Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	5.5/10
Metacritic	64/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B−
Entertainment Weekly	B−
The Guardian
Los Angeles Times
Pitchfork	5.8/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin	2/10
XXL	4/5 (XL)

Because the Internet is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist Donald Glover, under the stage name Childish Gambino. The album was released on December 10, 2013, by Glassnote Records and Island Records, and then four days later in North America by Glassnote and Universal. The recording process began in 2012 and ended in October 2013. Recording primarily took place at a mansion owned by basketball player Chris Bosh, which Gambino rented.

Because the Internet features guest appearances from Chance the Rapper, Jhené Aiko and Azealia Banks, with production primarily handled by Gambino himself, Stefan Ponce, and Ludwig Göransson, among others. The album was supported by the singles "3005", "Crawl", "Sweatpants" and "Telegraph Ave." Gambino also released a short film titled Clapping for the Wrong Reasons and a 72-page screenplay to go along with the album in promotion of it.

Because the Internet received generally positive reviews from critics. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. It also performed well commercially, debuting at number seven on the Billboard 200 and number 12 on Billboard's Canadian Albums Chart. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 2016. As of November 2016, it has sold 992,000 album-equivalent units in the United States.

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