STN MTN / Kauai

Mixtape / EP by

Released

October 2, 2014 (STN MTN)
October 3, 2014 (Kauai)

Recorded

2014

Genre

Length

40:28 (STN MTN)
28:03 (Kauai)

Label

Glassnote

Producer

Nick Banga
Big Soj
Childish Gambino
DJ Drama
Tim Suby
Zaytoven

Childish Gambino chronology

Because the Internet
(2013)

STN MTN / Kauai
(2014)

'Awaken, My Love!'
(2016)

Singles from STN MTN / Kauai

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STN MTN / Kauai is the combined release of the seventh mixtape and second extended play (EP) by American recording artist 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.^[1]

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Background[edit]

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.

On October 5, 2014, fans on Reddit discovered a hidden a cappella 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)'.^[2]

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With little warning, Childish Gambino releases his new double mixtape, STN MTN/Kauai. This tape marks Childish's first project since the release of his highly praised album, Because the Internet.

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.^[3] The letters STN MTN are an abbreviation/disemvoweling of Glover's hometown, Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Composition[edit]

STN MTN is a concept mixtape where Glover is asleep dreaming he 'ran Atlanta', with songs based off modern day southern hip hop. The mixtape ends with Glover awaking from this dream on the Hawaiian island, Kauai. Kauai is a concept EP. Unlike STN MTN, Kauai focuses on themes such as love, nostalgia and passion, using alternative R&B. 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.^[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Consequence of Sound	B−^[6]
Drowned in Sound	7/10^[7]
HipHopDX	3.5/5^[8] / 3.5/5^[9]
Wondering Sound	^[10]
XXL	4/5^[11]

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[edit]

Kauai debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, selling 16,000 copies in its first week.^[12] In its second week, the EP rose to number 16 on the chart, selling 19,000 copies, bringing its two-week total to 35,000 copies.^[13] 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 in the United States.^[14]

Track listing[edit]

STN MTN
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	'Dream' / 'Southern Hospitality' / 'Partna Dem'	K.C. da Beatmonster	5:00
2.	'Fucks Given'	Nick Banga	2:30
3.	'No Small Talk' (featuring Kari Faux)	3:15
4.	'Money Baby'	Big Fruit	3:25
5.	'Move That Dope' / 'Nextel Chirp' / 'Let Your Hair Blow' (featuring Young Scooter)	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'	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	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	'Sober'	Glover, Göransson	Glover, Göransson	4:12
2.	'Pop Thieves (Make It Feel Good)' (featuring Jaden Smith)	Glover, Göransson	Glover, Göransson	5:09
3.	'Retro (Rough)'	Glover, Göransson	Glover, Göransson	3:22
4.	'The Palisades' (featuring Christian Rich)	Glover, Taiwo Hassan, Kehinde Hassan	Christian Rich	3:10
5.	'Poke' (featuring Steve G. Lover)	Chris Hartz	Chris Hartz	3:36
6.	'Late Night in Kauai' (featuring Jaden Smith)	Glover, Göransson	Glover, Göransson

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