''The Palm Wine Drinkard'' is the first solo mixtape by
rapper
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Kool A.D., of the rap group
Das Racist
Das Racist was an American alternative hip hop group based in Brooklyn, composed of MCs Heems and Kool A.D. and hype man Ashok Kondabolu (a.k.a. Dapwell or Dap). Known for their use of humor, academic references, foreign allusions, and unconven ...
. Released in January 2012, it is the first of two mixtapes released by Kool A.D. that year, with ''
51'' following in April. The mixtape takes its name from Amos Tutuola's novel ''
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
''The Palm-Wine Drinkard'' (subtitled "and His Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Dead's Town") is a novel published in 1952 by the Nigerian author Amos Tutuola. The first African novel published in English outside of Africa, this quest tale based on ...
''.
Content
The title track of the mixtape features the full sample of
OutKast's seven-minute song "SpottieOttieDopaliscious," from their 1998 album ''
Aquemini
''Aquemini'' is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 29, 1998, by LaFace Records. The title is a portmanteau of the two performers' Zodiac signs: Aquarius (Big Boi) and Gemini (André 3000), which ...
''
[ Two of the songs on the album, "Booty in the Air" and "You Can Sell Anything," are remixed versions of pre-existing ]Das Racist
Das Racist was an American alternative hip hop group based in Brooklyn, composed of MCs Heems and Kool A.D. and hype man Ashok Kondabolu (a.k.a. Dapwell or Dap). Known for their use of humor, academic references, foreign allusions, and unconven ...
songs, from the albums ''Relax
Relax may refer to:
Aviation
* Roland Z-120 Relax, a German ultralight aircraft design for the 120 kg class
Music Albums
* ''Relax'' (Blank & Jones album), 2003
* ''Relax'' (Das Racist album), 2011
Songs
* "Relax" (song), a 1983 song by Fran ...
'' and ''Sit Down, Man
''Sit Down, Man'' is the second mixtape by American hip hop trio Das Racist. It was released as a free download by Greedhead Music, Mishka, and Mad Decent on September 14, 2010. It gained over 40,000 downloads in its first week of release. An albu ...
'', respectively. The track "A Ganglion of Lightnings" is a re-recorded version of a song by Kool A.D.'s previous band, Boy Crisis.
Reception
''The Palm Wine Drinkard'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. ''Pitchforks Zach Kelly gave the mixtape a 6.2/10 rating, stating, "when A.D. really stretches himself, some of the most bizarre ideas turn into something interesting."[ Giving the album a 6/10 score, Adam Finley of ''PopMatters'' declared the mixtape "a messy mix of goofy ideas slammed together by a guy as seemingly interested in entertaining himself as he is in making consumable art," but adding, "what he does do well is surprise and entertain, building the recognizable form of an album out of disparate pieces."][
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Track listing
References
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2012 debut albums
Self-released albums
Kool A.D. albums