And may the record reflect that the kid, Childish Gambino, has skills. When prompted to do a freestyle over Hit Boy‘s “Grindin My Whole Life”, Childish Gambino took the opportunity to go in. Among the new guard of rappers, Gambino oscillates between well loved and easily dismissed. His millenial attitude sometimes seems like it has no place in hip-hop. But very clearly, he has the freestyle chops to belong in the game. With flows as witty as if he wrote them out, the brilliance just comes out of his mind and into the mic. Watch the video below.
Childish Gambino Goes Hard on Hot 97