“California” also highlights the desire for a woman to find tranquility in the sunny paradise by any means possible. On “Have Some Fun” the artist wants us all to leave hate in the fiery trash can that was 2016 and “have some time for one another” with a joyful similarity to Funkadelic’s “Good To Your Earhole” record.
Love is the mission with Awaken, but not just for the couples out there. Even a hypnotized Questlove had to flood D’Angelo with 4 a.m. Cornrow Kenny’s To Pimp A Butterfly and untitled unmastered). We’ve felt this over drum patterns by J.Cole and Kendrick Lamar, but immersing in the culture is a far cry from just sampling it (i.e. His free-flowing frequencies pulsate over the album and into our ears, healing us all with a heavy dose of black man magic. After all, we’ve all been hurting this year in some form. From the falsettos of “Redbone” to haunted animations on “Boogieman” and “Zombies,” it’s easy to get caught up in a sober audible drug trip. Heard over the course of 47 minutes, Gambino puts his vocal chops on front street in various tones. The feeling is mutual on Awaken with rap-free tracks like “Terrified” and “Riot,” as Gambino screams between callings of love, passion and togetherness. “Not having a name for that, though just having a feeling. “I remember hearing a Funkadelic scream and being like, ‘Wow, that’s sexual and it’s scary,’” he said. ’” The singer/rapper also told Billboard that Awaken would focus on tone rather than pre-written material.
“My dad used to ‘Eddie Hazel is the best guitarist ever, he’s better than Jimi. “ Maggot Brain is one of my favorites ever,” a baby-faced Gambino said to Amoeba in 2013. He’s also made it known with several outlets his deeply rooted love for the P-Funk legends like Funkadelic and Sly and The Family Stone.
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