8 years ago today, Childish Gambino released ‘This Is America.’ The track arrived on May 6, 2018, while Donald Glover was both hosting and performing as the musical guest on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Glover later shared that the song “started as a joke” and was originally meant to be a diss track aimed at Drake before it turned into a serious commentary on gun violence and systemic racism. He described the final project as a trap-style version of “We Are The World.” Commercially, the single debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, earning 65.3 million streams and 78,000 downloads in its first week. It made history at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards as the first rap song to win both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The track features a gospel choir along with background vocals and ad-libs from 21 Savage, Quavo, Slim Jxmmi, BlocBoy JB, and Young Thug. The music video, directed by Hiro Murai and shot in a 500,000-square-foot warehouse, became a massive viral event with nearly...