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Childish Gambino: This is 2018

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In May 2018 the American actor and singer Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) released what has been described as β€œthe most talked about music video in recent history”. The controversial video of This is America addresses the issues of gun violence, mass shootings, racism and discrimination in the US. It has been viewed more than four hundred million times on YouTube. It has also spawned covers of the song and, importantly, the video across the world, which have also garnered millions of views. Why and how did This is America become so popular across the globe?

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