Actor, comedian and rapper Donald Glover - known to the fans of his music as Childish Gambino – put all of the aforementioned skills into commission last night (January 25) when he performed at East London venue CAMP, with a set of new material from his latest LP of the same name.
In 2011, a time when blog buzz reigns supreme, it's not uncommon for an artist to go from relatively unknown to hashtag sensation in an astoundingly short space of time. This year alone, Kreayshawn, Odd Future (as a collective), Tyler the Creator, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd and most recently, ASAP Rocky, have all joined the internet's A-list from near obscurity, sweeping up major label deals and putting on worldwide sold-out shows in the process. Unique on that list is Childish Gambino, an artist new to the masses but with a face already to familiar millions across America; the absurdly monikered Gambino is the rap alias of comedian and actor Donald Glover (no relation), who stars as Troy Barnes in the irresistible US sitcom Community.