Shut Up, Dude

Shut Up, Dude
Mixtape by Das Racist
Released March 2010
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 64:32
Label Greedhead, МИШКА
Producer Young Paperboy, Sabzi, Leif, Aries Noise, Charles & Beck, Gordon Voidwell, Like Magic, Das Racist, Alfred Jenkins, Arturo Klauft, Kassa Overall, Mike Finito
Das Racist chronology
Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell EP
(2008)String Module Error: Match not found2008		 Shut Up, Dude
(2010)		 Sit Down, Man
(2010)Sit Down, Man2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau(A-)[1]
Coke Machine Glow(8/10)[2]
Consequence of Sound(D)[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[4]

Shut Up, Dude is the first mixtape by Brooklyn-based alternative hip hop act Das Racist, released as a free download in March 2010, through their own Greedhead imprint and streetwear brand Mishka (МИШКА).[5]

History

Following the word-of-mouth success of the track "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" in late 2009,[6] Das Racist soon got to work on putting together a full album, in an attempt to show the broader talents of the group, who were concerned they would be famed for that one track[7]

Release and critical reception

Upon release, it garnered praise from the alternative media, earning a score of 7.8 from Pitchfork Media,[4] and being described as "a fascinating album that attempts to write an impossibly new blueprint for rap: funny without trying to impress; proficient without having anything to prove; relevant without taking any particular scene seriously; imbued with a soulful sense of place—urban, disaffected, ethnic—but more interested in how that serves as fodder for jokes than in any big grab for meaning."[2]

Spin noted its literate and humorous bent, stating "Das Racist rap like reporters issuing Twittery soliloquies on whatever's melting in America's porta-potty, from Kierkegaard to Queens Boulevard and Dinesh D'Souza to Lollapalooza." giving the album 8/10.[8]

Singles

Das Racist released a number of tracks individually before the mixtape; in 2009 Das Racist received much attention for "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" and made a video for "Rainbow in the Dark".[9]

The next single, "Who's that? Brooown!", gained further interest for its unique video, which linked to a playable online game, containing references to many 1980's arcade games.[10] Pitchfork Media and Rolling Stone both named the video as one of the best of 2010,[11][12] and it was selected to screen at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Who's That? Brooown!"Young Paperboy, Sabzi3:39
2."You Oughta Know" 2:55
3."Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell"Leif, Aries Noise2:58
4."Rainbow in the Dark"J-La3:50
5."Fake Patois"Charles & Beck4:07
6."Nutmeg" 5:48
7."Shorty Said (Gordon Voidwell Remix)"Gordon Voidwell3:57
8."Chicken and Meat"J-La3:48
9."I Don't Owe Nobody Shit"Leif, Aries Noise3:41
10."Ek Shaneesh"Like Magic, Das Racist4:27
11."Hugo Chavez"J-La3:41
12."I Don't Want to Deal with Those Monsters"Alfred Jenkins, Das Racist3:11
13."Don Dada"Arturo Klauft3:38
14."One Dollar Can"Kassa Overall4:20
15."Coochie Dip City"J-La4:00
16."Deep Ass Shit (You'll Get It When You're High)"Madlib, MF DOOM3:13
17."Shut Up, Dude"Mike Finito3:19

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Robert Christgau. "Album Review:Das Racist Shut Up, Dude". Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. 1 2 Chris Molnar (July 2, 2010). "Record Review: Das Racist Shut Up, Dude Mixtape". Coke Machine Glow. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  3. ↑ Chris Coplan (April 7, 2010). "Das Racist – Shut Up, Dude Mixtape". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  4. 1 2 Nate Patrin (July 2, 2010). "Album Review:Das Racist Shut Up, Dude". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  5. ↑ "Das Racist - Shut Up, Dude (Mixtape Premiere)". Nah Right. March 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  6. ↑ Rob Harvilla (June 15, 2009). "A Chat with Das Racist, the Geniuses Behind "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell"". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  7. ↑ http://www.dasracist.net
  8. ↑ Aaron, Charles. "Das Racist, 'Shut Up, Dude' (Mishka/Greedhead)". SPIN.com. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  9. ↑ Nick Neyland (December 18, 2009). "Das Racist "Rainbow in the Dark" (Video)". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  10. ↑ Gus Mastrapa (September 3, 2010). "Wacko Rappers Das Racist Drop 8-Bit Videogame". Wired News. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  11. ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top Music Videos of 2010". Pitchfork Media. December 1, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  12. ↑ "The Best Videos of 2010". Rolling Stone. December 27, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  13. ↑ Peter Knegt (December 6, 2010). "Sundance Announces 2011 Short Film Lineup". indieWire. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
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