# Relax (Das Racist album)

Relax is the only studio album by American hip hop trio Das Racist. It was released by Greedhead Music on September 13, 2011. It peaked at number 111 on the Billboard 200 chart.

## Production

The album is produced by Diplo, El-P, Rostam Batmanglij, and Anand Wilder, among others. It includes guest appearances from El-P, Danny Brown, and Despot.

## Release

On August 2, 2011, Das Racist released "Michael Jackson", the lead single from the album. The music video for the song was premiered on September 9, 2011. Directed by Weird Days, the video references Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video, featuring the morphing faces of El-P, Despot, Lakutis, Hari Kondabolu, Mike Finito, Anand Wilder, Rostam Batmanglij, and Ben Schecter, among others.
The album was released by Greedhead Music on September 13, 2011.
The band played Late Night with Conan O'Brien on September 28, 2011.
Music videos were also created for "Brand New Dance" and "Girl".

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2/10 |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Consequence of Sound | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
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".
Tuyet Nguyen of The A.V. Club gave the album a "B+" grade, praising Das Racist's "acutely modern sense of humor." 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." Paul de Revere of Consequence of Sound called it "Das Racist's definitive album to date."

### Accolades

| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
| Robert Christgau | The Dean's List: Christgau's Best of 2011 | 1 |
| Complex | 25 Best Albums of 2011 | 14 |
| Rolling Stone | 50 Best Albums of 2011 | 28 |
| Spin | 50 Best Albums of 2011 | 16 |
| Spin | 40 Best Rap Albums of 2011 | 4 |
| Stereogum | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 41 |

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.
* Kool A.D. – production (1, 2), artwork
* Heems – production (1, 2), executive production
* Patrick Wimberly – production (1, 2, 3, 8, 11), executive production, recording, mixing
* Travis Rosenberg – pedal steel guitar (2, 8)
* Anand Wilder – vocals (4), production (4)
* Blood Diamonds – production (5)
* El-P – vocals (6), production (6)
* Diplo – production (7)
* Lakutis – handclap (8)
* Danny Brown – vocals (9)
* Despot – vocals (9)
* Dash Speaks – production (9)
* Bikram Singh – vocals (10)
* J-La – production (10, 12)
* Rostam Batmanglij – production (13)
* Francis Farewell Starlite – production (14)
* Josh Ascalon – engineering (8, 11)
* Daniel Lynas – engineering (9)
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* Katy Porter – photography

## Charts

| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 111 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 26 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 15 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) | 12 |