• This Is America Lyrics Childish Gambino Video

Dropped his on Saturday (May 5) night after he hosted 'Saturday Night Live.' Since its release, fans of the rapper/producer/actor have not been able to stop talking about it. The purpose of art is to create awareness for certain things. Then, those who do gain the knowledge that the art speaks of could potentially have the tools to change things -- society even -- for the better. That's exactly what Gambino did with In the impactful vid, has several messages that are being addressed., himself, dances and moves throughout the visual, as chaos occurs around him and that's why the video is so special.

It's unapologetically bold and grabs your attention from the second that it begins. However, have you been able to spot all of the hidden messages in it and in the background of his moves? If not, you're in luck because we got you!

Donald Glover had quite the weekend. The actor hosted 'Saturday Night Live' and was the musical guest as his rap/R&B alter ego, Childish Gambino. Donald Glover, a rapper who goes by the name Childish Gambino, attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, May 7, 2018.

Let's take a look at the 11 hidden messages in Childish Gambino's 'This Is America.' 6) Gambino & The Kids Dancing: The artist and school children dance throughout the visual with huge smiles on their faces. The kids are wearing uniforms that resemble the ones that South African students wear. There's even a moment where they do the. This dancing can have more than one meaning. One: It can symbolize the fascination for social media and entertain, as chaos happens around us, which in the vid's background includes suicide (a guy jumps from a balcony), violence and more.

Or two: It can show a type of coping mechanism, as destruction surrounds us. 10) Hooded Man Riding A White Horse: There is also a moment in the video where a hooded man rides past the screen on a white horse. Right behind this, police cars follow. This most likely references the Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Bible, which is about death and the end of time.

Childish Gambino at the end of 'This is America.' Donald Glover/YouTube The final scene of the video shows Glover running from what seems to be white riot police officers. May 6, 2018 - Donald Glover's musical alter-ego Childish Gambino released a powerful, new music video on Saturday night, called 'This Is America.'

Others believe that the horse rider symbolizes Bill Cooper's “Behold a Pale Horse” book. Cooper is a former U.S.

Naval Intelligence who used his book to described government conspiracies that intimidate the civilian population.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Composition [ ] The song features a -style choir and background contributions from various American rappers.,,, and each deliver an. Young Thug returns to supply the song's. The lyrics primarily address. It also touches on. 's Stephen Kearse described the song as a representation of the 'tightrope of being black', with the song 'built on the sharp contrast between jolly, syncretic melodies and menacing trap cadences'.

Media outlets reported that a number of listeners accused Gambino of plagiarism over 'This Is America', pointing out the similarities between the song and 'American Pharaoh' by Jase Harley. Stated, 'The tracks have a similar sound, and share similar themes in the lyrics.'

This Is America Lyrics Childish Gambino Video

Harley stated that he felt 'This Is America' was influenced by his song, but that he does not have an issue with it. Glover's manager, Fam Rothstein, denied any plagiarism. Music video [ ] Directed by, who has continuously worked with Gambino, the music video for the song was released on YouTube simultaneously with Gambino's performance of the song on. The video received about 12.9 million views in 24 hours, and has over 460 million views as of January 2019. In an interview with the, Murai discussed his upcoming season for, a show involving Gambino. He stated, 'There's sort of a world-weariness in both this season and the music video. They're both reactions to what's happening in the world.'