Das Racist Revisited, And Heems Looks Back

Let's do a little Das Racist doubleshot today. I've been getting more and more into that rap duo, the more I've listened to Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man. The raps are just good on an intellectual/social commentary level that a lot of hip hop doesn't reach, which makes them eminently revisitable.

Part of the Das Racist trip has involved following Himanshu Suri on twitter (@heems). He's half of the pair, and about as close to diplo as you can get on Twitter without delving into schlock territory.

Recently @Heems dropped this remix of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream." He slows the song down to a trancelike state, and then lays some great lines on top. The first verse is nice, but the second one really seals the deal for me - "Flashback, teenage Heems" starts it off, and then the words play off the beat with a great patter throughout. Listen up to see what I'm talking about it, it's great.

The other recent Das Racist tune to come across my ears is a solid remix by bhts. bhts takes the best song off of the excellent Sit Down, Man - "hahahaha jk" - and remixes it with a more twilight zone in the dance club feel. It's weird and excellent simultaneously, just like Das Racist.

Get into it.

Heems (Das Racist) - Teenage Dream (Katy Perry Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

Das Racist - hahahaha jk (bhts remix) (YSI)