New Claims Suggest Childish Gambino's "This Is America" Is A Rip-Off
New Claims Suggests Childish Gambino Stole “This Is America”

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Childish Gambino is collecting side-eyes after claims that “This Is America” is not an original idea. Fans online discovered that “This Is America” may have may have been inspired by an artist named Jase Harley who released his song “American Pharoah” in 2016. However, Harley’s song didn’t get much traction. It only has 4,000 views on YouTube.
Listen to “American Pharoah” below and let us know what you think.
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Despite the allegations, Donald Glover seems unbothered. He even gave the BET Awards viewers an impromptu performance of his hit song.
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