(this interview originally ran in January this year-ed)
The story of Das Racist is as follows: A while back Brooklyn rap duo Himanshu Suri and Victor Vazquez release an absurd novelty song Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell remixed by Wallpaper. It ends up being a bit more clever than you might think at first listen, and becomes a certified internet hit. Das Racist, with hype man Dap, go on to release two, count em, two free mixtapes on their web site this year. The second, Sit Down, Man, involves El-P, Chairlift, Diplo and others and makes it on a bunch of best of lists. It's a dense hyper literate psychedelic pop culture stoner hip hop explosion that makes anyone that dismissed them feel like an idiot while still being just as ridiculous as Combination. Go download it now if you haven't already, you won't be sorry.
They'll be @ 930 CLUB THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. HOLLER.
I sent them some questions over email and well... this is what I got back. Hm.
BYT: What are you doing right now, be overly specific:
KING JUMPA: I'M WALKING THROUGH A FIELD
BYT: Congrats on all the recent praise for your excellent work this past year, do you get giddy when Rolling Stone name drops you guys or are your egos out of control now and you're like whatever.
CHARLIE KLEEN: YO YO YO YO YO
BYT: Are you joking?
BIG MOMZ: KILLA CAM KILLA KILLA CAM KILLA CAM KILLA CAM CAM KILLA
BYT: How stupid was that question on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being an extra chromosome
CHOCKO BLOCKO: JEEZUM CROW MAN!
BYT: How stupid was me saying "10 being an extra chromosome" instead of just saying "really stupid" on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being really stupid?
JIMMY JAZZ: ZOINKS BUBBY!
BYT: Is it ok if I still like Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell?
MICK JAGGER: MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
BYT: I'm currently writing a little intro to a Wallpaper interview we're posting on our site today, any dirt on those guys? Let's start an internet rumor:
DAN DEACON: THEY SUK!
BYT: What's the most obscure reference on Sit Down, Man? Least obscure? Medium obscure?
JOHNNY ROCKETZ: NAW NAW NAW NAW AW NAW NAW
BYT: What were your news years resolutions? If you don't have any, makes some up.
NINJA TURTLE MAN: COWABUNGA DUDE!
BYT: We threw a NYE party where we had 10 bands all doing 3 "guilty pleasure" cover songs each (whatever that means) which 3 would you guys have done?
SUCKY DUCKY: SING SONG MAN THE SONG
BYT: Let's also make a Das Racist 2010 list of some sort, you can do something easy like Das Racist's Top 5 Books of 2010 if you want, but I'm guessing you can come up with something a little more entertaining:
BRIAN JACKSON:
1. ZOOBOOK
2. ANIMAL LAND
3. GO TO SKOOL KIDZ
4. I LUV THE PEOPLE
BYT: If you had unlimited budget what would you add to the Das Racist live experience?
FLAMING LIP: A MILLION DOLLARZ IN HUMAN OIL BLOOD
BYT: If you had unlimited budget what would you add to the Das Racist basement living experience?
FLYING MAN: I'M FLYING!
BYT: Breakdown your fans by race percentage:
GRACE SLICK: 100% IDIOTS!
BYT: Reflect on those numbers.
GRACE JONES: PLEEZ CALM DOWN
BYT: Do girls like your music?
CHUBBO: U DA MAN!
BYT: What would hype man Dap say to Washington, DC to get us excited about the upcoming show?
ZANDER: GIDDY UP COWBOYS RIDE EM COWBOYS
BYT: Are you going to drop in some extra political references or get preachy on us?
GEORGE BUSH: GEORGE BUSH SUX
BYT: Has anyone ever thought you were German?
DONNY DUX: HAS ANYONE EVER THOUGHT U SUK?
BYT: Who would win in a rap battle between Himanshu & Victor?
MAX CLAPPER: ME!
BYT: Who is on your collaborator/producer/guest spot wish list, dead or alive?
PETER TOSH 2.0: PAISLEY DART PARK
BYT: Here's a question from my weird friend who has never even heard of you guys and spent all morning gchatting with me even though he's visiting Paris right now "would it be too obvious to ask what, in particular, is the racist act they are referring to?"
DOC HOLLER DAY: TELL YR FRIEND 2 SHUDDUP
BYT: What's on the agenda for 2011?
JAMES BLUNT: FUK BITCHES
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well ok then.
Previously in BYT interviews:
- 5/16: Interview: Brian Regan
- 5/15: Richard Davies (Cardinal) Interviewed by Archie Moore
- 5/11: Interview: Horse Feathers' Justin Ringle
- 5/10: Reflections on a Conversation with Mickey Avalon
- 5/9: Inside the STYLELINER
- 5/8: The Politics of Mastodon
- 5/4: Preview: Mucca Pazza @ The Kennedy Center's "Look Both Ways" Festival
- 5/3: BYT Interviews: Morgan First of Wine Riot and Second Glass
- 5/2: Interview: Neil LaBute talks "Double or Nothing."
- 4/30: Nick Lowe: Rickrolling In The Deep
God loves a cheerful giver.
a classic