As Yoshi makes his big onscreen debut in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Childish Gambino fans might hear a familiar voice.

Donald Glover, who voices the beloved Nintendo dinosaur in the sequel premiering April 1, “campaigned for the role,” according to his co-star Jack Black, who reprises his voice role as Bowser in the Universal Pictures animated movie.

“It’s kind of a cool thing. We got lucky that we got Brie, who crushes it and loves Nintendo universe. And also Donald, who campaigned for the role,” Black said on ExtraTV. “He told his agent, ‘Call [Illumination CEO] Chris Meledandri. Tell him I really want to be Yoshi, I’d love to be in the new Super Mario Bros. Because he loves it, and he loves that universe.”

Glover got his wish, joining Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Brie Larson as Princess Rosalina, Issa Rae as Honey Queen, Glen Powell as Fox McCloud, Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr. and Luis Guzmán as Wart in the Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic-helmed sequel.

The process of playing Yoshi “started off a little timid” for Glover, telling Extra, “I was like, ‘OK, how am I gonna do this? These guys did such a great job on the first one.”

“And that’s a hard thing to do,” added Glover. “It’s a very iconic movie and character. I always believe in the idea of under-promising, over-delivering, and was like, ‘I’ll just study really hard, and hopefully I’ll be beloved like them.'”