Das Racist — along with Ebony Tusks, Greg Enemy and Stik Figa — is at The Granada tonight

Das Racist entered the collective consciousness through the Trojan horse of “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell,” but the songs on critically lauded mixtapes Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man are smarter and richer than that stoner-rap number lets on. The songs on the wisecracking mixtapes convey a smart wackiness, irreverence rooted in intelligence.

Since the moment that Das Racist unleashed “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell” on the blogosphere, writers have been compelled to weigh in on Das Racist’s prankster presence. As soon as the trio was backed by a few websites, including the influential Pitchfork — the publication branded Shut Up, Dude with its “Best New Music” distinction — the media-savvy group was basically everywhere, ready to seize every outlet.