L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The group's first proper full-length "Relax" marks a genuine try at writing for mainstream rap and pop audiences. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Das Racist ('Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell') plays with humor and seriousness in fraught territory. The hip-hop group plays the Roxy on Thursday.Making it big is perhaps the oldest lyrical trope in hip-hop, and there are many different ways to ... more info

Stereogum — Das Racist’s Heems just posted a new “love song” to tumblr. It’s produced vy Mike Finito and samples “Bad Street” by Twin Sister, who rocked our CMJ showcase last night. Download below. Heems – “I Want It Bad” The Greedhead Music CM... more info

Chicago Tribune — Das Racist started as something of a lark, two former college acquaintances riffing on not fitting in. more info

Topix — Brooklyn-based alternative hip-hop trio Das Racist started off, essentially, as a goof; they reveled in chaos and poking fun. more info

Stereogum — Local chillwavers Small Black are set to release a mixtape in November, and today they unleashed the first, vibe-heavy track featuring a freestyle from Das Racist’s Heems. Grab the download below. Small Black – “Two Rivers (Feat. Heems)” (via... more info

Stereogum — Thanks to a couple of excellent hype-generating mixtapes, Das Racist’s debut Relax instantly became one of the most greatly anticipated releases of 2011. And, awesomely enough, the release delivered on its promise, pursuing a more pop-minded attitu... more info

Impose Magazine — Last we heard from Lushlife was the Cassette City tape in '09. He was playing rap classics on acoustic guitar and sampling Ariel Pink. Das Racist was earning critical kudos for a song that profoundly criticized American consumerism, while no one ... more info

Topix — Thursday, Sept. 29, Toad's Place, 300 York St., New Haven, 624-TOAD, toadsplace.com Toto, I don't think we're at the Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell anymore. more info

Nialler9 — Sick remix of Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire’s ‘Huzzah’ taken from the Lost In Translation mixtape. Some trite hip-hop clichés in the video but what still, great tune. more info