Community Star Donald Glover Releases New Hip-Hop EP as Childish Gambino

Published at 5:27 PM on March 10, 2011

By Wyndham Wyeth

Donald Glover first started getting attention with the sketch-comedy troupe Derrick Comedy. Since then, he’s served as a main-cast member on NBC’s Community and writer for 30 Rock. However, he has also been steadily releasing hip-hop music since 2008 as Childish Gambino. Glover has just released his newest Gambino EP, appropriately titled simply EP, for free via his website. The release contains five songs including the previously-released track “Freaks and Geeks.”

Glover will also be taking his taking his music on the road for his upcoming IAMDONALD tour. The tour showcases many of the artist’s talents, starting as a stand-up show and ending as a full-fledged rap show.

Check out the video for “Freaks and Geeks” and the IAMDONALD tour dates below.

Freaks and Geeks from Donald Glover on Vimeo.

Dates:

April
16 – Ames, Iowa @ Iowa State Center
18 – Boulder, Colo. @ Fox Theatre
19 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Vertigo at the Complex
21 – Seattle, Wash. @ Neumos
22 – Vancouver, B.C. @ The Rio Theatre
23 – Portland, Ore. @ Aladdin Theater
26 – Solana Beach, Calif. @ Belly Up
27 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Music Box (Henry Fonda Theatre)
28 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore
30 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Hard Rock Café

May
2 – Dallas, Texas @ The Loft
3 – Houston, Texas @ Warehouse Live Studio
4 – Austin, Texas @ Emo’s Alternative Lounge – Outside
6 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Variety Playhouse
8 – Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
9 – Baltimore, Md. @ Rams Head Live
10 – New York, N.Y. @ The Bowery Ballroom
11 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Theatre of Living Arts
13 – Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
14 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
16 – Toronto, Ontario @ The Opera House
17 – Detroit, Mich. @ Magic Stick
18 – Chicago, Ill. @ Park West
19 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Varsity Theater