EP (Childish Gambino EP)

{{Infobox album

| name = EP

| type = EP

| artist = Childish Gambino

| cover = EP_Childish_Gambino_Cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 8, 2011

| recorded = 2010–2011

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hip-hop

| length = 20:16

| label = Glassnote

| producer = {{hlist|Donald Glover|Ludwig Göransson}}

| prev_title = Culdesac

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Camp

| next_year = 2011

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Childish Gambino EP

| type = EP

| prev_title = A Charlie Brown X-mas EP

| prev_year = 2006

| title = EP

| year = 2011

| next_title = Kauai

| next_year = 2014

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Beats Per Minute

| rev1score = 80%{{cite web|url=https://beatsperminute.com/reviews/album-review-childish-gambino-ep/|title=Album Review: Death Grips – EP|work=Beats Per Minute|date=March 24, 2011|accessdate=May 27, 2019|last=Rivera|first=Daniel}}

| rev2 = MSN Music (Expert Witness)

| rev2Score = B+{{cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ew2011-12.php|title=Big K.R.I.T./Childish Gambino|work=MSN Music|date=December 27, 2011|accessdate=May 27, 2019|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau}}

}}

EP is the first EP by American rapper Donald Glover under the name Childish Gambino. It was released for free digital download on March 8, 2011. It includes five songs produced by Gambino and Ludwig Göransson. EP preceded the release of Gambino's debut album, Camp (2011), which was released eight months later. On February 2, 2018, nearly 7 years later, the project was re-released for commercial consumption.{{cite web|url=http://www.iamdonald.com/post/3720599556/new-childish-gambino-ep-download-here|title=Childish Gambino - This Is America Tour|website=www.iamdonald.com|access-date=2011-05-11|archive-date=2012-09-04|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904041727/http://www.iamdonald.com/post/3720599556/new-childish-gambino-ep-download-here|url-status=dead}}

Promotion

The second track, "Freaks and Geeks", was released as a music video on February 25, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com//20374589|title=Freaks and Geeks|publisher=Vimeo|date=February 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226163359/http://vimeo.com//20374589|accessdate=September 15, 2021|archive-date=2011-02-26}}

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Childish Gambino and Ludwig Göransson.

{{tracklist

| total_length = 20:16

| title1 = Be Alone

| length1 = 4:41

| title2 = Freaks and Geeks

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = My Shine

| length3 = 3:30

| title4 = Lights Turned On

| length4 = 3:51

| title5 = Not Going Back

| length5 = 4:41

| note5 = featuring Beldina Malaika

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Childish Gambino}}

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Category:2011 debut EPs

Category:Self-released EPs

Category:Donald Glover albums