Just because there are three of them? And they are from New York? (Well, two of the three.) Seriously, can somebody please explain this to me. Until then, I'll assume it's because it's too difficult for some people to understand anything that's not explained through a white reference point. ALSO, I hate how the main point of these articles is "Actually, these guys are kind of smart." HOW IS THAT NOT RACIST?
"One Sit Down, Man chorus goes: We're not joking/Just joking/We are joking/Just joking/We're not joking. So, wait, are they joking? Is Das Racist just hipster bullshit or the second coming of the Beastie Boys?" -http://www.pitch.com/2011-03-24/music/das-racist/
As it turns out, "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" has as much to do with the whole of Shut Up, Dude as the Beastie Boys' "Cooky Puss" does to the referential overload of Paul's Boutique. -http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14376-shut-up-dude/
Das Racist "Sit Down, Man"
Kindred spirits: Beastie Boys, Digable Planets, Jay Electronica
-http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/12/AR2011011206833.html
"Some people call them one of the most polarizing up-n-coming rap groups, I call them the 2011 version of the Beastie Boys."
-http://drhiphop85.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/doctors-recommendations-das-racist/
"Since that first manifestation of genius two years have passed, more than enough time for Víctor Vázquez and Himanshu Suru to conquer the domain of hip hop and to have astonished the world with two mix tapes, “Shut Up, Dude” and “Sit Down, man”, which makes them the unstoppable heirs of the most playful Beastie Boys."
-http://www.primaverasound.com/ps/?page=cartel&artista=223&lang=en
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