STN MTN / Kauai

STN MTN/Kauai
Mixtape / EP by Childish Gambino
Released	October 2, 2014 (STN MTN) October 3, 2014 (Kauai)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop (STN MTN) R&B, PBR&B (Kauai)
Length	40:28 (STN MTN) 28:03 (Kauai)
Label	Glassnote
Producer	DJ Drama Nick Banga Big Soj Childish Gambino Ludwig Göransson Tim Suby Zaytoven
Childish Gambino chronology
Because the Internet (2013) STN MTN / Kauai (2014)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	B-[1]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
XXL	XL (4/5)[4]
Wondering Sound	[5]
Zumic	[6]

STN MTN/Kauai (stylized as STN MTN/Kauai) is the combined release of the seventh mixtape and second extended play (EP) by American rapper Donald Glover, who records under the stage name Childish Gambino. The STN MTN mixtape was released on October 2, 2014 as a free download from DatPiff, while the Kauai EP was made available the following day through online music stores by Glassnote Records. They are each considered dual sides of a concept album that are unified by a cohesive story line, and come ten months after Glover's second studio album, Because the Internet.^[7]

Background

Producers who contributed to the mixtape include Childish Gambino himself, as well as Nick Banga, Big Soj, Ludwig Göransson, Chris Hartz,Tim Suby, and Zaytoven.

On October 5, 2014, fans on Reddit discovered a hidden acapella verse on one of Donald Glover's websites. It was confirmed by Gambino that the verse syncs up with the instrumental portion of "V. 3005 (Beach Picnic Version)".^[8]

While STN MTN was free, the proceeds from the sales of Kauai will be dedicated to maintaining and preserving Kauai island, which the second half of the EP is named after.^[9] The letters STN MTN are an abbreviation of Glover's hometown, Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Composition

A song from the EP Kauai, "Retro [Rough]", is based on Gambino's earlier song, "Love Is Crazy" featuring Eugene Cordero, from his mixtape Sick Boi.^[10]

Critical reception

STN MTN / Kauai has received generally positive reviews. DJ Booth gave the project a 4.7/5 stars, calling it "a cohesive project... it's Gambino so there will be at least some depth to make a follow up review worth while." Zach Dionne of Complex gave a positive review saying that "In a couple songs, he flies us there, thousands of miles away from Atlanta, to see for ourselves."

Commercial performance

Kauai debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, selling 16,000 copies in its first week.^[11] The next week, the EP rose to number 16 on the chart, selling 19,000 copies, bringing the total to 35,000 copies.^[12] In its third week, the EP dropped down to number 46 on the chart, selling 7,000 copies, bringing the total album sales to 42,000 copies.^[13]

Track listing

STN MTN
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dream" / "Southern Hospitality" / "Partna Dem"	The Neptunes K.C. da Beatmonster	5:00
2.	"Fucks Given"	Nick Banga	2:30
3.	"No Small Talk" (featuring Kari Faux)	Black Party Kari Faux	3:15
4.	"Money Baby"	Big Fruit	3:25
5.	"Move That Dope" / "Nextel Chirp" / "Let Your Hair Blow" (featuring Young Scooter)	Mike Will Made It Lil Jon Zaytoven	4:51
6.	"AssShots Remix" (featuring Royalty)	Big Soj	5:01
7.	"Childish Gambino @ The Atrium"	Childish Gambino	1:26
8.	"U Don't Have to Call"	The Neptunes Ludwig Göransson	3:34
9.	"Candler Road"	Tim Suby Childish Gambino	3:17
10.	"All Y'all"	Timbaland	3:39
11.	"Go DJ"	Mannie Fresh	4:30
Total length:			40:28

Kauai
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sober"	Glover, Göransson	4:12
2.	"Pop Thieves (Make It Feel Good)" (featuring Jaden Smith)	Glover, Göransson	5:09
3.	"Retro (Rough)"	Glover, Göransson	3:22
4.	"The Palisades" (featuring Christian Rich)	Christian Rich	3:10
5.	"Poke" (featuring Steve G. Lover)	Chris Hartz	3:36
6.	"Late Night in Kauai" (featuring Jaden Smith)	Glover, Göransson	4:45
7.	"V. 3005" (Beach Picnic Version)	Glover, Göransson	3:45
Total length:			28:03

Release history

Country	Date	Version	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	October 2, 2014	STN MTN	Digital download (DatPiff exclusive)	N/A	[14]
	October 3, 2014	Kauai	Digital download	Glassnote	[15]

References

1. Madden, Michael (October 17, 2014). "Childish Gambino – STN MTN / Kauai". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
2. Moore, Sam (October 13, 2014). "Ep Review: Childish Gambino – STN MTN/Kauai". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
3. Miller, Kellan (October 9, 2014). "Childish Gambino – STN MTN (Mixtape)". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
4. "Childish Gambino Reminisces About Atlanta On ‘STN MTN / Kauai’". XXL. Harris Publications. October 8, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
5. Pearce, Sheldon (October 6, 2014). "Childish Gambino, STN MTN". Wondering Sound. eMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
6. Bershad, Brad (October 2, 2014). "“STN MTN / KAUAI” – Childish Gambino [Official Mixtape Stream, Free Download + Zumic Review]". Zumic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
7. "Hear Childish Gambino's 'STN MTN' Mixtape Now". Billboard. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
8. http://web.archive.org/web/20150131200011/https://twitter.com/donaldglover/status/518867155735949312. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. "Stream Childish Gambino Kauai EP". HypeTrak. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
10. https://soundcloud.com/forever-childish/sick-boi-love-is-crazy. Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30972/title.hip-hop-album-sales-prince-chris-brown-childish-gambino
12. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31063/title.hip-hop-album-sales-keyshia-cole-childish-gambino-tinashe-flying-lotus
13. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31139/title.hip-hop-album-sales-game-hoodie-allen-chris-brown
14. "Childish Gambino – STN MTN/Kauai Mixtape Hosted by DJ Drama". DatPiff. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
15. "iTunes – Music – Kauai by Childish Gambino". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.