Stereogum — Queens rapper Heems, formerly of Das Racist, returned earlier this year with Lafandar , his first solo album in nine years. Later this month, he’ll follow that one with a new album called Veena LP. We’ve already posted the early tracks “Man... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, the New York rapper and former Das Racist rapper Heems came back with the Lapgan-produced Lafandar , his first new album in a very long time. Heems won’t be taking another long break between albums; he’s already coming back... more info

Stereogum — Himanshu Suri, better known as former Das Racist rapper Heems, has been missing for a minute, but now he’s back. A couple of weeks ago, Heems announced Lafandar, his first solo album in nine years. Heems recorded Lafandar with Indian-American pr... more info

Stereogum — It’s been way too long since we’ve heard from Himanshu Suri, better known as Heems, the New York rapper who was once a member of both Das Racist and Swet Shop Boys. (I don’t know if Swet Shop Boys ever actually broke up, but Riz Ahmed, the o... more info

Stereogum — Four women have accused Victor Vazquez, aka Kool A.D., of sexual assault, Pitchfork reports. The alleged incidents of non-consensual sex took place between 2006 and 2015. The rapper, formerly of Das Racist, confirmed each encounter but claimed he bel... more info

Obscure Sound — The brief though infectious “GREEN TEA” is a new track from Goose, Esq. — a 22-year-old rapper and producer from Denton, Texas. He melds the psych-friendly nature of conscious rape with a modern, aggressive touch that’s evident in the vocal d... more info

Obscure Sound — “Chemicals” is an infectious, energetic piece of alternative hip-hop, embracing the playful hip-hop embrace of Das Racist while also following an electro-tinged infectiousness reminiscent of Chromeo. The track is one of four on the new EP from tr... more info

Stereogum — Punchline-drunk Brooklyn boom-bap revivalist Your Old Droog has shared a video for "Bangladesh," his song with Heems of Das Racist and Swet Shop Boys fame. It's extremely good in an extremely low-key way! It makes me want to listen to Your Old Droog'... more info

Obscure Sound — “Pinnacle’s” is a striking track from rising NYC-based hip-hop artist RUFFO420, whose flow is lush yet rhythmically precise over chilled-out beats and production from .phase. His delivery reminds of NYC natives Das Racist, though with a lyrical... more info

Stereogum — Way back in 2012, the Queens rapper and producer Big Baby Gandhi, then a Das Racist affiliate, released the impressive mixtape No1 2 Look Up 2 . In recent years, he's produced for artists like Heems and Antwon, but other than the riotous post-electi... more info