Relax | ||||
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Released | September 13, 2011 | |||
Studio | See-Thru Studios, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 50:12 | |||
Label | Greedhead Music | |||
Producer | ||||
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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]
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]
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]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2/10 [11] |
Metacritic | 78/100 [12] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
The A.V. Club | B+ [14] |
Chicago Tribune | [15] |
Consequence of Sound | [16] |
Los Angeles Times | [17] |
MSN Music ( Expert Witness) | A [18] |
Pitchfork | 6.3/10 [19] |
Rolling Stone | [20] |
Slant Magazine | [21] |
Spin | 8/10 [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 The A.V. Club gave the album a "B+" grade, praising Das Racist's "acutely modern sense of humor." [14] Jesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Relax finds Das Racist operating as both consumers and creators of pop culture, spawning an endless pomo cycle of criticism and observation." [21] Paul de Revere of Consequence of Sound called it "Das Racist's definitive album to date." [16]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Robert Christgau | The Dean's List: Christgau's Best of 2011 | 1
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Complex | 25 Best Albums of 2011 | 14
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Rolling Stone | 50 Best Albums of 2011 | 28
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Spin | 50 Best Albums of 2011 | 16
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Spin | 40 Best Rap Albums of 2011 | 4
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Stereogum | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 41
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Relax" | 4:29 | |
2. | "Michael Jackson" |
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3. | "Brand New Dance" | Wimberly | 3:01 |
4. | "Middle of the Cake" (featuring Anand Wilder) | Anand Wilder | 3:43 |
5. | "Girl" | Blood Diamonds | 3:23 |
6. | "Shut Up, Man" (featuring El-P) | El-P | 4:32 |
7. | "Happy Rappy" | Diplo | 2:21 |
8. | "Booty in the Air" | Wimberly | 3:47 |
9. | "Power" (featuring Danny Brown and Despot) | Dash Speaks | 4:46 |
10. | "Punjabi Song" (featuring Bikram Singh) | J-La | 3:31 |
11. | "Selena" | Wimberly | 2:16 |
12. | "Rainbow in the Dark" | J-La | 3:51 |
13. | "The Trick" | Rostam Batmanglij | 3:01 |
14. | "Celebration" | Francis Farewell Starlite | 2:40 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes.
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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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 |