Das Racist
Open Mike Eagle’s Comic-Book Heroism
Brick Body Kids Still Daydream guides you through the projects with hope.
Notes on an Imaginary Version of 21 Savage’s Issa
My bootsy wi-fi is acting up, so I'ma just guess how it's gonna sound.
Connecting Those Diaspora Dots: An Interview With Swet Shop Boys’ Heems
"This is not about me being from New York or Riz being from the UK. This is about a global feeling, influence, and connection."
Himanshu Suri (Das Racist) Talks J. Cole’s Born Sinner
J. Cole's "Power Trip" is currently in non-stop radio rotation and I'm OK with that. It's a soulful head-nodder of a sing-along rap song. It's one...
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...
Victor Vasquez (Das Racist) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city
The new Kendrick Lamar album is hella good. Like, fuck Batman, feel me? Fuck Looper, this shit was better than Looper.
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
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...









