Anecdotes

Paperboi's hit song "Paperboi" is performed in real life by Donald Glover's brother, Steve G. Lover.

Donald Glover pitched the show as "if David Lynch or the Coen brothers made a show about hip-hop culture."

Donald Glover and his brother Steve write all of Paperboi's raps.

According to Donald Glover, the show is "Curb Your Enthusiasm with rappers."

On January 5, 2018, Donald Glover revealed that the second season takes inspiration from Tiny Toon Adventures (1990), specifically Les Vacances des Tiny Toons (1992).