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Childish Gambino Pays Tribute To Late Father After Announcing He Died 'A Couple Weeks Ago'

Gambino shared the news of his father's passing during the final stop of his This Is America tour in Los Angeles.
Childish Gambino Pays Tribute To Late Father After Announcing He Died 'A Couple Weeks Ago'
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By Sydney Scott · Updated October 23, 2020
We’re sending condolences to Childish Gambino, who announced Monday that his father had passed away. During the final stop on his This Is America tour in Los Angeles, Gambino paid tribute to his dad, Donald Glover Sr., after announcing the sad news. According to a fan’s video, Gambino told fans, “I lost my father a couple weeks ago and I wanted to play him some of the new songs, but he didn’t want to hear them because he was like, ‘I know they’re going to be great.'” “I’m not saying that to talk about music — I say that to talk about trust. That’s what love is. I hope you guys get to feel that kind of love,” he told the crowd. Gambino went on to preview new music, which one fan captured and shared via Twitter.

@donaldglover unreleased song #ChildishGambino #ThisIsAmerica #thisisamericatour pic.twitter.com/ToGHrAnApo

— Alexis Andrade (@Alexiz3005) December 15, 2018
The song will likely appear on his next album, which the rapper-singer has said will be his last.
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