Looking Back at Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” | Song Stories

[@tomboz777]

2016?!...this feels like yesterday that this came out.

[@sashahandle]

Bunny in the Box fr

[@amend333]

Crazy how different life was when I first heard it and how fast life changes.

[@EmpireAntz]

Released on late 2016, that's why

[@bryanballesteros1084]

It’s a timeless classic

[@purcell.13]

Bunny in the Box ikr almost 3 years now

[@jacekrieger2328]

Donald is one of the Artists who seem like they aren’t that popular but are respected and relevant... if that makes sense

[@Nate-gj7pb]

Relevant/Respected does not equate to popularity, so yeah, it makes plenty sense.

[@lul420]

yea he’s not hardcore mainstream I guess

[@derekgarza8943]

Yes it makes perfect sense

[@imconnorduffy]

Not that popular? Yeah This is America is real low key and didn't win a Grammy...

[@geovanni888drumer]

I think its vice versa

[@jordan12118]

I really wanna hear a Kendrick and Gambino track

[@nicolasparadoja1443]

Both their voices are so special. Would be so cool.

[@jeannahtey531]

I want a J Cole and Gambino track

[@MozzieMutant]

Kendrick spat over a beat childish produced in like 2010

[@calebrobinson2250]

Nope

[@timotheit4]

@@jeannahtey531 Cole and Gambino made a track together waaaay back

[@solomoonmono3940]

This song sends me to another headspace

[@bryanballesteros1084]

bluex yoongi gekyume?

[@davidb154]

Mal

[@meruku7960]

bluex yoongi you should listen to I. Flight of the navigator - Childish Gambino that sons sends you to a whole different place

[@yvonnemendez3075]

Yes sexy and haunting luv it baby making music lol❤😂

[@SquidwardsGooch]

*peanut butter chocolate cake and kool-aid*

[@sydnihenry4463]

I was so excited to hear the tea behind that lyric specifically but alas my thirst remains unquenched

[@jeannahtey531]

I thought he said chocolate cake. I ate up all the chocolate cake with KoolAid

[@peachemelba]

What that line even mean

[@probablynot879]

its disgraceful how much that bar means to me

[@nestalives]

Two things good on their own, but terrible together.

[@ivylayne1649]

Childish and Frank Ocean are two of the best artists of this generation. Prove me wrong.

[@ciarahardie3169]

ivy layne and Tyler

[@dvo5808]

You are very right

[@pandalord8249]

J. Cole's lyrics hit you deep if you listen and analyze it

[@ivylayne1649]

I like Tyler and Cole too

[@jintrucker8030]

I can prove you wrong in two words "Kanye West"

[@tropical9913]

Damn that was early when are y'all gonna explain still dre?

[@rrod1992]

they forgot about dre

[@dondotta8304]

What is there to explain my man? Jay z wrote dre verse and Scott storch made tha beat

[@luke23342]

@@dondotta8304 You obviously don't get it.

[@ko-rp7ge]

​@@rrod1992lol dope reference

[@marwamx786]

I have never gotten high but thats how it'll probably feel.

[@sxcw]

I have, and it does. #fact

[@AJWRAJWR]

Spark it up, you square.

[@jacob-n9087]

@@AJWRAJWR That had me dead

[@asherschmidt9820]

Although I find yowie power's comment funny, you shouldn't give into peer pressure... at all. I have gotten high, and personally it was worth though, haha

[@adammarquez5203]

What exactly

[@destinygodley]

I ALWAYS THOUGHT OH. HE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH A LIGHT-SKINNED WOMAN WHO MAKES HIM INSECURE. my bad on caps.

[@jcoriewilliams7050]

…?

[@increduleingrate83]

You’re not the only one who thought so. 😅

[@Childishxmarkeeloo]

GAMBINO IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST AND NEEDS TO BE MORE RECOGNISED

[@liltigger3743]

Slimflimmin *he's overrated*

[@Childishxmarkeeloo]

@@liltigger3743 *in soulja boy voice* OVERRATED

[@meruku7960]

He’s been getting recognition and I’m glad! Because BTI needed way more recognition and it didn’t but now a days he’s getting the respect he deserves and people are mad about it and calls him “overrated” even tho he’s been working hard since the longest and has had amazing albums and mixtapes.

[@savanawinston2292]

Childish_Markeeloo if only you could spell

[@savanawinston2292]

lil tigger underrated

[@ohyeahyeah2384]

The memes back in the day. They all come back into my memory! Aaahhh!?!

[@Buttchug]

Oh Yeah Yeah man I wish you could post memes in the comments i have some in my phone 😂😂😂

[@TupBup631h]

NO WAY THIS CAME OUT IN 2016 I’m shook where did the time go 💀

[@cristianmartinez9743]

Who else was hoping they'd explain "My peanut putter chocolate cake with koolaid!!!!"😂

[@synesthesia.aesthetic]

Just my opinion, he's talking about a woman mixed with Asian, Black and Native American heritage imo (peanut butter, chocolate cake with kool-aid), mixed folks are also sometimes called Redbone in the South. He also says "my" so I feel he's talking his girl, like an inside joke, that's not very politically correct lol

[@creathechiboi]

This song makes me wanna give my teacher detention.

[@austinpham8037]

ur actually a genius, i forgot people did that

[@silvia2903]

this song makes me wanna tell my parents they’re adopted

[@NotAGrabbaghoul]

*Makes me wanna give something else to my teacher, tbh...* (if they’re cute and consenting, of course)

[@MxMxM699]

This song makes me wanna fly a World Trade Center building into an airplane

[@asherschmidt9820]

Who hasn't wanted to do that before??

[@ItzZal]

It feels like everybody listens to childish, but nobody knows that it’s him making it

[@allyschulz679]

Always was reminded of 'I'd rather be with you' when hearing redbone...now I know im not the only one

[@JaviLaflare]

This literally explained nothing about the song

[@ic9459]

English teachers be like on your analysis...

[@viethatran1788]

I’m searching for the meaning of this song for half an hour now but still no useful answers

[@lalineaa]

This is basically an ad for Genius .. at the end, we’re told to go to Genius to look up the meaning of lyrics 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@anastasiachristina]

Donald's work is always a serve

[@jamienally]

this song will go down as a modern day classic.

[@BadCompanyBravo]

This man so versatile

[@jadynmartinez264]

Donald is very talented give some of that talent to us please

[@angrymxrcy2574]

*2017 memes intensifies*

[@ursula3904]

REDBONE is my favorite Gambino song of all time!

[@IamSWJ]

It’s about damn time.....

[@kushdiamond214]

Definitely in my classics playlist.

[@markriosjr.5454]

Sooo we ain't talking about the chocolate cake koolaid

[@MyTinySoapBoxx]

In Gambino We Trust

[@goromajima8309]

Y'all I swear I thought it was another person singing. Omg I love this man, honestly my favorite artist.

[@verycoolari7407]

If u listen to this song at night u are NOT going to sleep AT ALL .

[@Daria-rj7ov]

Omg I can’t believe this song came out in 2016. Where has the time gone😱

[@deanmullen534]

This comment was two years ago! Where has the time gone

[@alanr7215]

Favorite album of all time.

[@judtsomeguy12190]

Ludwig always behind the major hits. Stay woke

[@Lifeasniaa_.]

For some reason the song make me cry

[@b.l.m2427]

Get out really changed the songs meaning because I really wouldn't have thought it was about relationship problems.

[@opheliapain3398]

It’s not

[@b.l.m2427]

@@opheliapain3398 did you even listen to what the lady said?? She said its about relationship issues.

[@cigarillo12]

Why did we have to wait 3 years for a vid like this....

[@TimelessSportPerformance]

this man so talented

[@MFLimited]

I thought he was telling a “redbone” woman to watch-out. Got that wrong

[@niro710]

How tf is he so talented

[@kevin-qy6nn]

From community to a best song Grammy... damn

[@nogenemcguinty]

Ludwig is a legend

[@syamsulazmalbinmutalib4938]

Crazy how this guy's good songs always became memes

[@xSoulEateer]

Childish Gambino = Genius

[@rentor150]

do people refer to him as childish or gambino? same with asap rocky, do people call him asap or rocky?

[@johnharris5595]

gambino, not very common to call him just childish. There is also another artist name Childish Major which may provide some confusion but this is probably not the reason why. With A$AP Rocky they call him Rocky because he is in a collective that everybody's name starts with ASAP. ASAP Ferg, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, and ASAP Nast are some examples.

[@NoCluYT]

Yes

[@dawzrd2458]

John Harris on point

[@rolandoiiibarra]

Yamamoto Gambino, Bino, or Donald

[@rentor150]

gtaman211 goku that’s what i mean! if people call him asap, the. what would they call nast?

[@kenmillionx]

Perfect and dope

[@GodkingHD]

Not gonna lie when I first heard this song I thought Prince made it.

[@b-fulop]

*Who needs beats?* 🔥👀

[@karmablackburn4759]

I can’t be the only person who thought that a woman song this song the first time they herd it

[@aresgodofwar2336]

I thought it was a woman singing it too 🤣until I did my research

[@ChidoriSaiyanYT]

Even I’m late with this but ong I did too 😂

[@tamikam.murray8844]

I thought it was Macy Gray 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@theCongoleseDude]

why am i in love with this woman

[@Arcoiris_xdu]

I love him

[@Darreeeell]

I feel like hes kinda the american version of Raleigh ritche/ greyworm in Game of thrones singer song writer/ actor but lowkey humble withit Obviously two different styles of music/acting

[@bighole2908]

I wonder if Bootsy likes the song

[@XxQueenChristinaxX]

He does.

[@ActuallyDarcy]

I hope they make a song together, Gambino is basically a young Bootsy on Awaken My Love

[@tyresewilliams3720]

Boosey collins is a bassist not a guitarist

[@sinenhlanhlachauke2218]

its been 84 years

[@deheaneyellison]

This was not meant to be a love song.person to person. But person to self. Its about "Stay woke" (do so some background research).The song is talking about losing the 'truth' in the world and is about the essence of the as how/why the black lives movement became so 'scandalous'

[@MissTashK]

Still the best song to ever exist tbh

[@samarclark4464]

It don’t even feel like it came out in 2016

[@blacksoul4481]

4 yrs later

[@prodotis_]

I'm not gonna' lie, i *love* this song*!*

[@macaylah2373]

why did this video take so long??

[@NoCluYT]

Yes

[@Trappedclanyek]

Wu-Tang name generator should give him the GOAT

[@montrailjefferson8923]

You can’t stop my father childish gambino

[@CmarBwell]

Damn this came out 2016 😱

[@dariusdana9541]

Classic

[@youngin19xx23]

Great song

[@churro.-.4077]

This is one of my sad songs

[@HipHopKorea]

Just a bit late..

[@starscream-g1transformers950]

Ohhhhhh, I thought that Redbone was about kidnapping

[@glampie155]

Ludwig is a goat

[@agathadelacruz6689]

yes

[@almightyylol]

Gambino the goat 🐐

[@MadnessXMedia]

Gambino is a genius

[@andrewt15]

word.

[@Buphelous]

Funny enough, this song was me and my ex's favourite song, she was a redbone too, and she did the same thing the song was about to me

[@opheliapain3398]

What did she do? Just say it clearly

[@synesthesia.aesthetic]

He's talking about a woman mixed with Asian, Black and Native American heritage imo (peanut butter, chocolate cake with kool-aid), mixed folks are also sometimes called Redbone in the South.

[@dallastx3322]

Wow 5 years ago

[@woo6140]

I adore this trackkkk uhhh

[@synesthesia.aesthetic]

He's talking about a woman mixed with Asian, Black and Native American heritage imo (peanut butter, chocolate cake with kool-aid), mixed folks are also sometimes called Redbone in the South.

[@saturnia_]

dayliiiight

[@cris_here]

this is way overdue. I’ve figured it out already lol

[@footballtime5474]

This song is fire. But what’s making it come back now? I’ve seen a bunch of things on it recently, but it’s not new at all.

[@manjay8754]

This song scares me

[@LuxuriousKoala]

This song makes me want to take a bath in warm velveeta melted cheese

[@AnaVerona_]

What about the art of the disc, somebody talk about it please.

[@solomarcus8422]

There is NO WAY that this song came out in 2016. I KNOW that this didn't come out earlier than 2018😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵

[@h.m.ha.n.h5328]

Where was this video when the song came out, I was soo confused when it came out.

[@nikk5084]

This song makes me wanna make my dog walk me

[@aestheticallypleasing5317]

Finally

[@azelnorth]

pretty sure vinylz doesnt have credits on this track

[@kirikomori7874]

Man, Troy really gotta get back with Abed.

[@aaronsandoval2569]

dope

[@zackcreator14]

I've noticed alot that Hip-Hop/Rap Artist Mention Forgiato Wheels alot can you do a video on that topic?

[@gerardoaragon1404]

This looks like made it yesterday

[@pokker21]

CONTIGO PIPO!

[@JoanAtlas]

PI PO PI PO PI PO PI PI

[@DancingErica333]

Ok but what is the deeper meaning of the song and lyrics - any guesses?

[@bill4027]

If there's something interesting in the back story of a good song the artist usually being so damn talented or i am just completely wrong .d

[@userisonthemoon]

I miss 2016 smh 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@emmanuelmills5826]

600th like YA DIG

[@neil211]

Donald's best track

[@KingKong-iy5dl]

Do bleed it have blueface on here agian Thx genius(edited)

[@chirsvargas7765]

I swore the song was about surveillance and big brother watching us

[@youaclownbruh7925]

he made it in 2015