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Das Racist to reunite at New York museum event this weekend - All three former members of alt-rap group Das Racist are set to perform at a festival held at New York's Whitney Museum this, but sadly they'll all be playing separately. Read More

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Amityville, NY Sherman Oaks Woman's Club Thu Jun 06 / 13 Find Tickets
Amsterdam MC Theater Wed Jun 12 / 13 Find Tickets
Munchen Feierwerk Sun Jun 16 / 13 Find Tickets
Berlin Prince Charles Tue Jun 18 / 13 Find Tickets
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Das Racist was an American alternative hip hop group based in Brooklyn, New York City, composed of MCs Himanshu Suri (aka Heems) and Victor Vazquez (aka Kool A.D.) and hype man Ashok Kondabolu (aka Dapwell). Known for their use of humor, academic references, foreign allusions, and unconventional style, Das Racist has been both dismissed as joke rap and hailed as an urgent new voice in rap. The group also proved to be the lynchpin of a new wave of underground New York hip-hop, triangulating voices both old (El-P, Roc Marciano) and new (Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Action Bronson).' After rising to Internet fame with their 2008 song "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell", Das Racist established themselves as rappers with the release of their 2010 mixtapes ''Shut Up, Dude'' and ''Sit Down, Man''. ''Spin'' picked Das Racist as one of fifty acts to watch at the 2010 SXSW festival, and in April 2010, MTV Iggy selected Das Racist as one of the "25 Best New Bands in the World". ''Rolling Stone'' declared the song "hahahaha jk?" from ''Sit Down, Man'' one of the fifty best singles of 2010. In September 2011, Das Racist released their first commercial album, ''Relax'', which was named in many year-end "best of" lists, including both that of ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Spin'', as well as being named by ''Spin'' as the fourth best rap album of the year. ''Spin'' also featured Das Racist on the cover of its November 2011 issue with an article written by Dap's brother, comedian Hari Kondabolu. On November 28, 2011, the group made their United States television debut on ''Conan''. At a December 2012 concert in Munich, Heems revealed "Das Racist is breaking up and we're not a band anymore." The next day, Kool A.D. revealed that he had left the band in October 2012, though his reasons for doing so and the status of recorded materials for the group's second album remain unknown.

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Relax Album 2011-09-13 itunes amazon
Sit Down, Man Album 2010-09-14 itunes amazon
Shut Up, Dude Album 2010-03-29 itunes amazon
Swate Single 2010-02 itunes amazon
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