Relax (Das Racist album)

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Relax
Francis Farewell Starlite
Das Racist chronology
Sit Down, Man
(2010) 		Relax
(2011)
Singles from Relax
  1. "Michael Jackson"
    Released: August 2, 2011[1]

Relax is the only studio album by American hip hop trio Das Racist.[2] It was released by Greedhead Music on September 13, 2011.[3] It peaked at number 111 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]

Production

The album is produced by Diplo, El-P, Rostam Batmanglij, and Anand Wilder, among others.[5] It includes guest appearances from El-P, Danny Brown, and Despot.[5]

Release

On August 2, 2011, Das Racist released "Michael Jackson", the lead single from the album.[1] The music video for the song was premiered on September 9, 2011.[6] Directed by Weird Days, the video references Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video,[7] featuring the morphing faces of El-P, Despot, Lakutis, Hari Kondabolu, Mike Finito, Anand Wilder, Rostam Batmanglij, and Ben Schecter, among others.[8]

The album was released by Greedhead Music on September 13, 2011.[3]

The band played Late Night with Conan O'Brien on September, 28, 2011.

Music videos were also created for "Brand New Dance"[9] and "Girl".[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound
[16]
Los Angeles Times[17]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A[18]
Pitchfork6.3/10[19]
Rolling Stone[20]
Slant Magazine[21]
Spin8/10[22]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Tuyet Nguyen of

Consequence of Sound called it "Das Racist's definitive album to date."[16]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Robert Christgau The Dean's List: Christgau's Best of 2011
1
[23]
Complex
 		25 Best Albums of 2011
14
[24]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2011
28
[25]
Spin 50 Best Albums of 2011
16
[26]
Spin 40 Best Rap Albums of 2011
4
[27]
Stereogum Top 50 Albums of 2011
41
[28]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Relax"
  • Francis Farewell Starlite
2:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

  • Kool A.D. – production (1, 2), artwork
  • Heems – production (1, 2), executive production
  • Patrick Wimberly – production (1, 2, 3, 8, 11), executive production, recording, mixing
  • Travis Rosenberg – pedal steel guitar (2, 8)
  • Anand Wilder – vocals (4), production (4)
  • Blood Diamonds – production (5)
  • El-P – vocals (6), production (6)
  • Diplo – production (7)
  • Lakutis – handclap (8)
  • Danny Brown – vocals (9)
  • Despot – vocals (9)
  • Dash Speaks – production (9)
  • Bikram Singh – vocals (10)
  • J-La – production (10, 12)
  • Rostam Batmanglij – production (13)
  • Francis Farewell Starlite
    – production (14)
  • Josh Ascalon – engineering (8, 11)
  • Daniel Lynas – engineering (9)
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Katy Porter – photography

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 111
US
Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[29]
 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[30] 26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[31] 15
US
Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[32]
 12

References

  1. ^ a b Hughes, Josiah (August 2, 2011). "Das Racist "Michael Jackson"". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Flanary, Patrick (December 3, 2012). "Das Racist's Victor 'Kool A.D.' Vazquez on Why the Rap Trio Split". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Hughes, Josiah (July 8, 2011). "Das Racist Reveal New 'Relax' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Das Racist Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (July 8, 2011). "Das Racist Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Newman, Jason (September 9, 2011). "Video Premiere: Das Racist, 'Michael Jackson'". MTV. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  7. ^ Hogan, Marc (September 9, 2011). "Das Racist Drop Clever "Michael Jackson" Clip". Spin. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  8. ^ Goble, Corban (September 9, 2011). "Das Racist – "Michael Jackson" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  9. ^ Goble, Corban (December 9, 2011). "Das Racist – "Brand New Dance" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  10. Consequence of Sound
    . Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  11. ^ "Relax by Das Racist reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  12. ^
    CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  13. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Relax – Das Racist". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Nguyen, Tuyet (September 13, 2011). "Das Racist: Relax". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  15. ^ Kot, Greg (September 14, 2011). "Album review: Das Racist, 'Relax'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  16. ^
    Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original
    on October 1, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  17. ^ Diehl, Matt (September 13, 2011). "Album Review: Das Racist's "Relax"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  18. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 20, 2011). "Das Racist/Ice Cube". MSN Music. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  19. ^ Cohen, Ian (September 16, 2011). "Das Racist: Relax". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  20. ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 13, 2011). "Relax". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  21. ^ a b Cataldo, Jesse (September 15, 2011). "Das Racist: Relax". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  22. ^ Harvilla, Rob (September 13, 2011). "Das Racist, 'Relax' (Greedhead Music)". Spin. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  23. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 13, 2012). "The Dean's List: Christgau's Best of 2011". The Barnes & Noble Review. Barnes & Noble. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  24. Complex
    . December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  25. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2011: Das Racist, 'Relax'". Rolling Stone. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  26. ^ "SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011 (page 7)". Spin. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  27. ^ "SPIN's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2011". Spin. December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  28. ^ "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  29. ^ "Das Racist Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  30. ^ "Das Racist Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  31. ^ "Das Racist Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  32. ^ "Das Racist Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2018.

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