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Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

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Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Sep 29th, '13, 16:38

Childish Gambino
BONFIRE
Camp, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vURXoPnN0m4

Track #3 on Camp moves the album from a melodic tone to a hard hitting aggressive "bump" track. Bonfire is great at what it was aimed to do. A nice, solid track. Not my favorite on Camp, but certainly a great song.

4/5

[Verse 1]
Okay, it’s Childish Gambino, homegirl drop it like the NASDAQ
Move white girls like there’s coke up my asscrack
Move black girls cause, man, fuck it, I’ll do either
I love pussy, I love bitches, dude, I should be runnin’ PETA
In Adidas, with some short shorts, B-O-O all over me
My green is where it's supposed to be, your green is in my grocery
This Asian dude, I stole his girl, and now he got that Kogi beef
My dick is like an accent mark, it’s all about the over Es
Hot like a parked car
I sound weird, like "nigga" with a hard 'R'
Fly like the logo on my cousin’s 440
Eatin’ Oreos like these white girls that blow me
Vodka for my ladies, whiskey for a grown man
Hangin’ in the islands, lookin’ for Earl like Toejam
I made the beat retarded, so I’m callin’ it a slow jam
Butcher and I know it, man, kill beef, go ham
These rappers are afraid of him
Cause I’m a beast, bitch, "grrr" - Invader Zim
Gambino is a call girl: fuck you, pay me
Brand new whip for these niggas like slavery
Told me I was awful and that shit did not phase me
Tell me how I suck again, my memory is hazy
“You're my favorite rapper now!” Yeah, dude, I better be
Or you can fuckin’ kiss my ass: Human Centipede
You wanna see my girl? I ain’t that dumb
You wanna see my girl? Check Maxim
"Man, why does every black actor gotta rap some?”
I don’t know, all I know is I’m the best one


[Hook]
It’s a bonfire, turn the lights out
I’m burnin’ everything you muthafuckas talk about


[Verse 2]
You know these rapper dudes talk shit, start killin’
Fuck that, got goons like an arch-villain
I’m from the South, ain’t got no accent, don’t know why
So this rap is child’s play, I do my name like Princess Di
Yeah, they say they want the realness, rap about my real life
Told me I should just quit: “First of all, you talk white!
Second off, you talk like you haven't given up yet"
Rap's stepfather, yeah, you hate me but you will respect
I put in work, ask Ludwig
Put my soul on the track like shoes did
Played this for my cousin, now he can’t even think straight
Black and white music? Now, nigga, that’s a mixtape
Shoutout to my blerds, they represent the realness
Shoutout to Gambino Girls, my dick is in the building
I know you hate me cause your little cousin play me out
I like black girls who nerdy but when they dance they be sayin' "Owwww"
I'm sorry for who followed me
Chillin’ with a Filipina, at your local Jollibee
Yeah, I’m in her ass like sodomy
So if you see my hand under the table, don’t bother me
I don't talk soft, that's that other guy
I’m screamin’ “What the fuck is up?” like I ain't seen the sky
The shit I’m doin’ this year? Insanity
Made the beat then murdered it: Casey Anthony
These rappers don’t know what to do
Cause all I did was act me like a Looney Toon
And I’ll give you all of me until there’s nothing left
I swear this summer will be summer Camp, bitch
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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 06:32

Horsebot3K wrote:Wack as fuck. Useless comedy gimmick rapper tbh. Fuck that College show with Bill Murray too.


You know.
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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 06:43

That's what I was talking about.
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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 07:02

Horsebot3K wrote:The season 5 premiere is called Repilot, so I'm hoping Dan will just basically reset everything that happened in season 4. The first images from season 5 came out today. http://upandcomers.net/2013/11/13/tv-joel-mchale-and-the-greendale-gang-return-in-first-stills-from-community-season-5/


Let's keep the Community discussion in here: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=166739

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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 07:16

But do you like the song though? For real.
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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 07:33

Nice man.

This is my Camp (in order):

Outside (10/10)
LES (10/10)
Kids (10/10)
Heartbeat (10/10)
Firefly (10/10)
Letter Home (10/10)
All The Shine (10/10)
That Power (8/10)
Hold You Down (8/10)
Sunshine (8/10)
Bonfire (8/10)
You See Me (7.5/10)
Backpackers (7/10)

This album is fucking near-perfection. God.
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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 10:17

Lovin' that Outside on the top. That is seriously such a perfect track.
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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 10:25

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Eedee wrote:Lovin' that Outside on the top. That is seriously such a perfect track.

Gambino top 5:

Outside
The Last
Fuck It All
Not Going Back
Heartbeat


Damn, man. That's near close to mine.

Outside (for sure)
My Shine / Not Going Back (interchangeable. They're both GOAT)
The Last
LES
Fuck It All (that song just hits me in the feels. With the whole 'check' thing. Oh god)
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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 10:29

Be Alone is such a GOAT song too. Holy fuck EP is so good.

One thing I'm really hyped about Because the Internet for is that so far, the songs all feel like Camp. 'Shadows' has him singing (I love it), mixed with that story-telling imagery.... "3005" is a fucking banger with an existential feel to it. Still feels soul-like. Love that. "Worldstar" is catchy as shit, feels like a polished 'Backpackers'.

Then that telegraph ave. snippet had him singing (sounded like Heartbeat) over a power beat.

GOD DAMN IT. THANK YOU for being such a dope Bino stan like me. Hot damn.
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Re: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" (Camp, 2011)

Postby Eedee » Nov 14th, '13, 19:35

Thanks, man.

Yeah, I was thinking about it this morning while bumpin' Camp, about what the album will feel like on first listen. Going through the story he's making us for the first time. You damn well better soak it all in because you only listen to an album for the first time once.
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