Shut Up, Dude Explained
Shut Up, Dude is the first mixtape by American hip hop trio Das Racist.[1] It was released as a free download by Greedhead Music and Mishka on March 29, 2010.[2]
Music videos
A music video was created for "Who's That? Brooown!".[3] The video linked to a playable online game.[4] Pitchfork included it on the "Top Music Videos of 2010" list,[5] while Rolling Stone included it on the "Best Videos of 2010" list.[6] It was selected to screen at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[7] [8] A music video was also created for "Rainbow in the Dark".[9]
Critical reception
Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the mixtape a 7.8 out of 10, saying, "Das Racist's Brooklyn-buzz affiliations and humorous bent might mislead you into thinking it's an exercise in cheap laffs for people who don't take rap seriously, but this album feels a lot more like the irreverent hip-hop fanboy mania of ego trip magazine than smarmy genre tourism." Chris Molnar of Cokemachineglow wrote: "Maybe the most refreshing thing about Shut Up, Dude is how it sounds completely free of calculation." Sean Fennessey of The Village Voice called it "a deeply self-conscious batch of word-association jumbles, references to other artists' lyrics, and half-hearted hooks."[10]
Stereogum placed the mixtape at number 30 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2010" list.[11]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes.
- Young Paperboy – production (1)
- Sabzi – production (1)
- Le1f – production (3, 9)
- Aries Noise – production (3, 9)
- J-La – production (4, 8, 11, 15)
- Charles & Beck – production (5)
- Gordon Voidwell – production (7)
- Like Magic – production (10); recording, engineering, mixing (3, 4, 10, 15)
- Das Racist – production (10, 12)
- Daniel "Alfred Jenkins" Lynas – production (12); recording, engineering, mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
- Arturo Klauft – production (13)
- Kassa Overall – production (14)
- Mike Finito – production (17)
- DJA – mastering
- Aakash Nihalani – artwork, photography
- Ryder Fleming-Jones – executive production
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Bards of Bard: Das Racist's 'Shut Up, Dude' Turns Five. Complex. Brian. Duricy. March 30, 2015. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: Das Racist - Shut Up, Dude (Mixtape Premiere). Nah Right. Eskay. March 29, 2010. December 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20100721024926/http://nahright.com/news/2010/03/29/das-racist-shut-up-dude-mixtape-premiere/. July 21, 2010.
- Web site: New Das Racist Video, Mixtape, Game. Pitchfork. Ryan. Dombal. September 2, 2010. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: Wacko Rappers Das Racist Drop 8-Bit Videogame. Wired. Gus. Mastrapa. September 3, 2010. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: The Top Music Videos of 2010 (page 1 of 4). Pitchfork. December 1, 2010. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: The Best Videos of 2010: "Who's That Brown", Das Racist. Rolling Stone. December 27, 2010. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: Sundance Announces 2011 Short Film Lineup. IndieWire. Peter. Knegt. December 6, 2010. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: Preview: Five Hot Sundance Music Documentaries. Spin. Kevin. O'Donnell. January 19, 2011. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: Video of the Day: Das Racist Get Naked Under the Rainbow. SF Weekly. Ian S.. Port. December 21, 2009. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: Take Donald Glover, Aziz Ansari, and Das Racist’s Joke Rap Seriously. The Village Voice. Sean. Fennessey. March 24, 2010. December 9, 2018.
- Web site: Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2010. Stereogum. December 8, 2010. December 9, 2018.
