Donald Glover calls ‘Because The Internet’ “The rap ‘OK Computer'”
nme.comDonald Glover conducted with himself, the musician described his 2013 Childish Gambino album ‘Because The Internet’ as “the rap OK Computer”.He compared the album to Radiohead’s 1997 classic after saying that the poor critical reception of his debut album ‘Camp’ led him to the success of ‘Because The Internet’.“It allowed me to make ‘Because The Internet’, which I think has proven itself to be a classic,” Glover said.“You think BTI is a classic?…It’s the rap ‘OK Computer’.
It’s prescient in tone and subject matter and it’s extremely influential. And I know no one’s gonna give me that until I’m dead.
But it’s true.”He also asked himself why he wanted to be interviewed by himself, to which he responded: “I guess I don’t love interviews and I asked myself, ‘Why don’t you like interviews?’ And I think part of it is that the questions are usually the same.
This way I can get questions I usually don’t get asked.”Some questions Glover asked himself in the interview were: “Are you still making music?” “Are you worried about getting cancelled?” “What does ‘culture’ mean to you?”You can read the full interview here.
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