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Das Racist was an American alternative hip hop group based in Brooklyn, composed of MCs Heems and Kool A.D. and hype man Ashok Kondabolu (a.k.a. Dapwell or Dap). Known for their use of humor, academic references, foreign allusions, and unconventional style, Das Racist was widely hailed as an urgent new voice in rap, after occasionally being ...
Heems and Kool A.D. found they enjoyed rapping and riffing together, naming their collective Das Racist, in the style of a “That’s racist!” exclamation.
That's one of the most pedestrian lyrics on the dense, witty, complex Sit Down, Man but it's a good summary of the 180-degree turn Das Racist have pulled in 2010.
Born in New York to Indian parents, Heems watched the Sept. 11 attacks from his high school. The Das Racist rapper's new album explores how life changed, for himself and his community, after that...
The Das Racist rapper's new album explores how life changed, for himself and his community, after that day.
Kool A.D., Formerly of Das Racist, Accused of Sexual Assault by Four Women. By Amy Phillips. December 17, 2018. News.
After spending a year defending their 2008 throwaway single “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell” against the no-fun critical establishment, Das Racist caught their stride. The Brooklyn duo ...
