Donald Glover shares three children with his wife, Michelle White. Their eldest son, Legend, plays a big role in the new Childish Gambino album.
Donald Glover may be saying goodbye to his hip-hop alter-ego, Childish Gambino, but his latest album offers a rare glimpse into another role he plays: father and family man.
Glover released his fifth and final pseudonymous record on Friday. Titled « Bando Stone & the New World », the concept album follows a musician, presumably the character of Gambino, recording music on a remote island as a catastrophe threatens to destroy the planet.
The album opens with a child’s voice asking, « Are we gonna die? » Glover’s voice replies, « Not tonight. » The rest of the tracklist is sprinkled with references to parenthood.
Most notably, the 10th track, « Can You Feel Me », includes a feature from Glover’s eldest son, Legend.
« Without your love, I wouldn’t be here », Legend sings in the final verse. « Tears in my eyes, boys who was telling me lies / Daddy took me to the side, told me it was OK to cry. »
Although Glover said his collaborators were skeptical about the album leaning too familial or tender, he stood his ground.
« I think grace is undervalued in the world », Glover told The New York Times. « When I put my son on my shoulders, I feel deep joy. That’s real. No one on their deathbed is going to look back and say, ‘Thank God I avoided being cringe.' »Glover shares three children with his wife, Michelle White: Legend, Drake, and Donald
Glover was initially linked to White in 2016. The pair were photographed on vacation in Hawaii while White was visibly pregnant.
