On May 5th, 2018, 2018, 2018, go away,

on way, gee, gah, gah, gah, gah,

2018, a music video exploded onto YouTube and became an instant sensation.

Tens of millions watched it in the first week.

Reaction videos, hot takes, and articles popped up all over the internet.

As of this recording, the official video has over 400 million views and rising.

I think it's going viral because it's such an injection of truth.

It's totally uncut.

It's really raw and to the point. The moment the song came out I became

obsessed.

This is America.

Don't get you slipping.

It is easy to it and then you find yourself listening, then you find yourself reflecting about all the stuff that, you know, that's been said on the song.

Don't get you slipping now.

Look what I'm loving usman. I'm a poet living in Brooklyn New York. That day in

May my friends began texting had I seen the video what did I think you couldn't ignore it

it was by childish Gambino the stage name for the huge star Donald Glover.

I gotta carry him.

Yeah yeah I'm gonna go into this.

The sound that mixes the contemporary ratchet, cheerful disaffection and trap. This is America pays homage to African melodies, guitar, and

choruses while staying deeply rooted in this American moment. First is like black is beautiful. Like let's start there. It forces you to deal with a lot of things that America has successfully swept under the rug,

even at a time like this where so much of this is in our face right now, you know, in terms of

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