Donald Glover Uses The Office And Superman To Clarify Why He's Resigning From His Rap Career As Childish Gambino

For numerous individuals, Donald Glover will continuously linger biggest as a TV star, thanks to fan-favorite exhibitions in appears like Community, Atlanta, and most as of late Mr. & Mrs. Smith, whose title was said very regularly amid the 76th Emmy Awards nominations. For others, however, Glover is most celebrated for his commitments to the world of rap and hip-hop as Childish Gambino. Unfortunately for the latter group, the craftsman is gearing up for a last album and visit before retiring that persona, which he tended to as Sean Evans' latest Hot Ones guest.

The Emmy-winning entertainer already gave his fanbase a revised and finished version of the already discharged collection 3.15.20 (this time under the name Atavista) and will be unleashing his last collection Bando Stone & The New World later this year, with a short film and a world visit attached. It's a tremendous build-up for an indeed greater goodbye, and when inquired about why he's choosing presently to hang up his earphones, Glover referenced both Superman and The Office early in his Hot Ones ep, saying:

I think many who adore Childish Gambino collections would agree that the rap persona is particular from “Donald Glover the normal clever dude” and “Donald Glover the actor.” (And probably “Donald Glover the Plumber,” too, but that's a persona we haven't seen yet.) So it makes sense why he and his inventive collaborators would think about other large-scale pop culture swan melodies as a comparative establishment for Gambino's last act.

Indeed even though it's been more than 30 years since DC's massive crossover event The Passing of Superman went down, its impact hasn't really ever faded in the decades since, with various animated adaptations and myriad reprintings. So for that to be one of Donald Glover's comparison focuses is perhaps indicative that both the collection and world tour will make the rapper confront a Doomsday-sized danger, possibly with a full-on “death” scene. After four seasons of Atlanta, I completely accept he could pull off anything.

But the reasoning behind resigning Childish Gambino isn't just tied to wanting to set up a huge and meaningful exit. In bringing up The Office, Glover makes it clear he gets that not everything cool 10+ years ago remains that way. Just as the world of TV has changed immensely since The Office was an NBC hit, so has the ever-evolving world of rap music. Indeed if Gambino won't ever be as obliviously harmful and terrible as Steve Carell's Michael Scott, he gets that designs and tastes change with the times.

Of course, for all that some things change, the more other things stay the same. And Donald Glover fans are trusting he returns to the part of Troy Barnes for Peacock's Community movie, even though creator Dan Harmon wants everyone to leave him alone about it in the meantime. It's unclear whether his upcoming music plans will legitimately get in the way of him making a cameo or more.

And in the center of that tour will be the 76th Emmy Awards, where Glover is designated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama for Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which is additionally nominated for Outstanding Drama. Co-star Maya Erskine is nominated as well, along with numerous guest stars and a variety of crew members. Tragically, the already renewed Season 2 will take after modern characters, so both John and Childish Gambino will share space within the vault of Glover's former characters.