Kauai debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, selling 16,000 copies in its first week. 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." DJ Booth gave the project a 4.7/5 stars, calling it "a cohesive project. STN MTN / Kauai has received generally positive reviews. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores A song from the EP Kauai, "Retro ", is based on Gambino's earlier song, "Love Is Crazy" featuring Eugene Cordero, from his mixtape Sick Boi. Unlike STN MTN, Kauai focuses on themes such as love, nostalgia and passion, using alternative R&B. The mixtape ends with Glover awaking from this dream on the Hawaiian island, Kauai. STN MTN is a concept mixtape where Glover is asleep dreaming he "ran Atlanta", with songs based on modern day southern hip hop. The letters STN MTN are a disemvowelment of Glover's hometown, Stone Mountain, Georgia. While STN MTN is free, the proceeds from the sales of Kauai are dedicated to maintaining and preserving Kauai island, which the second half of the EP is named after. It was confirmed by Gambino that the verse syncs up with the instrumental portion of "V. On October 5, 2014, fans on Reddit discovered a hidden a cappella verse on one of Donald Glover's websites. Producers who contributed to the mixtape include Donald Glover himself, as well as Nick Banga, Big Soj, Ludwig Göransson, Chris Hartz, Tim Suby, and Zaytoven. 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. The STN MTN mixtape was released on Octoas a free download from DatPiff, while the Kauai EP was made available the following day through online music stores by Glassnote Records. STN MTN / Kauai is the combined release of the seventh mixtape and second extended play (EP) by American recording artist Childish Gambino.
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