Because the Internet

by Childish Gambino

Because the Internet cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 December 2013
  • Label: RCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 57:52
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 19 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Donald Glover's second album as Childish Gambino is a high-concept, multi-media project exploring digital alienation and existential dread. 'Because the Internet' features a wide array of sounds, from glossy pop and R&B to glitchy, abstract hip-hop. It is a dense and ambitious record that captured the fragmented, anxious spirit of the social media age with biting wit and self-reflection.

Genres

Descriptors: alienation, conceptual, existential, internet, experimental, rap, commercial, soulful, electronic

Tracklist

  1. The Library (Intro) (00:04)
  2. I.Crawl (03:29)
  3. II. Worldstar (04:04)
  4. Dial Up (00:44)
  5. I. The Worst Guys (03:39)
  6. II. Shadows (03:51)
  7. III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland" by Lloyd) (03:30)
  8. IV. Sweatpants (03:00)
  9. 3005 (03:54)
  10. Playing Around Before the Party Starts (00:54)
  11. I. The Party (01:31)
  12. II. No Exit (02:51)
  13. Death By Numbers (00:43)
  14. I. Flight of the Navigator (05:44)
  15. II. Zealots of Stockholm [Free Information] (04:50)
  16. III. Urn (01:13)
  17. I. Pink Toes (03:27)
  18. II. Earth: The Oldest Computer (The Last Night) (04:42)
  19. III. Life: The Biggest Troll [Andrew Auernheimer] (05:42)

Credits

  • Benjamin H眉llenkremer - electric bass
  • Rudy Nielson - lead vocals, guitar
  • B.B. Schulz - music by
  • James "Jimbo" Barton - producer

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