You may know Donald Glover as Troy from Community or as Tracy Morgan's son/younger Tracy Morgan/random cameos in 30 Rock. You may have also seen his hour long stand-up comedy on Comedy Central.

But Donald Glover also performs as a hip-hop artists, under the moniker Childish Gambino. His LP debut Camp has done really well since being released last year, reaching as low as #11 on the Billboard 200. 

On Fourth of July, Childish Gambino released a mixtape Royalty that features the likes of Danny Brown, ScHoolboy Q, RZA, Ghostface Killah and even Beck. But the most surprising collaboration isn't between Childish Gambino and Beck...it's with 30 Rock co-star Tina Fey.

Yes. The incredibly funny and talented Tina Fey (who played Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live and a burrito in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie) raps the final lines of "Real Estate" - the final track on the mixtape. Almost as a salute to fans of his eclectic career or an insult to those who say "choose one or the other", he uses Tina Fey to show that the transition from TV to music and vice-versa is an easy one.

Interested in hearing her spit hot rhymes? Listen to the end of the imbedded video and download the mixtape. Then be sure to get a Childish Gambino ringtone using the custom imprinted Digital Media Card - Ringtone.

Up until this month, the last time I had purchased a CD was in 2009. With being a music critic, I either receive albums for free or know people who can send me albums. 
So when I bought not one but two albums in the last two weeks, it even had me giddy.

Album sales have been waning for the last few years, mostly as a result of the Internet, wider displacement of money to merchandise and concert sales and (some may argue) an overall decreased quality in music released in the last few years. But now artists are including promotional incentives to get people to buy the album.

For example, when I opened Beyonce's newest release "4" I noticed a unique promotional paper product that had a sample of Beyonce's perfume, called HEAT, embedded into it. I haven't opened it up yet but it is a great, small gift for that special woman in your life.
And when I bought Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV," I found a coupon for 10% off any album or promotional t-shirt from his record label. (Young Money & Cash Money Billionaires) I am going to see if there is anything I might like and purchase it later tonight.

Motivators carries many promotional incentives, including mp3 downloads and tree plantings. 

As someone who has a great appreciation for the arts and pop-culture, it's rather strange that I've only attended two or three tradeshows - two of which involved the music industry and the last one being the ASI Show in New York. I've always longed to go to something where I can be around some of the brightest minds in film, television or even videogames. 

And that's why I am attending the 2011 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Center in October.

It all started when I got into a small (but public) debate with a friend on the importance of certain superheros. Before the debate got any more heated, I told him we would discuss it further at a later time. That time never came - but I bought 3-day passes for the tradeshow for his birthday. If there is any place to continue the debate on whether Superman is really as great as people deem him to be, it's at a Comic Convention.

Now, before I continue, a little bit about myself. I don't own a mint-condition copy of The Goon or dress like Thor at movie premiers. I don't spend my time LARPing on the weekend and anime is only a Japanese cartoon as far as I'm concerned. I do have an appreciation for the impact the pop-culture icons have on our society. But the New York Comic Con is more than just comics. As of a matter of fact, I look forward to seeing the exhibits, panels and special guests dedicated to video games, toys, movies and television above all else.

But one thing I will have in common with the other 100,000 fans expected to grace the Jacob Javits Center in October 13-16 is their love for tradeshow giveaways. I am sure there will be plenty of promotional pens on hand for the countless amount of signatures that could be collected over the course of four days as well as promotional incentives when buying comic books, posters and video games. I know that I will be bringing a promotional tote bag with me for all the things I might be interested in taking home with me. Maybe I will print Professor X or a Space Invader on it so I don't feel incredibly left out while people are dressed up. (and no, I won't be dressing up in costume)