Otherwise, infectious tracks such as “Die With You” and “Saturday” would undoubtedly garner it a favourable position on the list. Sadly, the official soundtrack to Glover’s gripping tale of rural rebellion in Gauva Island hasn’t been formally released despite fan demand. As usual, we’ll be forgoing his many standalone mixtapes- including the phenomenal, RZA-featuring Royalty and his debut collaboration with Ludwig Gorranson on Culdesac- in order to focus on those Glassnote Records-distributed projects that are pivotal to his legacy. The approach of a new decade and the overhaul in public opinion on Glover’s music makes it a fine time to rank his major projects in order of greatness. Prone to puerile humour in his early projects such as Culdesac and the indie music-interpolating I Am Just A Rapper series, his words may have been aiming to shock or gross-out listeners but they were just as a meticulously constructed as the more profound ones he delivers today. Thought of as a comedian making ill-advised stabs at the music world, there was a real atmosphere of vitriol towards “Troy from Community” for having the audacity to try his hand at rap. Over the course of the decade, Glover has undergone a unique transformation from critical cannon-fodder to a venerated artist. ![]() Hailed as an incisive and important creative mind that sees his art multi-dimensional, recent projects such as Atlanta, the Rihanna-assisted Amazon film Guava Island and his incendiary state of the union address “This Is America” has placed him among the most well-respected figures in modern pop culture.īut what’s just as fascinating as his output is how the dialogue that surrounds him has changed in tone.
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