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Donald Glover stakes his claim as the best actor-turned-rapper on a new disc, Camp
Man, why does every black actor gotta rap some? wonders Donald Glover, the actor who moonlights as the rapper Childish Gambino. I dont know/All I know is Im the best one. It isnt an empty boast. With his new, sure-to-be-breakthrough disc,
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Music celebrities including Kanye West and Russell Simmons support the Occupy movement, but R&B singer and Prince Georges County native Raheem DeVaughn has taken it to the next level and has actually been arrested for occupying something. DeVaughn, with Princeton professor Cornel West and 17 others, was detained in D.C. on Oct. 16 for gathering on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court and refusing to leave. DeVaughns response to that incident is his new Freedom Fighter mixtape, which can be downloaded for free at 368musicgroup.bandcamp.com. The revolutionary rhetoric is loud, as when DeVaughn sings, Its hard to watch the throne/when Im watching the clock/I got a vest at the crib/and a loaded Glock, on the track My Plea. But the collection is sonically strong and features contributions from Damian Marley, Bun B, Jill Scott and more. The 36-year-old R&B Hippie NeoSoul Rock Star has always been a creative self-promoter, efforts that now include a weekly Internet radio show on Blis.fm. But unlike when most celebs big-up the 99 Percent, DeVaughns Freedom Fighter sounds like more than a PR move.
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Camp, Glover has completed his unlikely evolution from comedy writer to actor (he co-stars in the sitcom Community) to ridiculously good alterna-rap star. Camp, which details Glovers rise from suburban kid to at least to hear him tell it underappreciated rapper, is smart, tightly made and intensely personal. Its focused on a central complaint: that Glover is a cultural misfit, too hip-hop [read: black] for indie rock, too indie rock for hip-hop, or, as Glover sums it up on one devastating line on the great Firefly, the only black kid at a Sufjan [Stevens] concert. Although Camp makes much of this divide, its best songs look backward. Theyre built-up, soulinfluenced tracks that reference Glovers childhood, often braced

by sing-song backing vocals and stringed instruments (like Outside, which owes a good deal, intentional or not, to Cults Go Outside). The discs grimmer material, most of which references Glovers perceived uncoolness (like the tuneless but funny hipster takedown Backpackers) doesnt fare as well. Nostalgia and aggrievement merge on Hold You Down, a dark, strangely pretty indictment of racism (Youre not not racist cause The Wires in your Netflix queue) that almost makes a case for the discs main theme the television star as underdog. ALLISON STEWART (THE WASHINGTON POST )

Donald Glover, who co-stars on Community, records music as Childish Gambino.

This week might be the biggest of Donald Glovers young career.

TUESDAY: The 28-yearold releases Camp; goes on Conan (TBS, 11 p.m.).

THURSDAY: Glover stars in another episode of his NBC sitcom, Community (8 p.m.).

SATURDAY: His new stand-up special, Weirdo, premieres on Comedy Central (11 p.m.).

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Apple has launched iTunes Match, a new cloud music service that was supposed to debut in October. Unlike other cloud services, iTunes Match, which costs $25 per year, scans the music you have in your library and allows you to access high-quality versions of songs you already own in the cloud, if available on iTunes. If a song isnt, Apple will upload your copy to the cloud. Your library can then be synced among various iDevices. (E XPRESS)