Looks like Das Racist’s Greedhead imprint will be presenting yet another solo mixtape soon: Kool A.D.’s 51, which includes the junkyard beats (provided by Young L) and mangled rhymes (can anyone tell what verses belong to Dope G and Mondre Man?) of “Damien Hirst.” The video of which is nothing but sepia-toned Jackson Pollock footage. Go figure.
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Photo by Bryan Sheffield
Look, we can’t blame you for missing some of self-titled‘s finest magazine features from the past year. Digging through our digital issues takes some dedication, which is why we went ahead and selected 20 standout stories from 2011, from Anika discussing modern art at MoMA and exclusive interviews with Zomby and Charlotte Gainsbourg to pieces about bourbon, Nine Inch Nails, whiskey, stage outfit sketches, gospel, minimalism, personal record collections, and the power of the riff.
Have a look and a listen below, or head here to subscribe to self-titled‘s fully interactive edition for just $8 a year…
Photos by Elizabeth Weinberg
A lot’s happened since the last time self-titled spent an afternoon with Das Racist, exploring the Queens neighborhood where MC Heems and hypeman Dapwell grew up. For one thing, the Brooklyn trio—rounded out by Kool A.D., possibly the only rapper we’ve ever seen rocking a pair of Zubaz pants—finally released its first proper album, Relax, a record that rightfully earned the group a Spin cover and the tagline “hip-hop’s smartest smartasses.” Relax has also kept Das Racist on the road for the past few months.
So rather than grill them about their role in underground rap or what it was like working with members of Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer and El-P, we asked the group about 25 of 2011’s most talked-about tracks…
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The Men, shot at their rehearsal space
Photo by Jimmy Fontaine
As promised late last week, we’ve uploaded the Web version of our latest issue for mass consumption a few days earlier than our enhanced iPad edition. Check it out below—featuring cover stories on Azealia Banks, The Men and Factory Floor, and exclusive features with Nicolas Jaar, Charlotte Gainsbourg and many, many more—or on a dedicated widescreen page here…
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Have a listen to Small Black‘s free mixtape below, or download the entire thing in a zipped folder here. The Brooklyn band plays a release party at Glasslands on November 18…
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Animal Collective @ Prospect Park
Pitchfork has confirmed the initial lineup of its annual summer festival. Set to go on sale at 12 p.m. CST today via this official site, here’s the initial day-by-day breakdown…
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Poland's OFF Festival
For the stories and sets related to any of the following photos, just click on the shots…
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Watch a rather brilliant blend of live/rehearsal Das Racist footage, then read up on the trio’s tour guide to Queens if you haven’t already…
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(L to R: Victor Vazquez, Himanshu Suri, Ashok "Dap" Kondabolu)
Photo by Turkishomework
Words by Das Racist
HIMANSHU SURI: What can I say about Queens that wasn’t already said in Coming To America? It’s a great place. My first place of residence I had a parking lot to play in. Then I moved and had a courtyard to play in. Then I moved and had a backyard to play in. In elementary school, I hung out with a Chinese kid, a Haitian kid, a Puerto Rican kid, and a bunch of Indian kids. Then in junior high, I hung out with a bunch of Korean kids and a bunch of Indian kids. Then I went to high school in Manhattan, met some white kids, and it was all downhill from there.
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