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Yall So Stupid was an American
alternative hip hop Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising " hip hop groups that refuse to confor ...
group based in
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,
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, United States. It was formed by , Unkle Buk, Sha Boogie, Spearhead X and Logic in 1991. After performing extensively in Atlanta's underground circuit, the group was signed by Dallas Austin & L.A. Reid to
Rowdy Records Rowdy Records is a record label distributed through Motown. It was founded by record producer Dallas Austin in 1992, and the precursor to his entertainment company, Freeworld Entertainment. History Formed in 1992 by producers Dallas Austin and ...
in 1992. Their debut album, '' Van Full of Pakistans'', was released on May 25, 1993. In 1995, H2O formed the group Massinfluence with Audessey, Cognito and Spearhead X.


In popular culture

* Rapper
Sage Francis Paul William "Sage" Francis (born November 18, 1976) is an American independent underground rapper from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of Strange Famous Records. Early life and education Francis was born in Miami, Florida ...
alludes to both the group and their first album on the Non-Prophets song "Disasters" from their album ''
Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...
'', with the line "Yall so stupid, like a van full of Pakistans at a Klan rally". * 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 ...
reference Y'all So Stupid and "a van full of pakis" in Kool A.D.'s verse in their song Hugo Chávez on their mixtape ''
Shut Up, Dude ''Shut Up, Dude'' is the first mixtape by American hip hop trio Das Racist. It was released as a free download by Greedhead Music and Mishka on March 29, 2010. Music videos A music video was created for "Who's That? Brooown!". The video linked to ...
''.


Discography

*'' Van Full of Pakistans'' (1993)


References

{{Authority control American hip hop groups Southern hip hop musicians Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state) Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Musical quartets 1991 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Rowdy Records artists