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After Coachella Premiere, Childish Gambino's Film 'Guava Island' Is Streaming

Following a major year for the "This Is America" rapper, Guava Island is a modestly stunning — and at times unnerving — extended music video about music's power to unite amid tyranny and greed.
Donald Glover in a still from <em>Guava Island</em>, which he stars in with Rihanna. The film premiered at Coachella, where Glover's musical act Childish Gambino headlined on Friday.

, 's long-awaited new project, has finally arrived. Hot off a headlining Coachella performance Friday night, is the proverbial cherry on top of Donald Glover's wildly successful year as a rapper, following his first No. 1 with in 2018

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