Childish Gambino: The 21st Century Renaissance Man

I've always had an admiration for Leonardo da Vinci; how he had so many talents and had a wide range of knowledge and professions. Widely known as the artist who painted masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa, he also was such a pivotal figure in science in mathematics that he wished to be known as a scientist first. A rapper, named Childish Gambino, could be called as the modern age Leonardo da Vinci, comparative to the renaissance man for having many different areas of expertise and talents.

Real name Donald Glover, Childish Gambino is widely known as a rapper, actor, comedian, producer, DJ, director, singer and songwriter. Pretty impressive. In my opinion, I think that Glover has created some of the best hip hop/rap songs of this generation, and is certainly one of the best of this era. One of his great works is Because the Internet.

 Its unfortunate that Glover has announced that he decided to not be as active in music and rapping anymore in order to focus more on his acting and directing. Below is a video at the Governors Ball, where he told the crowd that he would "see you for the last Gambino album" and walked off the stage, leaving the crowd confused. He will be missed in the music world but I know that he will continue to kill it in whatever path he chooses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXHpxNc9-lI

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