Ahhh well things kinda make sense now
FX & Donald Glover present Atlanta Season 2: Atlanta Robbin' Season
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Stone Mountain is 80% black. Don't matter where he was at. He's from the hood.
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
No it doesn't. As dude below you posted
And that's not even an exaggeration.
It's disgusting how far people want to go to tear down other peoples black experiences
Dillah810
Flat Girther
I didn't post that to discredit Glover's talent. Dude is a once in a lifetime writer. It was just to point out that people saying that Donald is not "of the culture" as in ghetto culture is valid. Dude did not grow up poor, but you don't have to grow up poor to write about it. I think Chris Rock said it best, that being outside the hood can give you a broader perspective. ie. The Earth looks flat when your living on it, but fly away from it and you can clearly see that it's round.
Black =/= hood. There are lots of black areas in metro Atlanta that aren't hood. It's one of the most appealing things about Atlanta. I live in a section of Snellville, the Promised Land, that's VERY black, but far from hood.
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I'm not directing my comments at you per say. But who cares if he didn't grow up in the hood? He grew up black. I hate how we are one of the few races that tries to separate black people by categories, etc. Oh he's not hood etc. Man he's black! He's experienced racism. He's lived his whole life being black. He's putting on for black people. And he's hiring black people! I salute him and any black man who does that. Period!
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
Yes he did. He moved a lot as a child, and grew up in varying circumstances. Sometimes outright poverty, sometimes decently working class. He didn't grow up hood, as his two parents had their heads on straight and always tried put to their kids in the best position they could given their circumstance, but he grew up poor. His parents would lie about their address to take him to better schools. But this is a dude who grew up with at times 6 people living in one room, wearing knock-off clothes as that's all they could afford, uncles and cousins in trouble with d-boys, parents working two jobs to keep the lights on etc.
It does. Like how his character on the show is seen as weird or awkward when in some situations.No it doesn't. As dude below you posted
And that's not even an exaggeration.
It's disgusting how far people want to go to tear down other peoples black experiences
Killah Ray
Carolina hail to thee....
Thats why I get confused when people say he's from Stone Mountain, I'm like nikka you do know that there are proportionately way more black people in Stone Mountain than most places right?
DamienWayne
Superstar
Born2BKing
Veteran
He didnt ask to stayDamn Al wont let Ern yo own blood stay but a nikka fresh out the joint can stay
What Katt said earlier about family
ryda518
Randy Orton=Legend Killer
Donald Glover grew up poor
Read his interviews and listen to his music, he talks about it all of the time
This myth that he grew up rich is nonsense
His father was a post man and his mom ran a daycare. They moved many times and had to share beds. He got a scholarship to NYC and was still broke so he had to work as a babysitter since that was the only thing he really knew how to do and he worked his ass off by doing Derrick Comedy during college and getting on 30 Rock.
Listen to his mixtapes and his albums brehs. They shot parts of this season a few blocks from his old house, his team had talked about how bad the house he grew up looked.
Read his interviews and listen to his music, he talks about it all of the time
This myth that he grew up rich is nonsense
His father was a post man and his mom ran a daycare. They moved many times and had to share beds. He got a scholarship to NYC and was still broke so he had to work as a babysitter since that was the only thing he really knew how to do and he worked his ass off by doing Derrick Comedy during college and getting on 30 Rock.
Listen to his mixtapes and his albums brehs. They shot parts of this season a few blocks from his old house, his team had talked about how bad the house he grew up looked.
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OGBobbyJohnson
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Citi Trends
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we in here
Citi Trends
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