Childish Gambino - This is America (Official Video)

[The Mad Titan]

You do realize Trayvon was killed in real life by a cac identifying hispanic and in the video was killed by a black man, right? What tone does that set?

I expect that because again, the real life situations this video borrows from are where we were victimized. This isn’t a two way street.

So now we shuckin and jivin while being victimized?

You got it breh

 

[prophecypro]

Its intresting

The video was cool, the song Im still dubious

I am a little curious as to how people's immediate reaction was to basically put Gambino in the upper tier of artists (he was kind of bubbling there for years you could argue) Feels like a video Kendrick would do but regardless of who does it with that message its appreciated

Im just not sure about the leap people made
Anyone else notice a lot of "Childish Gambino is here to replace Kanye" talk you seen online since this drop?

 

[be back in a bit]

I'm actually confused at people calling this bad. That video was something else, and the song goes with it perfectly. Also saying "the video makes the song" isn't really a negative for the song, since the two were presented together from the jump. Sometimes imagery is needed to give a song proper context.

 

[Rell Lauren]

This is ass.

 

[Rembrandt]

Amazing song and video.

This is the Gambino I love.

 

[thelonious21]

Probably one of the dopest concepts I’ve seen in recent memory.

Just the allegories alone are crazy.

Thugger and 21 on the track too.

Offset too?

 

[thelonious21]

The video makes the song...

Wouldn't listen to this without the video...

Video does make the song... but its still added to my favorites on Tidal

 

[thelonious21]

Man the video adds made context to the song.

Basically shows the chaos of america and the video depicts how black people and culture are used as a distraction. 1st murder was from what appeared to be a lone crazed gun man, but it was quickly covered up and the shuckin and jivin started and forgotten quick while chaos goes on in the back ground you focus on the black kids in the front dancing and singing, then it escalates to mass murders at our churches with an semi automatic weapon and quick back to the shuckin and jivin again and you quickly forget about it while being distracted by these kids dancing and not saying nothing with a bunch of add libs.



Great video

Song is dope also
I love how its low key a shot at current rap while using current rappers and trends.

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

Man the video adds made context to the song.

Basically shows the chaos of america and the video depicts how black people and culture are used as a distraction. 1st murder was from what appeared to be a lone crazed gun man, but it was quickly covered up and the shuckin and jivin started and forgotten quick while chaos goes on in the back ground you focus on the black kids in the front dancing and singing, then it escalates to mass murders at our churches with an semi automatic weapon and quick back to the shuckin and jivin again and you quickly forget about it while being distracted by these kids dancing and not saying nothing with a bunch of add libs.



Great video

Song is dope also
I love how its low key a shot at current rap while using current rappers and trends.

I honestly don't think the video is that deep. I'm seeing people losing their sh*t & hopping all over Gambino's dikk about the video, but it's eh, whatever.

 

[The G.O.D II]

This is....IDK it may take a while for me to form a definitive opinion

 

[10:31]

Video is amazing

 

[desp]

Alex the GOAT @CleinB

 

[Scrub]

 

[Capital Steez]

Lots of symbolism in this video to break down.

 

[desjardins]

Visuals dope.

Song itself is ass
Sound like a mishmash of Pharrell current sound with a Chance hook and Migos type ad libs