Sorta Like Art Deco

Das Racist “Shorty Said (Gordon Voidwell Remix)”

It’s a shame that these guys are so often dismissed as “joke rap.” Yeah, they’re funny, but so is a lot of rap. Not everyone is so good with pointed irony, or writing slippery, witty, danceable pop songs about race and pop culture. “Shorty Said” is basically about people trying to get a handle on their other-ness, and attempting to place them in the context of a pop culture with scattered representations of minorities. It’s not an angry song — to a large extent, it’s just them being happy to get with these well-meaning but sorta clueless girls — but it’s definitely something designed to make the listener feel slightly self-conscious.

Get the new mixtape for free from Nah Right.