There are a couple downsides to these releases though: the authentic early-2000’s Atlanta mixtape setup of STN MTN renders the project a bit un-cohesive and I find myself skipping the radio commercial imitation “Childish Gambino The Atrium”. This sound doesn’t even truly foreshadowing what was yet to come with 2016’s “Awaken, My Love!”, even that album is more grounded in different era’s and styles of old school black-created music, whereas this EP is more like driving through Miami on a warm early Spring day with the top down. Some of Gambino’s poppiest moments are found on this project too – queue the Timberlake-esque “The Palisades”. Kauai, an officially released EP shows off Gambino’s Alternative R&B side, featuring mostly sung songs with little to no rapping throughout (though there are some pretty sweet bars on “Retro ”), and nearly every track is as per usual, co-produced by longtime collaborator/producer Ludwig Göransson and Gambino himself, but the stylistic change makes it feel different even when there are plenty of similarities to be found. Probably the neatest moments are the two medley-suite’s “Dream” / “Southern Hospitality” / “Partna Dem” and “Move That Dope” / “Nextel Chirp” / “Let Your Hair Blow”, but I’ll admit I’m a sucker for medley’s. It’s his most authentically “hip-hop” release to date, featuring lots of references to Atlanta both lyrically and musically and keeping it straight hip-hop the entire time. The mixtape contains several features and every track a different producer, which makes this release unique in Gambino’s body of work thus far.
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This project in a sense marked the beginning of Glover’s work on his TV show Atlanta. The mixtape ends with Glover awaking from this dream on the Hawaiian island, Kauai. It’s a concept mixtape where Glover is asleep dreaming he “ran Atlanta”, with songs based off mostly early-to-mid 2000’s southern hip hop. STN MTN is a mixtape that contains several firsts for Gambino. Release Date: STN MTN – 10/02/14 Kauai – 10/03/14 Photo: Noteworthy
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