Royalty (mixtape)
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Royalty (stylized as R O Y A L T Y) is the sixth mixtape by American rapper and actor Donald Glover, under the stage name Childish Gambino. It was released by Glassnote Records on July 4, 2012. The album has many featured artists and is produced by Glover and his co-producer Ludwig Göransson, as well as Beck, Boi-1da and Skywlkr.
Background
Although released on July 4, 2012, Glover announced the mixtape in January.
Glover has stated that he had recorded 25 songs for the mixtape. On May 14, Funkmaster Flex premiered "Unnecessary", featuring Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. On May 16, Glover released "We Ain't Them", produced by himself and frequent collaborator Ludwig. On May 26, Glover released another track, "Black Faces", through his website, featuring Nipsey Hussle and produced by Boi-1da. On May 30, he released a third track through his website which he named "Silk Pillow" (via his Twitter account), featuring Beck and produced by both Glover and Beck.
On July 3, 2012, Glover released the cover of the mixtape via Instagram and his Twitter account.[3] The same day he released the track list via Twitter.[4]
Critical reception
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Royalty" | 0:09 | ||
2. | "We Ain't Them" | 2:34 | ||
17. | "Make It Go Right" (featuring Kilo Kish) |
| Childish Gambino | 4:24 |
18. | "Real Estate" (featuring Alley Boy, Swank and Tina Fey) |
| Childish Gambino | 5:52 |
Notes
- ^[b] signifies a co-producer
References
- ^ "Mixtape Coming Soon". iamdonald.com. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "Eat Your Vegetables". iamdonald.com. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "Royalty Cover". Twitter. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "Royalty Track Listing". Twitter. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ Goble, Corban (July 11, 2012). "Mixtape Of The Week: Childish Gambino Royalty". Stereogum. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ Vitcavage, Adam (July 10, 2012). "Childish Gambino: Royalty". Paste. Decatur. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ Gardner, Jason (July 10, 2012). "Childish Gambino - Royalty". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved December 7, 2012.