Childish Gambino recently discussed his appreciation for Kanye West.
“I always thought he was a genius,” Gambino said in a recent interview with Fuse News. “I love Kanye. I think he’s the best. Not even on music level because I try not to just be like, ‘He’s a musician,’ or, ‘He’s a rapper,’ because I think that holds people back. I think he’s like a prophet. He makes people want to be better, to work harder and to push all of us forward. It’s kind of sad people don’t let him do what he wants to do ’cause I think he can help us a lot.”
Gambino said that West inspired him to avoid only making albums.
“I don’t believe albums,” Gambino said. “I don’t want to do albums. No. I really don’t. I know that sounds really lame and pretentious…But I don’t want to do albums. Especially now, if you’re gonna put oput a body of work, it should be an experience. It’s easy to do that now. Like, I don’t think Kanye puts out records. He puts out whole things. Like there’s projections and there’s this show that goes with it, and there’s this booklet that goes with it. I want to make worlds and stories that people can live in for years.”
During the interview, Gambino also spoke about his recently released “3005” track.
“I feel like I write best in the morning,” Gambino said. “I wrote ‘3005’ in the morning. All the good songs where I’m like, ‘How did I even come up with that?’ were probably remnants from dreams…I feel like when you first wake up, you’re still close to who you really are.”
He said that some fans have misinterpreted the selection’s content so far.
“Everybody’s like, ‘It’s a love song,'” Gamino said. “It’s kind of an existential thing. I’m just really scared of being alone. When I was little, there was a big dog down the street. I was really scared of it. But when I was with my sister, when I knew I had to protect her, I wasn’t afraid of the dog as much because somebody was there. I had a purpose…I kind of feel lost. I kind of lost that, I feel.”
Childish Gambino Says A$AP Rocky “Sneak-Dissed” Him
Gambino continued, addressing his insecure nature.
“I’m probably the most insecure person I know,” Gambino said. “A lot of people feel that way. Pretending you’re not like that is too much work. I could never be A$AP Rocky. I could never be him ’cause that’s just too much confidence in himself. I’m not like that. It was funny, yesterday he kinda sneak dissed me, but also gave me props but gave himself props at the same time. He was like, ‘I know you want to be me, but it’s funny, ’cause I wanna be you.’ I was like, ‘That is the most awesomest diss-slash-awesome cool thing.’ That’s the thing. I could never say that to anyone. I just don’t feel that way.”
In an article published October 17, it was reported that Gambino denied being clinically depressed. His denial came following a series of Instagram posts about his insecurities and fears.
More from Gambino’s interview can be viewed below.
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we for got few indians lol
gonna rip ur heads off
666
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVMcIEPZ9YY
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“It’s kind of sad people don’t let him do what he wants to do ’cause I think he can help us a lot”
Yeah I feel like those leather jogging pants could really take my life to the next level!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf6iHwKJrrk
happy halloween motherfucker i know you been waiting all year
Go and checkout thegrandreport, they got some good hip hop and viral videos on there!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a1dxE1tVoA
u forgot micheal myers age 50 cent
turns 31 lol
or jasonnns
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everyone is sneak dissing you childish gambino, ok..
i’ve never seen someone who looked like they liked dick in their ass more than this guy
kanye and lil wayne seems to like it more
Take Kanye off and replace it with feminem and we will be good.
Weird ass nigga
This is the same fag with the “Heading west like I’m blowing Kanye” line.
I agree with this statement actually
All religion is nonsense, there is no god. Therefore all prophets are either mad or just full of shit.
Kanye falls quite neatly into both those categories.
This is the most EMO interview I have ever read!
I thought Drake would be the only nigga to sit cross legged on a chair…guess not..lol
THIS GUY HAS A WORSE HAIRLINE THAT LEBRON. REPLACE KANYE WITH NAS AND WE ARE GOOD.
I am an avid Kanye fan myself, we live in an age where everyone’s influence will be somewhat different. Gambino does not rap from a Nas perspective, and therefore does not hold to those same values. He is a backpack emcee who does music more from a indie psychedelic standpoint. Hip-hop is just like rock there are numerous genres and styles and one should not be beholding to one thought.
Fuck it .. YELAWOLF is the PARTY PROPHET
Man I miss the days when rappers where strong, tough MEN. These new nerdy little emotional sissy boy rappers nowadays are making our culture look bad. It’s sad.