Relax is going to be the end of summer/back to school/autumnal/forever jam record of this year. Earlier this week, Das Racist premiered it exclusively on Spotify, and today it is available on iTunes. It is an expertly crafted follow up to the previous mixtapes released by the group, and a great proper first album. Clever drug references, dense pop culture quips, insane insider knowledge of hip hop, guest from Despot, El P, Danny Brown and more. Go get it now, so you aren’t left out at every party.
Today, coinciding with the digital release of Relax, the band dropped its video for the first single, “Michael Jackson.” It’s…weird. It’s got Michael Jackson references, last supper references, Simpsons references and a lot of stuff that would be at place both in college dorm rooms and in winning the argument of combining high-brow and low-brow art. But mostly it’s just good fun. Relax.
