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9.1
34826
9.1 |
Paste Magazine
No song seems out of place and every single one will be your favorite the moment you listen to it
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9.0
34876
9.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Sees some of the focus moved toward making more of what could be considered straight-up “hits.” Gambino’s always had a sense for creating bangers and anthems, but these latest tracks feel different in scope
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9.0
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9.0 |
Rave Magazine
There’s no criticism you can make that he hasn’t made already, and since it turns out he’s genuinely great at rapping he said it better than you would have anyway. So shut up and listen
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8.3
34823
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Camp is Glover’s incontrovertible statement that he can make an identity-seeking record of hipster rap just as well as he can effortlessly garner mainstream adoration, all while maintaining an honest sense of individuality
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8.0
34937
8.0 |
The Independent
Vastly talented, he brings rare articulacy to the thorny subject of black self-image, particularly the problem of breaking down the barrier of ghetto authenticity
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8.0
34998
8.0 |
NME
The hip-hop album of the year
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8.0
35579
8.0 |
The Irish Times
As hip-hop belly-fluff examination goes, you won’t find better this year
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8.0
35209
8.0 |
Mojo
Trumps through whip-smart intelligence, comic brio and bristling malign intent. Print edition only
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7.0
35055
7.0 |
Prefix
This isn't an actor rapping, or a comedian taking a piss. Childish Gambino is just a rapper. And, as it turns out, he's a damn fine one
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7.0
35080
7.0 |
PopMatters
The album is a juxtaposition of mostly depressing, self-loathing rap mixed with some of the most enjoyable post-Graduation music
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6.0
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6.0 |
No Ripcord
Beneath his hilarious one-liner put-downs and belted-out braggadocio he’s got a lot to prove on Camp, tackling issues of race, love, and his family’s transition from poverty to prosperity
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6.0
34824
6.0 |
The Observer
There are debts to Kanye here, but it really is rather good
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6.0
34827
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
The overall result is a messy jumble that, in its inability to find a consistent tone, ends up in a place that hasn't really been explored before
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6.0
34828
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
One minute he's dropping hornball come-ons, the next he's arguing that a "nerdy-ass black kid" deserves to rap at all
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6.0
35223
6.0 |
Q
It's Glover's wit and dexterity that most confirm he's the real deal. Print edition only
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6.0
35246
6.0 |
Uncut
Kanye West is the obvious model for such entertaining navel-gazing. Print edition only
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6.0
35485
6.0 |
BBC
Doesn’t quite convince
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5.8
34825
5.8 |
A.V. Club
Camp is heavy with themes of racial expectations and cultural ostracism — big ideas that aren’t always done justice by Glover's cartoonishly exaggerated, one-liner-laden flow
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Guardian
A part-time Kanye West impersonator
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1.6
35382
1.6 |
Pitchfork
He paints himself as a misunderstood victim of cultural preconceptions who is obviously smarter and funnier than his primetime material suggests. Unfortunately, it's a position that holds up to absolutely no scrutiny whatsoever
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