The Younger I Get.

Childish Gambino's first mixtape, "The Younger I Get," was released in 2005. Donald Glover has since disowned the project, calling it "too-raw ramblings" and comparing it to an early, less refined Drake. He self-produced the album while studying at New York University. Glover handed out copies to people he knew in slim CD-R cases with a picture of him recording in his dorm room. The album is considered lost media, with only a few people known to have a copy. It's been described as influenced by Madlib, with a chipmunk-soul sample sound and electronic elements. The album also contains personal tracks where he mentions specific names and situations that affected him, which is part of the reason Glover doesn't want it circulating. Despite Glover's feelings about the mixtape, it offers insight into his early musical experimentation and the roots of his later work.