http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/download-heems-nehru-jackets-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/download-heems-nehru-jackets-mixtape/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:30:49 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=168638 Das Racist’s Heems has released a solo debut, Nehru Jackets, in conjunction with SEVA NY, a non-profit community organization in the Richmond Hills neighborhood of Queens. Along with some young members of SEVA, who rap … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/download-heems-nehru-jackets-mixtape/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/28/qa-el-p/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/28/qa-el-p/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:00:32 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=164541 El-P returns to rap’s lawless present. In 1992, rapper/producer El-P founded the dissonant and innovative group Company Flow. They used words too big to fit between the bars of their verses and spent a lot … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/28/qa-el-p/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/labels-to-watch/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/labels-to-watch/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:30:51 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=163179 Five record labels that are making their mark. The Sounds of Sweet Nothing Location: London, UK What: Ned Hodge quit his job at Rough Trade Records in 2009 with the intention of getting out of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/labels-to-watch/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/09/video-das-racist-brand-new-dance/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/09/video-das-racist-brand-new-dance/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:30:31 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=161792 The clip for Das Racist’s “Brand New Dance,” the second single off of their first full-length, Relax, is the polar response to the ecstatic, mind-melting video for “Michael Jackson.” The dudes are just hanging out … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/09/video-das-racist-brand-new-dance/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/watch-das-racist-perform-on-conan/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/watch-das-racist-perform-on-conan/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:45:52 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=158105 Last night on Conan, the dudes from Das Racist put their usual bug-out energy into being their own band instead of dancing and flailing. During their performance of “Michael Jackson,” Heems spun around in circles … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/watch-das-racist-perform-on-conan/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/small-blacks-moon-killer-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/small-blacks-moon-killer-mixtape/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:00:02 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=154269 Rich off a mixtape/ got rich off a miiixtaaape: On this holy day of number ones, 11/11/11, Brooklyn’s Small Black have released their free Moon Killer mixtape. Alternately suited to deep couch relaxation and tossing … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/small-blacks-moon-killer-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/21/video-mr-muthafuckin%e2%80%99-exquire-f-despot-das-racist-danny-brown-el-p-%e2%80%9cthe-last-huzzah-remix%e2%80%9d/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/21/video-mr-muthafuckin%e2%80%99-exquire-f-despot-das-racist-danny-brown-el-p-%e2%80%9cthe-last-huzzah-remix%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:16:52 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=140315 Haven’t been so riveted to a black and white rap video in ages. Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire sets the bar higher and higher, though/maybe because the man’s incapable of appearing on film without booties. So much … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/21/video-mr-muthafuckin%e2%80%99-exquire-f-despot-das-racist-danny-brown-el-p-%e2%80%9cthe-last-huzzah-remix%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/by-the-numbers-das-racists-relax/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/by-the-numbers-das-racists-relax/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:00:57 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=138672 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Das Racist’s Relax, which was released yesterday on Himanshu … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/by-the-numbers-das-racists-relax/feed/ 9 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/what-were-reading-das-racist/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/what-were-reading-das-racist/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:00:35 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=137647 It’s September, time to say goodbye to your Tevas and tank tops and hit the books. We asked a handful of artists releasing music this Fall to tell us what they’re reading, so even if … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/what-were-reading-das-racist/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/mr-muthafuckin-exquires-lost-in-translation-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/mr-muthafuckin-exquires-lost-in-translation-mixtape/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:00:48 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=137818 Over the weekend, Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire released Lost in Translation, a mixtape full of drunken, grimy, self-deprecating New York rap. There’s production by El-P on here (including a couple re-purposed beats from Cannibal Ox’s The … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/mr-muthafuckin-exquires-lost-in-translation-mixtape/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/win-vip-tickets-to-brooklyns-afro-punk-festival/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/win-vip-tickets-to-brooklyns-afro-punk-festival/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:39:53 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=133827 This year’s Afro-Punk Festival includes a killer lineup, featuring well-known acts such as Toro Y Moi, Cee Lo Green, Santigold, Das Racist, Kenna and Janelle Monae. The outdoor concert will take place August 27-28, in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/win-vip-tickets-to-brooklyns-afro-punk-festival/feed/ 54 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/das-racists-check-yo-ponytail-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/das-racists-check-yo-ponytail-mix-mp3/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:28:38 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=88869 The three working men of Das Racist have been all over the place this winter; Puerto Rico, Sundance and the esteemed Carleton College in the last month or so from the tweets we can remember. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/das-racists-check-yo-ponytail-mix-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/14/rock-quake-haiti-benefit-at-glasslands-thursday-night/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/14/rock-quake-haiti-benefit-at-glasslands-thursday-night/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:00:05 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=33499 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/14/rock-quake-haiti-benefit-at-glasslands-thursday-night/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/28/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/28/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-mixtape/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:09:04 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=19180 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/28/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-mixtape/feed/ 10