The next Lando Calrissian has been quietly taking over—developing a nuanced, evolving, and loving multimedia treatise on Black worth.
“Jesus Christ,” sputtered Questlove via an Instagram update recently. “The co-author of #WearwolfBarmitzvah just SONNED the shit outta me. In the best way possible.”
Incredibly, I knew exactly how he felt: I couldn’t, and still can’t, believe that after years of smug dismissal, I was now not only a straight-up fan of Donald Glover—but also of his musical alter ego, Childish Gambino. If not long ago you’d asked me to nutshell the dude (exactly the sort of thing people ask me to do), I’d probably have told you that he’s (A) a funny guy and a decent actor with some great comic instincts, (B) an irredeemably corny rap hobbyist, and (C) all of this because he’s a child of privilege, awash in Hollywood connects, doing music as a lark.