Over the weekend, Actor Donald Glover both hosted “Saturday Night Live” and was the musical guest as his rap/R&B alter ego, Childish Gambino.
Glover as Gambino premiered two new songs on “SNL,” titled “Saturday” and “This Is America.”
“This Is America” lit up social media after its debut.
You will need to watch it more than once
Directed by “Atlanta” director Hiro Murai, the video is pretty surreal and packed full of messages.
As much as your eye will be drawn to Glover
s shirtless dancing, there’s a lot happening in the background!
Murders , the guns treated more delicately than human lives — a strong statement given the current debate over gun control, brutality, social media and what people are really paying attention to in the United States.
Here’s what the fans are saying:
Hurt Cobain @D_Breezy_” Childish Gambino’s dance moves distracted all of us from the craziness that was happening in the background of the video & that’s exactly the point he’s trying to make”
Check out the full video here:
