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. Last night, aka, launched his at the Infinite Energy Arena in Atlanta. His 17-song set was a career-spanning affair, including hits past and present, as well as the debut of all-new material. Glover also announce that this tour would be “the last Gambino tour ever,” as fans on have pointed out. Glover kicked off the evening with a one-two punch of new songs: “Algorhythm” and “All Night”.

The former in particular was a dramatic, synth-laden arrangement clocking in at over eight minutes. “As we stand together, promise me that we’ll teach the children that we must be free,” Glover passionately crooned. “There is no joy in sorrow, no truth untold.”. (Read: ) The rapper/singer/actor also peppered his setlist with recent offerings, (its was just released last weekend), and, of course, the controversial smash single. Glover also did “I.

The Worst Guys”, his Chance the Rapper collaboration off 2013’s, “Sober” from 2014’s STN MTN / Kauai mixtape, and a slew of songs in “Redbone”, “Have Some Love”, and “Boogieman”. Glover previously announced, explaining, “There’s nothing worst than like a third sequel, like a third movie and we’re like, ‘again?’” His forthcoming album, on which “Summertime Magic” appears, is expected to be his last. Check out the full setlist below, followed by fan-caught footage from the show. Grab tickets to the rest of his This Is America tour. Setlist: Algorhythm All Night Summertime Magic I.

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The Worst Guys II. Worldstar Stand Tall Boogieman Riot Have Some Love Terrified Feels Like Summer Spirits This Is America Encore: Sober V. Sweatpants Redbone Confirming this is his last Gambino tour.

While he was hosting Saturday Night Live on May 5, Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino), to everyone's surprise, also released a music video for his new song called 'This Is America.' From its title, you might expect the song to have some commentary abut what's currently going on in the country. Well, it has that — and a whole lot more., and people are listening to what he has to say about the state of the nation. On May 5 when his official. According to Twitter, this is. With that, fans were very excited to see what was in store for them with 'This Is America' — and Childish Gambino definitely delivered.

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While the music is catchy, the lyrics and video send a message about important issues in America, especially the. The music video starts with a black man playing guitar in large warehouse set to the music of choir joyfully singing.

Childish that include: We just wanna party Party just for you We just want the money Money just for you I don't wanna party Party just for me Girl, you got me dancin' (yeah, girl, you got me dancin') Dance and shake the frame. ChildishGambinoVEVO on YouTube Childish Gambino then comes across the man who opened the video playing guitar and shoots the the man (whose head is now covered in a hood) in the head, and it leads to an abrupt change in the music. The beat turns more serious, and: This is America Don’t catch you slippin’ up Don’t catch you slippin’ up Look what I’m whippin’ up Online, people are pointing to, focusing mostly on gun violence, police brutality, and what it's like to. Throughout the video, there are plenty of uncomfortable juxtapositions between images of gleeful life moments (when an all-black choir is singing in the warehouse) and horrific violence (when Childish Gambino shoots the choir with what looks like a rifle).

The first: Look at how I'm livin' now Police be trippin' now (woo) Yeah, this is America (woo, ayy) Guns in my area (word, my area) I got the strap (ayy, ayy) I gotta carry 'em Throughout most of the video, Childish Gambino is dancing and singing while distressing scenes play out around him (such as the images of burning cars and people chaotically running around). Many viewers online think the 'This Is America' video sends a strong message about the way Americans can get caught up with distractions rather than paying attention to the real issues in the country. The end of the video transitions from an upbeat refrain to a chilling end. Prior to the end of the song and video,: Black man One, two, get down Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, tell somebody You go tell somebody Grandma told me, 'Get your money' Get your money, Black man ( Black man) Get your money, Black man ( Black man) Get your money, Black man ( Black man) Get your money, Black man ( Black man) Black man The music then abruptly stops and turns to a much darker tone as Chilidish Gambino seemingly drops any lighthearted pretense and runs out of the warehouse as if he's running for his life.

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The during this scene are a quick flip from the previous refrain: You just a Black man in this world You just a barcode, ayy You just a Black man in this world Drivin' expensive foreigns, ayy You just a big dawg, yeah I kenneled him in the backyard That probably ain't life for a dog For a big dog.