[News] Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup Announced

After a fantastic 10th year for Bonnaroo 2011, the festival is back for year number 11 and ready to rock your face off from June 7-10, 2012. This year's festival lineup is packed to the brim with a ton eclectic artists including: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Bon Iver, The Shins, The Avett Brothers, Skrillex, Aziz Ansari, Childish Gambino, Alice Cooper, Fiest, Black Star, tUnE-yArDs, Bad Brains and more. Additionally, The Beach Boys will be performing as part of their 50th Anniversary Tour. The final lineup for Bonnaroo will total over 125 bands and over 20 comedians performing on 13 stages during the four-day fest. So far they've released a nice chunk of the lineup, but we can excpect more to be revealed over the coming weeks.

Tickets for the festival go on sale this Saturday, February 18th at 12pm EST over on Bonnaroo.com.

You can watch ESPN's John Anderson announce the lineup below and peep the full list of the first chunk of the lineup after the jump.

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[Listen] Heems - "Mr. India"

Today, Das Racist member Heems let loose a leftover track from his recently released mixtape Nehru Jackets titled "Mr. India." Released via his Tumblr, the track combines traditional Indian sounds, as well as some Bollywood thrown in there, with classic East Coast hip hop, and sees Heems laying out his classic non-sensical lyricism. Give the track a listen below.

Heems - "Mr. India"

[Download] Heems - 'NEHRU JACKETS' (Mixtape)

It's only been a few weeks since we got to listen to Das Racist's Kool A.D. and his new mixtape The Palm Wine Drinkard but not to be left out, Heems has just dropped his NEHRU JACKETS mixtape which features some dope sounding guest verses. It features spots from Childish Gambino, Danny Brown, Action Bronson and  Mr. Muthafuckin ExQuire all of which sound big. There's not much more left to say other than jump over here to grab the mixtape and hit play after a quick unzip. It's 25 tracks and a cover of goodness. Take your time to enjoy this one.

[Watch] Das Racist - "Brand New Dance" (Official Video)

Brooklyn hip hop trio Das Racist have let loose the visuals for their Relax track "Brand New Dance," directed by Joseph Zentil. The video is rather tame in terms of what is usually released from the sarcastic rappers, and focuses on close-up shots of Heems and Victor Vazquez in tandem with footage of one of their live performances. Nonetheless, it is a Das Racist video, so the charismatic and witty trio manage to take something simple and give it a unique flavour. You can watch the video in the player above.

All three members of the group, Heems, Victor and Dap, are scheduled to release solo mixtapes on 1/1/2012. As well, Heems and Dap are also part of an upcoming documentary titled Dosa Hunt, which also features Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend, Alan Palomo of Neon Indian, and Anand Wilder of Yeasayer. Dosa Hunt is set to be unveiled some time next year.

[Watch] Das Racist - "Michael Jackson" Live on Conan

Das Racist have had a pretty impressive 2011 with the release of their debut LP Relax being warmly received and numerous festival shows over summer not to mention headline tours that are about to hit the UK tomorrow! (Dates after the jump). Last night though they brought the rap ensemble to Conan O'Brien's late night spot for a performance of "Michael Jackson" and if you remember the video for the track the King of Pop also makes an appearance here. Kind of. Check it out at the top to see what I mean courtesy of The Audio Perv.

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[Listen] Heems - "I Want It Bad"

Check out another new jam from Das Racist's fan of the bud Heems. Titled "I Want It Bad", the track is a mellow track that shows Heems' skill to flow from bar to bar with a stutter like precision. Check it out below via his personal Tumblr account and in case you missed it, Das Racist are set to tour Europe in support of their recently released album Relax after a few remaining in the US. Peep them after the jump once you've wrapped your head around the track.

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[Watch] Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire ft. El-P, Das Racist, Danny Brown & Despot – “The Last Huzzah” (Video)

A couple of weeks ago, rising Brooklyn rapper Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire gathered together Das Racist, Danny Brown, Despot, and El-P for a remix of his track "Huzzah." The song is amazing to say the least, and if you haven't heard it yet, you should be ashamed you haven't taken the time to do so. Now, the song has an official video, and everyone makes an appearance, so check it out in the player above.

[Listen] Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire - "Huzzah (Remix)" Feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown and El-P

INSTANT MUTHAFUCKIN BANGER! Das Racist, Danny Brown and 2 of my favorite jukies, Despot and the legendary El-P jump on the remix for eXquire's remix of "Huzzah". With a nice parody of the classic Warriors quote  and the Diddy remix quote at the beginning, make this an all around perfect track. Peep it below and grab his new mixtape Lost In Translation here. And for more freshness check out Das Racist x El-P's collab track "Shut Up, Dude" here. Huzzah!