Royalty

Hip-Hop · 2012 · 18 tracks

Royalty

Childish Gambino

A gritty, feature-heavy pivot toward hard-hitting rap. Aggressive production meets high-concept wordplay in a definitive shift away from his early pop-rap sound.

The mixtape where Gambino finally got his rap stripes and brought everyone from RZA to Tina Fey along for the ride.

A gritty and ambitious declaration of independence that balances technical rap skill with dark, experimental production.

Royalty · vs · Childish Gambino

Confident+1.9σ

Confident saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks

01

R O Y A L T Y

0:09

02

We Ain’t Them

3:13

03

One Up

2:32

04

Black Faces

3:29

05

Unnecessary

3:42

06

Shoulda Known

4:28

07

R.I.P.

3:55

08

American Royalty

3:34

09

It May Be Glamour Life

1:37

10

Toxic

2:48

11

Silk Pillow

4:10

12

They Don’t Like Me

2:15

13

Arrangement

4:35

14

Won’t Stop

3:07

15

Bronchitis

3:02

16

Wonderful

2:35

17

Make It Go Right

4:24

18

Real Estate

5:52

Moments Worth Waiting For

the jarring transition into the heavy industrial synth lead on Toxic

the vulnerable admission about his brother during the second verse of We Ain't Them

the chaotic energy of the posse cut finale on Real Estate featuring Tina Fey

Sits BesideSee all

Good Guys Bad Guys

Good Guys Bad Guys

Shares boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); rap, deadpan, intense (vocal style)

CZARFACE Meets Ghostface

CZARFACE Meets Ghostface

Shares sample_based, analog_warmth, lo_fi (production style); boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres)

The Platform

Dilated Peoples

Shares boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); rap, deadpan, intense (vocal style)

Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic…

Juste un cerveau, un flow, un fond et un mic…

Shares defiant, confident, restless (moods); boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres)

For Love or War

For Love or War

Shares lo_fi, analog_warmth, sample_based (production style); confident, defiant, playful (moods)

Life Sucks

Powers Pleasant

Shares trap, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); maximalist, sample_based, drum_machine (production style)

Mind Blowin

Shares sample_based, analog_warmth, drum_machine (production style); confident, defiant, restless (moods)

Tronic

Shares urban_night, late_night, basement_show (atmosphere); boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres)

Suburban Rap Queen

Suburban Rap Queen

Shares abstract hip-hop, indie rock, boom bap (subgenres); urban_night, basement_show, late_night (atmosphere)

Czartificial Intelligence

Czartificial Intelligence

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