Childish Gambino takes four Grammys for 'This Is America'

LOS ANGELES, United States (Update 1, 2:27 p.m.) — Childish Gambino on Sunday grabbed his fourth Grammy of the night, the coveted Record of the Year prize for best overall song, for his politically charged hit "This Is America."

The trap gospel song packed with social commentary from Childish Gambino—the alter ego of actor and recording artist Donald Glover—beat fellow category heavyweights Drake, Cardi B and Lady Gaga to nab the award.

The song's striking video from Childish Gambino racked up more than 35 million YouTube views in just two days last spring.

Childish Gambino did not attend Sunday's ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Earlier, he won Grammys for Song of the Year (best songwriting), Best Music Video and Best Rap/Sung Performance.

Upon the video's release, social media lit up with comments over its intense allusions to oppression of black people and America’s all-too-common mass shootings.

"This Is America" juxtaposes an up-tempo rhythm, layered with church hymns and Afrobeats with a heavier, more foreboding bassline in what is perhaps a metaphor for mainstream America’s perception of black culture and the much darker undertones of its often more brutal reality.

As an actor and producer, the California-born performer has garnered critical acclaim for his surrealist comedy-drama television series "Atlanta," in which he stars.