at 1:50 you can see the actual freestyling in his eyes. (Yes, he may be scanning his brain through lyrics he thought of in the past, but it's very, very hard to keep pace while freestyling without having a database of rhymes to base bars off of. Also he's freestyling at a very fast pace. A "true" off the dome freestyle can't be done at this tempo without some major slip ups. You'd need to be rapping fairly slow and also have an insanely creative mind, which Gambino definitely does. This is a freestyle that mixes both his creativity and ability to think of lyrics to create something on spot with his memory of things he thought of but hadn't used yet. Also the pause during a freestyle is showing you he's not using a memorized verse. It's a technique used to rest for a couple seconds while putting your next part together in your head.
@@k.santana did you even read what he said? also if youve never freestyled with a group of people who know what theyre doing i could understand not believing its possible
I bought a business… was leveraged upto the hills… worked 7 days a week… this had just dropped… it really helped me thru the early days… thank god today it does really well… I come back to this every few months… god bless us all 🙏🏼
***** you just saiid a lie by saying you speak truth at all times and said gambino is a no talent poser so you lied and besides you dont speak pure wisdom for shit
***** dude hes a talented artist you cant speak bullshit on that and its very common for a dumbass bitch who thinks the illumiati is fucking real stfu and get out of this video if you think he is not talented
Gambino wants everyone to learn code, he encourages people to learn it by hiding secret tracks in the coding of his website. This is another subtle hint of Bino's that makes him one of my favorite rappers
Aren't programs coded aswell? How do you code a program that is used to code programs? How did you code the program that coded that program? Chicken or egg?
yeah that proves to me this wasn't a freestyle.. no way in hell anybody can freestyle that off the top of the head.. regardless this "freeverse" was dope
Mixlop That's....that's what real rappers do..... you're saying he prepared this rap before....and what the song the host decided to dj too?? I feel like the only one ppl believe is eminem bc he began in rap battles.
A freestyle usually is a bunch of their reserved lines that they have in their heads from previous contemplations. The whole thing wasnt written out he just was reciting a bunch of what hes stored in his head. This is what a freestyle is... spitting off the top of the dome is completely different.
Logic and Gambino the two most underrated rappers in the game. Edit: 1 year later... add Chance the Rapper to that...and does J. Cole count as underrated still? idk.
right? like maybe she looks hard, maybe it's another fire double entendre, maybe he means she's got much back🍑, maybe he means she's a fine lookin Sagittarius.. the world may never know... lmao
The Most Underrated Rappers 1.Logic 2.Chance 3. Bino (he is getting bigger but doesnt get enough respect for what he is doing) My opinion so you can hate all want wont change my mind on it, but i would like to hear yours
every time I watch this, I go insane over 2:27 where Bino clearly knows what he's about to do and that nobody's prepared for it. beautiful moment from the mind of a genius.
That dude damn good off the top. He sharp plus he got some depth to his flow. I'd bet my life savings that he ghost writes for a lot of top lyricist in the game.
I've been a fan of Gambino since before he blew up. I'm 27 now I've been listening to him since 21 in college.....his metaphor game is unlike anything...its insane!!!
I watched this a year or so ago multiple times when it came out and it's 2016 now and my dumb ass just got the "so fly like xyz" line. that was smooth.
@Bless Gillette earlier in the verse he says "I'm really from Atlanta" and with the other stuff combined it could be Drake? (Drake was on a TV show earlier in his career but I heard it from a friend) Also if you listen really closely around 2:43 you can hear the host chuckle/snort.
He left that building through the fire exit
mudkip , i agree with this attempt at a joke my g
ur a legend
Just hatched my first shiny @mudkip ,
Mudkips edition 9000 hugs edition.
Stealing it
Something tells me Childish Gambino has been grinding his whole life
Hes Grindin his whole life nigga
Fuck you talkin bout
Why? Because he's successful? It's fucking hard to get as big as he is now mate
+Borf PLEASE tell me you aren't that stupid
I fucked up
At the beginning he looks shy and confuse where to start but when he started get on it, he can't be stopped
Nat Geo once cited a study on rappers and that actually found out that once rappers get going and getting into a freestyle flow, the part of the brain that suppresses and controls oneself is inhibited while the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain associated with language and decision making) is extremely active.
Dont know why I felt like sharing but here's a link to anyone whose curious ( blog.nationalgeographic.org/2012/11/16/brains-got-game-the-amazing-minds-of-freestyle-rappers/ ).
Rappers who can freestyle can call themselves 'genius'. Bino is a real one... don't yall forget it.
@@Arratick I'm glad you pointed out that out honestly. Explains a lot. It's like consciously summoning the subconscious based on a mathematical frequency. My thesis topic. 😜
It's the Venus fly trap theory!!
@Alt-Delge the real genius is these fire ass bars
Monty OumExpirence not all all. I literally can’t believe u said that. And that logic is why hip hop is trash now, cuz no real talent. Ppl say they freestyle (literally rapping off the top of your head, NOT FUCKIN PRE WRITTEN) but then give us a fuckin SONG....u know, with bars they had to think about then other bars to rhyme wit the last one..........NOT A FUCKIN FREESTYLE, THATS CALLED A FUCKIN SONG OR SIMPLY A VERSE/VERSES.........mind u I will never say childish is not great, I think he’s definitely an actual genius unlike Kanye’s clown ass
9 years later and still one of the coldest freestyles 🔥
chill
Still here
@@juliusyapo1181as am i.
💯
nah, i love Donald but it deffinietly isn't that good to be compared with the best ones
I've watched this way too many times, we need it on spotify!
facts
my boy jiedel funny bumping into you here
this and the action bronson hot97 freestyle! better than most studio albums lol
jiedel, love your vids. funny to see you randomly haha
Jiedel ikr he killed it
i go back to this like its a song
BAW Entertainment bro I had this on my phone lol
Paul van Maldegem you real nigga
No, it's Grindin' my whole life by HS87
same
cause I been grinding my whole life
Am I the only who comes back and listen to this like it’s an actual song? 😂🔥
Will Ferg no lmao
Yes bro
Will Ferg I been bumping this from 2017-3005
Hellllll nawww
1k likes in a couple months haha there are a lot of us, and the pound cake one too goddamnnnnnn
7yrs later & this is still one of the best freestyles ever
Yep. Nobody does it like this. This is just line after line of improv gold.
He’s really feelin it rather than just freestyling
calm down wow
It’s makes me extremely upset he doesn’t rap at all anymore, he literally could be best ever if he wanted too 💯💯💯
FAX was just about to say the same thing after revisiting this GEM
"You said a lot of thing there.."
"Yeah. I meant 'em though..."
Loudest mic drop ever.
simonlynchsae on the real tho
simonlynchsae So good! I keep coming back to this. So happy people are finally starting to take him seriously as a musical artist, not just a comedian or writer. Boy has all the skills!
shadow
Dope
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The amount of shade he threw in just this one freestyle is insane..
I swear
+Durell Patterson whats shade.
+xNamsu when you have a secret umbrella only certain people can see.
+Yalitza Hernandez thank you
+Yalitza Hernandez I'll believe both just incase
This dude is streets ahead.
Chevy chase
I respect the community reference 😂
That will never take off!
But deadset that is the best reference
@@charley6662 If you're going to say that -- Then you're already streets behind.
"Pierce stop trying to coin the term streets ahead"
still watching this years later. Dude was literally pulling lines out of the ether.
he wrote at least half of this but it’s still tuff
Yeah he even said in it that the point of the song which implies that he wrote it because he would have said freestyle if it was a freestyle
This like half freestyle half TED Talk
He’s really on whole other level, you can tell he’s mad smart just listening to him rap
favorite comment
"That whole life grind."
A Ted Talk by Childish Gambino
I love how he says "I meant em tho" after the freestyle but somehow it's still on the beat like he could have continued the freestyle
man I love him
dylan he just goes being honest lol this is what the game needs
*does an epic rap verse*
*thinks for one second*
“Imma try and go in”
*drops an even better rap verse*
Facts because he’s really free-styling cuz he’s a monster
The first verse, he wasn't quite in it. He was still spitting fire, but there were a few moments where you could sense a bit of hesitation with his lyrics. The fact that he could just freestyle those lines with no prep is impressive in it's own right, however.
What's even more impressive is after he got a minute or two to warm up, he focuses up and drops the heaviest freestyle lines to ever grace this earth with not a single moment of pause or thinking, all while adding dramatic pause and conversational cadence. Absolute masterclass in freestyle rap.
He’s been grindin his whole life.
me watching people at the skatepark
“Stunt’n on the low so they feel better” underrated line 🔥
Words to live by no cap
i could listen to gambino spit gibberish for an hour and id still dig it
Haha, legit!!
right man.. me too he is sick as hell
+TJ Ulrich So I guess you are a Yung Thug fan
fuck no
+TJ Ulrich he don't spit gibberish he's dope as fuck
This dude brings people together. I don't understand how someone could hate on this. If someone tells me that rap isn't music/art, Gambino would the first person I would use to try to convince them otherwise because this dude is like the epitome of art. And he does a lot more than rapping.
+Official Voss Game2HE was in college humor before that. He was hilarious there too.
I wasn't impressed by this at all... I think listeners are just getting dumber... People are breaking down, I'm so fly like xyz... I personally thought that was weak and so obvious, yet these new kids think it's genius...
+RaWBiZNeS88 it is genius.
+Isaiah Claude not really hah
he's average at stand up and acting, and his rapping is whitty with interesting video concepts but he doesn't connect with everyone
This is Troy without Abed.
IN THE MOOOORRRNING
@@darylshackelford3673 nightssssssss
high tier comment w/out enough attention
@@harryboone high tier recognition of comment
fucked me up going back to watch community when he left.
Still One of my favorites of all time. I still know all of the words to this since it came out. I have been a mega fan of this man for so long. even seeing him live at Coachella was so magical, I can’t wait to meet him in real life one day.
Awe:)
Memorized the whole song too we should rap it together!!
This freestyle had more lyrics than a lil pump's album
He probably has like 12 different words on his album. That might be a record for him.
😆
Savage!
You would know if you speak like that "a lil pumps album" lmfao
Rough
If this freestyle was on Spotify it would be my most listened-to track no cap
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For real
No cap, his Pound Cake freestyle would be #1
It is on audio mack
Yeah spot doesn't have Break (all of the lights) either so man
“The world in my words spit a universe”
*chills
Didn't even catch that line
RubbahDubDuck can u explain this I don’t get it
It’s actually a double meaning.
“World in my words, spit a universe.”
“World at my worst, bitter universe.”
he really said that while scratching his head too
But the word play too though! Universe of course but also a verse like a song. This one bar has so many layers.
He’s literally a young goat. He’s a rapper, comedian, songwriter, and made one of the funniest shows in the 2016 era.
Rosenberg and Charmalagne play Donald off like he's just an "okay" rapper. BITCH NO! HE IS FUCKING SLICK AND HOLDS MAJOR TALENT. MORE THAN 80% OF THE RAPPERS IN THE MAINSTREAM GAME TODAY!
I love your vids didnt know you like bino
Sal Savoca He's my favorite man. Thanks
dude I watch all your videos ‼‼
+Azerrz OMG AZERRZ!!!!!! YOUR VIDEOS ARE MY LIFE!!!! LOVE YA MAN
Sometimes his bars are simple in his songs
I come back and listen to this like it's a song.
same
Right!!
around 4 minutes it basically is
Every damn time lol
word
2016 still wanting another gambino album
+Aliya Jackson He's making a new album
+Lizerd Squid when?
+Bossbossington it's coming out this year
+Aliya Jackson He said himself that he dosent really believe in albums anymore im sad
+Misen Shigu he was seen in the studio a couple of months ago wyd
This is hands down the most subtly brilliant freestyle ever delivered. Listen to how rapidly the lyrics arrive in his head... Listen to how the measures are just slightly off rhythm, one rhyme on 4 beats, one on 5, one on 7, and then one on, like, 15... Listen to the meaning of some of the lyrics... I mean, written over several months this is amazing, but from the dome?
Lmfao you think this is off the top. That's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
@@illdub89 I thought we all knew this wasnt off the dome, lol
@@illdub89 The beginning was off top. You can tell this something he just wrote so it’s basically a freestyle
I shit you not, this man drops some of the best freestyles I've ever heard. And they're fast as fuck too.
this wasnt off the dome
he never released this in a song, though
not denying old boy is talented, on a beat and on film. he is the shit
mackeymkay
listen to real hip hop please. this is killing the art. Especially if you think this is good lol please
soo i've been listening to this freestyle.. weekly at least.. for 4 years. This is the first time i comment -
- This is insane;
Childish Gambino is brilliant
no u r not crazy
Fax
Same here mate... The one at Sway's too.
Jaime Tafemme lol same my g
I couldn’t agree more (‘:
I love that he took a while to really get started. It shows that this really is a freestyle, and he had to think of it for a second, and then it just came to him. He is phenomenal.
You got it spot on. You can actually see his brain working sometimes lol. Check his freestyle out with sway if you haven't already
You got it spot on. You can actually see his brain working sometimes lol. Check his freestyle out with sway if you haven't already
+Celeste Whitekettle this was definitely written, not off the top. no one can spit like that off the top idc who you are.
+LulsSquad Belac I find your lack of faith disturbing.
+BasedWinduXII there's a lot of guys that can freestyle like that. it's called skill and taking time to improve your craft. and by 'a lot' I don't mean in the 100s. more like 10-20 people
What I respect the most is REAL FREESTYLE! He went IN and fell off for a split second and came back even harder with words off the dome!! Just wow I’m a fan of everything he touches! He’s so gifted and so animated! It’s hard to imagine that he started off as an actor and found his voice in the process!
If this was Kendrick Lamar, every rap fan in existence would be calling this the greatest freestyle of all time.
It's fucked up how it works
they would, and I like Kendrick. folks don't give childish just because of his style and demeanor
people dick ride way too much nowadays
It really is pretty fucked up how it is; Bino doesn't get validation as an artist because his style is different. I've had friends and other people tell me that he's "soft and his bars suck." He says a lot about it on this freestyle, though. I'm finished ranting hahaha.
Study up, different levels.
My 3 favorite rappers are 1. Donald glover, 2. Childish gambino, 3. Troy from community.
I like the guy who plays the manager in Atlanta, too
Haris Games you have very narrow/ poor taste
Kristien Whitneyjohns Haha okay buddy, I guess you're a moron who can't understand a joke :)
Haris Games of course I got the joke....
Would it help if I added a laughing till tears emoji for you?
This is one of the illest freestyles I've ever witnessed. The flow and the lyrics are hot, but it's the way he folds into another dimension. He hits a stream of (un-)consciousness and then is transported. Amazing!
as somebody who cameback 7 years later and learned python, that bar was fuckin fire bruh
It’s even more fire when you realize that there’s a secret track on the album because of the internet and it took computer code, a screen play, and a secret password to unlock
Facts. And there’s so much of this in his raps… his references are off the charts. The best rappers are overlooked sometimes because the bars go over peoples heads.
@@josiahalexanderdeleon2524 tf What?? 😂
@@josiahalexanderdeleon2524 explain cause thats my favorite album of all time
@@rosiewright5684 The 3005 picnic version came out in the Kauai mixtape as an instrumental only. It took the coding, screen play, and password to get the lyrics that go with the instrumental.
It's 2017 and this is still my favorite freestyle... what can this man not do??
Sieanna Renee He can't do wrong!
he probably cant give birth.
You know.. Donald Glover is not only a man - he is a god.
Sieanna Renee papoose five fingers of death
Sieanna Renee same here
Legit this kind of freestyling is so impressive. Amazing lyrics with meaning that rhyme that aren't even prepared.
this was prepared man. this obviously wasnt off the top
+TigrisRex14 these not writtens ?
thats impressive !
+Jefts coming from a huge gambino fan, this cannot be off the dome. To be able to come up with metaphores, double entrendes, and deep lyrics like this and still be able to flow with the beat is highly unlikely. Some of it may be off the dome but a vast majority of it had to be written. However this does not deviate from the fact that gambino is extremely lyrical, he prolly had those lines written, but to be able to put them together and grind to the beat still takes a tremendous amount of skill #donaldforspiderman
I respect your agrument,
Since there is no 100 % certain way to know
I'll Agree to disagree m8
2k16 and still the best freakin freestyle.. still waitin for this Jesus to come back on music industry though..
His new album comes out in September
+Conner Cook that was a good info homie.. thx
You need to watch some teambackpack. This is nothing
this was amazing, and you can tell its a freestyle too because of the way he pauses to think, this isnt written backstage right before he did the interview, its off the dome.
lil dicky is still pretty good doe for a white guy
No matter how many times I've played this I still get chills
Literally, this guy looks like he goes to another level when the rap hits him. 2 minutes in he stops like his body can't keep up with what's going on in his head.
dudeinc10 r u serious dude? Like i know hes good but clearly there he was stalling a bit to think of more lines
andy brisman don't be a jealous whiny bitch.
dudeinc10 super sayain!
Naww lil Wayne’s
andy brisman so what if he's stalling it was only like 30 seconds
You know what's funny, this guy looks like the same person from the new series Atlanta. And both of them look like Donald Glover, this Childish Gambino guy sure could blow up
yeah he looks like the guy from community too how weird 🤔
😂😂😂
they are the same guy
It's a joke
And the guy from Martian 🤔
Considering that Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) is a talented actor and has learned the art of improv, I can definitely believe that this is off the top.
He cold with it!
This is definitely off the top of his head. I know people who can freestyle almost as good as this, and they are just people who I know, not famous rappers at all. The thing a lot of people forget is that big rappers are often made big by more than skill alone, so their skills are not indicative of the whole genre's freestyle ability.
Hot Dogs This is pre-written, but the way he applied it to the beat and his making it appear conversational at points were all improvised.
JasGoodgameJamzYuh Its him. But at the same time most rappers.
u2good2b4gotn lol. This freestyle is pretty damn good, but it's not the best freestyle ever. I've heard live freestyles which have been as clever as this, I know people who can freestyle this good who're just normal people who like to muck around making beats and freestyling over them. This isn't that great. I mean, yeah, it's fucking awesome - I like it a lot. But people like you are attributing a level of skill that's just not warranted. Like there's no way he could freestyle this, it must be rehearsed. It's not that amazing. It's legit. Stop basing freestyle skills off rappers who aren't known as freestylers, and start doing some research on real freestylers. You'll see how awesome they are.
(Fuck, Tom Green is a dope freestyler and he's some stupid white dude who does retarded shit all the time.)
Anyone still listening 2024?
sure mate
Nope you’re the only person who knows who’s Donald glover is especially on this video
Gang gang
I’ll never stop
this anyone else's most listened to freestyle?
Mine for sure
Bro 1.I have been a fan of your channel for at least 3 years. 2.Absolutely.
I bet you got the lyrics to this
3 years now almost lol
FG After the joey badass mask off freestyle
"they need to learn code. I'm sick with the python."
nerd rap.
Hell yea
XYZ is anime!
Wait is that not a dick joke??
randle michael lol no python is software lol
Markel Payne “its software”. It’s a programming language. Which means you can use it to create software.
2:13 - "I'ma try to go in"
First two minutes - "Am I a joke to you?"
Gambino is a living legend. This guy does it all.
agh i will never get enough
I listen to this and the pound cake freestyle over and over again. Never gets old.
+Lee Smith sameee dude
+Joe Sierra Genius, right?
+Lee Smith for sure (:
Phrasing :) But for real he is one of few that can actually go off the top and create a story
I think he's been grinding his whole life, guys
Okay.
+Pepe The Frog ...Relax Pepe
Pepe Relax
+Pepe The Frog aye man it was just prank chill
Neverrrrr
It sounds like he’s having a conversation that’s what freestyles should be like
"World in my words, spit a universe"
"with my hand to God, so my hands on my fuckin chest"
Dayuuummm. I love these hidden gems scattered throughout this masterpiece. So quick, you almost miss it, yet so deep and clever.
Fuck he a genius. Everything he does is amazing
Alex Wessel yes I agree.
Alex Wessel is he still alive gambino?
Everything he did*
:(
No shit hes still dropping bombs but i think hes doing alot of other things right now like acting etc
Anton Larsson I first saw him on Community as Troy, my favorite character. and then he dropped his first album and I was in love. I recently watched Atlanta and it was pretty good. Glover is a great actor. He can do really convincing roles
i've listened to this atleast 5 times a day for the last month i've got down the whole freestyle in my head and i wish there were more artists like Gambino !
yeah...ok...this shit wack bro
Rick Harding you don't understand
I couldn't put it any better myself
On just his cadance, dude sound like he having an asthma attack or a lack of confidence of what he's saying. Idk man. Maybe I'm too old for this shit lol. Out of the "new niggas" of course K Dot, he cool. J Cole been spitting. He's that guy right now
Alpha Thief p
Hello fire department, yeah it's Donald again
😂 😂 💀
lol
$$$
You can keep your ring
Its been 9 years and i still listen to this on the daily🔥
Still here in 2025, ill be here next year🫡
this whole freestyle needs to be a song
***** oh ok
***** do u know what the mixtap is called
+Tyler Ray no its not lmao
+Tyler Ray y the fuck u lying
+Sah Dude genius.com/Childish-gambino-rosenberg-freestyle-lyrics
Bruh... I been waiting all my life... for another gambino album.
Right?
+MexicanOnGames I been waiting my whole life nigga! ;)
this might be late but he's still releasing the collab with chance
+richard rodriguez how do you know that for sure?
+Christian Soriano Chances AMA on Reddit from last week, he mentioned it
"The world in my words, spit a universe" 🙏
Rav K
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎
Bars
Crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@3:00 for reference
This is still the best freestyle ever! 8 years later! what!!!!
its a song he has not released. maybe never will.
Facts
He said “n**** need to learn code, I’m sick with the Python” 😂
jerzeyd3vl drugs on the rider, need to clean my act up
I need to start getting serious with coding
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What's the meaning behind the bar
@@ldb7953 python is a "coding" language used to make computer programs.
Best Rappers:
1. Childish Gambino
2. Gambino
3. Donald Glover
4. Bino
5. Troy from "Community"
Lol
Good list.
6. Donglover
I'm glad no one forgot donglover
he be lovin' them dongs
Other rappers: *comes prepared pre writing "freestyles"
Gambino for 40 seconds: uhhhh
This freestyle is incredible, but if you think it wasn't 100% pre-written, you're wrong. (I've been a deep fan of freestyle rapping for 20 years). I love this song a lot, though!
Techniquely you prewriting still counts as a freestyle
@@Murky103 I don't know what freestyle you've seen live but the delivery of the lines and inflections make me think that it is 100% pre-written. That's not bad, but it is really cringy that he's pretending to just jump on it and freestyle.
@@sofusa.lyngholm4000 It's what happens when an improv genius also happens to be an insanely talented musician among, other things.
@@rustybungle I mean you can say that but there's no way I'm buying it.
His Freestyle better than something I'd work on for a year.
Me 2 haha I love it. He's 100% in the moment.
I need that on spotify- they should start with some kind of category like: best freestyles
God yes
xSmaRtiE xo ong
this is a better *song* than most rapppers does
do*
Thanks man, i was pretty sure there was something wrong. Im from Brazil
dps yeah who's the dumbass now
YUNG DUMBY you bitch, how does that him a dumbass?
Ayyy got my computer science exam tomorrow and one of my coursework pieces was python 😂
whenever i watch this video i will forever wonder how they cut out all the background noise of the people screaming and running for the exits cause his bars definitely burnt that place down. or at least rosenbergs face its why he was so quiet. just admiring art
lol
Joshua Ahalt lmao
Joshua Ahalt
90 % recycled bars. This guy is up to par at his best. I like his stand up though.
Marcos Torres How?
starting at 1:50 you can see the actual freestyling in his eyes. (Yes, he may be scanning his brain through lyrics he thought of in the past, but it's very, very hard to keep pace while freestyling without having a database of rhymes to base bars off of. Also he's freestyling at a very fast pace. A "true" off the dome freestyle can't be done at this tempo without some major slip ups. You'd need to be rapping fairly slow and also have an insanely creative mind, which Gambino definitely does.
This is a freestyle that mixes both his creativity and ability to think of lyrics to create something on spot with his memory of things he thought of but hadn't used yet.
Also the pause during a freestyle is showing you he's not using a memorized verse. It's a technique used to rest for a couple seconds while putting your next part together in your head.
You can't possibly believe it's all off the top...
@@k.santana Have you ever seen Harry Mack?
He did flub several times tho...
Meat rider
@@k.santana did you even read what he said? also if youve never freestyled with a group of people who know what theyre doing i could understand not believing its possible
One of the realest freestyles I've ever heard.
Red Ericson it’s written lol
ReyJen Galarse That doesn't make it less of a freestyle
You dont think people can seriously freestyle anymore?
guys the op never said it wasnt pre written. Means realest as in it has the most facts
Like pink panties noooo 😂
Bruh.. on some real tho.. I've probably watched this 1.1k times..
DatDude_ Dre you currently have 1.1k likes. CoinCIDeNcE?!!!??!?!
DatDude_ Dre well you got 1.1k likes😍😍
Every time I come back to this video I get chills, I love this man.
he went in!
Facts he went savage
Sway in the morning free style was better but yea he's dope.
+Ka nd nah that away shit was bomb bro but idk I can't say that one is better then this like he just snapped his lyrical content is genius
Sienna Joena You have no taste
I bought a business… was leveraged upto the hills… worked 7 days a week… this had just dropped… it really helped me thru the early days… thank god today it does really well… I come back to this every few months… god bless us all 🙏🏼
Troy and Abed in the moooorrrrning
Haha I love community
troy and abid in slow mooootion
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+Andrew Ryans yess
BINO' FUCKIN' KILLED' ET
Dude I love your videos
Jacob Jones Thanks man! it means a lot.
hot damn is this good
He snapped on that one
Holy Crap Azzerz!
Childish Gambino's Epic Freestyle for Rosenberg on Hot97!
***** you're a Drake fan aren't you?
***** Childish Gambino aint a poser watch ya mouth
***** you just saiid a lie by saying you speak truth at all times and said gambino is a no talent poser so you lied and besides you dont speak pure wisdom for shit
***** dude hes a talented artist you cant speak bullshit on that and its very common for a dumbass bitch who thinks the illumiati is fucking real stfu and get out of this video if you think he is not talented
Wait what? Illuminati? Lmfao ppl still believe in that? What is this Goosebumps or Are you Afraid of the Dark
Coming back to this never gets old
Who still listening to this fire in 2019?🔥
We here fam!!!
Ygm
Had to come back for the take her to a clippers game cause niggas ain’t invited bar
Anthony Ramirez 🙋🏽♂️
2020
2:53 "Niggas need to learn code. Im sick with the Python"
Python is a program used to write code. Gambino goin technological LOL
Gambino wants everyone to learn code, he encourages people to learn it by hiding secret tracks in the coding of his website. This is another subtle hint of Bino's that makes him one of my favorite rappers
Aren't programs coded aswell? How do you code a program that is used to code programs? How did you code the program that coded that program? Chicken or egg?
Belicose777 As you can see, we've had our eye on you for some time now, Mr. Anderson...
Dizzytek You bitch. Fuck. I lost my shit.
yeah that proves to me this wasn't a freestyle.. no way in hell anybody can freestyle that off the top of the head.. regardless this "freeverse" was dope
Goddamn he's intelligent. You can literally see a genius overload at 1:52 lol
Mixlop don't be that guy
Mixlop That's....that's what real rappers do..... you're saying he prepared this rap before....and what the song the host decided to dj too??
I feel like the only one ppl believe is eminem bc he began in rap battles.
Mixlop what song is it from?
Grace Gary em is one of my favorites but he ain’t that great at off the top freestylin. I’ll take snoop over em
A freestyle usually is a bunch of their reserved lines that they have in their heads from previous contemplations. The whole thing wasnt written out he just was reciting a bunch of what hes stored in his head. This is what a freestyle is... spitting off the top of the dome is completely different.
It's 2021 and this is still fire.
"Dark skinned art students with light skin advantages" damn💓
Ooh.
I hear it its cool but i dont follow what it means, thank you if elaborate for me
Some light skins black people get a pass for not being completely black.
@@britishholmes122 that's a good point, the line just went over my head, thanks
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Logic and Gambino the two most underrated rappers in the game.
Edit: 1 year later... add Chance the Rapper to that...and does J. Cole count as underrated still? idk.
To this day I still can't decide whether or not it's a good thing that the girl's body looks like a centaur.
You must not have much of an imagination or analytical skills
Ooh, good read bud, since I didn't understand one line of one freestyle, of course that means I'm retarded or something.
right? like maybe she looks hard, maybe it's another fire double entendre, maybe he means she's got much back🍑, maybe he means she's a fine lookin Sagittarius.. the world may never know... lmao
I almost feel like walking this dude through it, but...nah.
Suffice to say Theo is only familiar with women with pancake booties
This freestyle and J Coles most recent one are my two personal favourite freestyles
literally
The Most Underrated Rappers
1.Logic
2.Chance
3. Bino (he is getting bigger but doesnt get enough respect for what he is doing)
My opinion so you can hate all want wont change my mind on it, but i would like to hear yours
Logics new album is amazing
This is so true.
and futuristic
Logic is definitely not underrated
Futuristic as well
one of the Best freestyles of 2014, if not the best
was a written but king los had the best freestylesssssss of 2014
Idiot freestyle doesnt mean off the dome
Facts
ye word bro
J Cole freestyle on Funk Flex...
Rosenberg: “Said a lot of things there!”
Gambino: “Yeah, but I meant them tho.”
Mad respect for that alone!
10 years later still coming back to this classic
keep coming back to this like its my ex
GleeenCoCo I relate to this on a spiritual level
duuudee. I'm answering text from my ex right now and listen to this and see yours as first comment. Mysterious shit
egbboy1 sign to stop teksting her lol
Yeah dude. sure.
4 years & still tooooo DOPE!
every time I watch this, I go insane over 2:27 where Bino clearly knows what he's about to do and that nobody's prepared for it. beautiful moment from the mind of a genius.
laughs at his own genius
Rap, dance, act, write, sing...how God put this much talent in one person
That dude damn good off the top. He sharp plus he got some depth to his flow. I'd bet my life savings that he ghost writes for a lot of top lyricist in the game.
MrDraylove You'd lose your life then lol..
Thats defintley not off the top, nobody is that good
Callum Reid heard of Eminem?
not even Em is that good of the top !
Max
not all of it was off the top he had some of his written stuff there too. Nevertheless it's dope lol
I've been a fan of Gambino since before he blew up. I'm 27 now I've been listening to him since 21 in college.....his metaphor game is unlike anything...its insane!!!
I miss him bruh
But have you been following him since his youtube channel days?? haha those videos were the shit.
+TJJ Art ha came back yesterday bruh😃😃
Anjel Lee say whaaaaa?
Anjel Lee YESS I WENT AND GOT INFORMED AND SHIT!! NEW ALBUM IM HYPE AF
My favorite things to get at Mcdonalds
1. 20 pc Chicken Nugget
2. 2 mcdoubles
3. dem chicken selects my nigga
4. Big mac
5. Quarter Pounder with fries
Mc Chicken.
Firststop Lastasking what is yall talkin about...
Firststop Lastasking my nigga
lmfao
Firststop Lastasking how bout the mcfuckyou
You can see when the lyrics click in his brain at the beginning, he's such a genius
I watched this a year or so ago multiple times when it came out and it's 2016 now and my dumb ass just got the "so fly like xyz" line. that was smooth.
I just thought it was random, what does it mean?
The zipper or "fly" has xyz on it
+Marche Webb oh shit I was nowhere near thinking about that what the fuck thanks
also xyz is an acronym for eXamine Your Zipper
examine your zipper
YKK is on the zipper
Rappers come here to do homework
whitesmoke hiding Lol 😂 Damn Right!
Nah this the class they skip
@@mrbest1865 perfect
no joke
Real 👌
"Dark skinned art student with light skin advantage" Whoa!!!! 🔥🔥 🔥 🔥
Marcus1021@gmail.com
*Brownskin
@Bless Gillette theres nun to explain he just pushing it cause he deff aint light skin 💀
@Bless Gillette earlier in the verse he says "I'm really from Atlanta" and with the other stuff combined it could be Drake? (Drake was on a TV show earlier in his career but I heard it from a friend) Also if you listen really closely around 2:43 you can hear the host chuckle/snort.
@@kooldaichi1 Drake isn't dark skinned though. I know Kanye West was a dark skinned art student, but he could be referring to someone else.
10 years later still slaps