Theo Wargo, Getty Images Childish Gambino dominated the talk on social media early this month when he dropped the provocative 'This is America' music video, knocking Drake from his seemingly permanent perch at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 on his way to pulling in 200 million views on YouTube. There was no way that song wouldn't top our monthly singles playlist, where it's joined by great new music from Andre 3000 and Braids as well as local tracks from Celebration Guns, Blaze and Gorky. Childish Gambino, 'This is America' Donald Glover released a chilling music video from his forthcoming album as Childish Gambino in the midst of hosting 'Saturday Night Live.' And it's provocative enough to have people unpacking the multiple layers of meaning and message for months while sifting through the nuances of Glover's most compelling work to date. WILL HEATH/NBC On the one hand, it's a sobering reflection on the homegrown terror of gun violence in the NRA's America. But it also touches on the tendency of entertainers to keep dancing through the carnage like there's not a riot goin' on – because as grandma always said, you 'need to get your money,' casualties be damned, while the schoolchildren capture it all on their smartphones.