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#RushHourRap – Childish Gambino – Heartbeat

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All the things that we thought we were losing
I’m a ghost and you know this
That’s why we broke up in the first place

This absolute banger was released in 2011, back when the rapper Childish Gambino was just Donald Glover’s side project, before he evolved into pound for pound the most talented guy in entertainment. Think about it, he can legitimately rap, he can crush a stand up set, he was a writer for shows like 30 Rock, and he won a Lead Actor Emmy on a show that he created and writes for in Atlanta. Save some shine for the rest of us, man.

“Heartbeat” was on Gambino’s 2011 debut album Camp, which is an excellent collection of catchy songs, serious raps, but also delving into some introspective insecurities from the then 28-year-old. The other single from this album “Bonfire” was another heater that was even featured in an Adidas commercial with RGIII, back when he was coming off a Heisman and was the next “it” guy. Gambino went on to release the even better Because the Internet in 2013, which we’ve featured before with tracks like “Sweatpants.” Gambino dropped an album earlier this year called 3.15.20, as well as his more crooning, funk style album Awaken My Love back in 2016, which will probably be best remembered for providing the chilling intro to “Get Out” with his “Redbone” track.

Introducing the Official #RushHourRap Playlist

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Introducing the official #RushHourRap playlist curated by The 300s. Dozens of songs compiled from the past 30 years so you can take my obscure music recommendations with you anywhere. Featuring everyone from household names like Eminem and Kanye to lesser known artists, rappers you need to know, and young guys on the come up.

Just search #RushHourRap on Spotify to add it to your library.

Some of the deeper cuts of #RushHourRap unfortunately did not make the list because Spotify doesn’t exactly have a plethora of obscure mixtapes. So that means you’ll still need to track down hidden gems like Switch by Lupe Fiasco on YouTube.

But if you’re a fan of our morning rap recommendations then make sure you save and share this playlist because it’s a living breathing entity that I’ll be adding to all the time.

#RushHourRap – Childish Gambino – Sweatpants

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Nothing like some heavy ass bass from our boy Donald Glover to get your Monday (Tuesday) morning going after the long weekend.

“Sweatpants” is off of Gambino’s second official album, “Because the Internet,” which came out at the end of 2013. This whole album was another banger coming off the killer “Camp” debut album he dropped in 2011. I wasn’t a huge fan of his latest album “Awaken, My Love!” but I respect the hell out of a guy who’s got to a point in his career where he’s able to take creative chances rather than just rehashing old shit. And Donald Glover hasn’t been exactly subtle in saying that Childish Gambino is more of a side project for him and he doesn’t anticipate making many more albums, so enjoy him while he’s here folks.