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Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Quasimoto’s Yessir Whatever

By Ashok Kondabolu | June 26, 2013

By Ashok Kondabolu | June 26, 2013

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Quasimoto’s Yessir Whatever

I once saw a briefly-posted video on the Stones Throw label's website of a lecture Otis Jackson, Jr., aka hyper-prolific producer/rapper/musician...

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Wiz Khalifa’s o.n.i.f.c.

By Ashok Kondabolu | March 20, 2013

By Ashok Kondabolu | March 20, 2013

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Wiz Khalifa’s o.n.i.f.c.

When "Black and Yellow" dropped in 2010 I was vaguely aware of Wiz Khalifa for his weird name and weed-heavy subject matter. After listening to...

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Pharrell Williams: Spaces and Places I’ve Been

By Ashok Kondabolu | March 9, 2013

By Ashok Kondabolu | March 9, 2013

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Pharrell Williams: Spaces and Places I’ve Been

The music of Pharrell Williams and the Neptunes was a huge part of the meaty “trying drugs and sex” part of my childhood. The main part of my teen...