One of the guys from Das Racist just released the best rap album of the year

Catherine Wheel · 08:25 PM

Holy shit this new album by Kool A.D. is fucking awesome. It's actually better than Relax by Das Racist. They have finally lived up to all their hype and potential.

Himanshu's album was good but he jokes around too much on some tracks. Doesn't take himself seriously enough. And then there are just some plain weird tracks. But Kool A.D.'s release is very solid.

Sonic Johnny · 04-26-2012, 07:01 PM

Have you heard the new El-P record yet? That's my current tip for hip-hop AOTY.

Catherine Wheel · 04-26-2012, 07:13 PM

I haven't. He seems to be in a rap group with Cage who I know from Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II. I like the song Maniac that Cage is on.

I'll check him out.

Catherine Wheel · 04-26-2012, 07:20 PM

Apparently this El-P guy was on Das Racist's Relax. I'm going to have to go back and listen to it again.

Sonic Johnny · 04-26-2012, 07:47 PM

Cage is pretty bad. But this is not:

Catherine Wheel · 04-26-2012, 08:24 PM

That was pretty good. The guy can flow, has interesting wordplay, and a commanding voice. I just downloaded his new album on Soulseek. Will tell you what I think later.

Have you heard the solo albums that Heems and Kool A.D. have put out?

Sonic Johnny · 04-26-2012, 08:29 PM

Nah I don't really dig Das Racist all that much... they're just a bit, i dunno, smug? for my tastes. I just saw an opportunity to post about Cancer For Cure cause I was gonna make a thread about it.

Catherine Wheel · 08:58 PM

I hear where you are coming from. I think they can get away with being smug sometimes because they are so smart and clever in general.

Check this song by Heems out. Tell me what you think.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yR31ogL3Fg

When I heard El-P on Das Racist's Relax I thought he was black.

Catherine Wheel · 04-26-2012, 09:38 PM

The El-P album is pretty good. It seems like some songs are him talking or ranting. I would like to hear him rap more because on the tracks with rapping he does have a nice flow.

He's a very angry young man. But unlike Eminem or Tyler the Creator he's not eccentric or too disturbing. The stuff he talks about is stuff that most people can relate to for the most part. The whole album is basically him venting his frustrations.

Trotskilicious · 04-26-2012, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catherine Wheel

When I heard El-P on Das Racist's Relax I thought he was black.

ugh god wtf

Trotskilicious · 04-26-2012, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonic Johnny

Nah I don't really dig Das Racist all that much... they're just a bit, i dunno, smug? for my tastes.

good way to put it

i like how they adopted this pose about deconstructing hip hop and the media seems to take them seriously but any time i read interviews or stuff written by heems it seems like they often don't make a whole lot of sense.

Sonic Johnny · 04-27-2012, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

good way to put it

i like how they adopted this pose about deconstructing hip hop and the media seems to take them seriously but any time i read interviews or stuff written by heems it seems like they often don't make a whole lot of sense.

speaking of deconstructing hip hop, how do you feel about Death Grips, trots?

Trotskilicious · 04-27-2012, 04:49 PM

well funny thing about death grips

i wanted to see them at fun fun fun fest and i went to the black stage at the appointed time and what i got was a man in his boxer briefs playing pre recorded minimalist hardcore break beats and screaming about how ALL PYRAMIDS MUST BE DESTROYED

Sonic Johnny · 04-28-2012, 03:20 AM

so not a fan then. I kinda dig it. Like yeah its sorta heavy handed but it's definitely not something anyone has done before. Their new record I think is a little more musically interesting than Exmilitary was.

Trotskilicious · 04-28-2012, 05:20 AM

is that what it is? i thought it was two guys.

Sonic Johnny · 04-28-2012, 05:27 AM

It's three guys even. Zach Hill, who was/is the drummer for Hella, the emcee and a guy who plays synths and stuff. Might have been a stripped down gig. Have you listened to either of the records?

Trotskilicious · 04-28-2012, 07:59 PM

no i haven't

i was just saying that i didn't think this guy was them, i just think it was some guy that ran up to security and said YEAH I'M DEATH GRIPS and then went out and was terrible

because i mean seriously this thing i saw was entertainment only for being absolutely the worst

Sonic Johnny · 04-29-2012, 02:23 AM

Was the guy you saw this guy?

http://andimusprime.ryan-sweeney.net...swray_com_.jpg

Cause if so then yeah, that was it.

Trotskilicious · 04-29-2012, 11:57 PM

no it was not that guy

Sonic Johnny · 04-30-2012, 12:29 AM

okay then that's just a fantastic pisstake. The guy pictured above is pretty autistic and does like to yell about how ALL PYRAMIDS MUST BE DESTROYED though

04-26-2012, 05:11 PM	#1
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	One of the guys from Das Racist just released the best rap album of the year Holy shit this new album by Kool A.D. is fucking awesome. It's actually better than Relax by Das Racist. They have finally lived up to all their hype and potential. Himanshu's album was good but he jokes around too much on some tracks. Doesn't take himself seriously enough. And then there are just some plain weird tracks. But Kool A.D.'s release is very solid. Last edited by Catherine Wheel : 04-26-2012 at 08:25 PM.

04-26-2012, 08:38 PM	#8
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	I hear where you are coming from. I think they can get away with being smug sometimes because they are so smart and clever in general. Check this song by Heems out. Tell me what you think. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yR31ogL3Fg When I heard El-P on Das Racist's Relax I thought he was black. Last edited by Catherine Wheel : 04-26-2012 at 08:58 PM.

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04-26-2012, 07:01 PM	#2
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	Have you heard the new El-P record yet? That's my current tip for hip-hop AOTY.

04-26-2012, 07:13 PM	#3
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	I haven't. He seems to be in a rap group with Cage who I know from Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II. I like the song Maniac that Cage is on. I'll check him out.

04-26-2012, 07:20 PM	#4
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	Apparently this El-P guy was on Das Racist's Relax. I'm going to have to go back and listen to it again.

04-26-2012, 07:47 PM	#5
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	Cage is pretty bad. But this is not:

04-26-2012, 08:24 PM	#6
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	That was pretty good. The guy can flow, has interesting wordplay, and a commanding voice. I just downloaded his new album on Soulseek. Will tell you what I think later. Have you heard the solo albums that Heems and Kool A.D. have put out?

04-26-2012, 08:29 PM	#7
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	Nah I don't really dig Das Racist all that much... they're just a bit, i dunno, smug? for my tastes. I just saw an opportunity to post about Cancer For Cure cause I was gonna make a thread about it.

04-26-2012, 09:38 PM	#9
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	The El-P album is pretty good. It seems like some songs are him talking or ranting. I would like to hear him rap more because on the tracks with rapping he does have a nice flow. He's a very angry young man. But unlike Eminem or Tyler the Creator he's not eccentric or too disturbing. The stuff he talks about is stuff that most people can relate to for the most part. The whole album is basically him venting his frustrations.

04-27-2012, 04:49 PM	#13
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	well funny thing about death grips i wanted to see them at fun fun fun fest and i went to the black stage at the appointed time and what i got was a man in his boxer briefs playing pre recorded minimalist hardcore break beats and screaming about how ALL PYRAMIDS MUST BE DESTROYED

04-28-2012, 03:20 AM	#14
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	so not a fan then. I kinda dig it. Like yeah its sorta heavy handed but it's definitely not something anyone has done before. Their new record I think is a little more musically interesting than Exmilitary was.

04-28-2012, 05:20 AM	#15
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	is that what it is? i thought it was two guys.

04-28-2012, 05:27 AM	#16
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	It's three guys even. Zach Hill, who was/is the drummer for Hella, the emcee and a guy who plays synths and stuff. Might have been a stripped down gig. Have you listened to either of the records?

04-28-2012, 07:59 PM	#17
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	no i haven't i was just saying that i didn't think this guy was them, i just think it was some guy that ran up to security and said YEAH I'M DEATH GRIPS and then went out and was terrible because i mean seriously this thing i saw was entertainment only for being absolutely the worst

04-29-2012, 02:23 AM	#18
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	Was the guy you saw this guy? http://andimusprime.ryan-sweeney.net...swray_com_.jpg Cause if so then yeah, that was it.

04-29-2012, 11:57 PM	#19
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	no it was not that guy

04-30-2012, 12:29 AM	#20
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	okay then that's just a fantastic pisstake. The guy pictured above is pretty autistic and does like to yell about how ALL PYRAMIDS MUST BE DESTROYED though