Victor Vazquez (born November 16, 1983),[1] also known by his stage name Kool A.D., is an American rapper, record producer, author, and artist.

He attended high school at the Arthur Andersen Community Learning Center in Alameda[4] and college at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he earned a bachelor's degree in English in 2006.

[5] At Wesleyan, Vazquez met future Das Racist bandmate Himanshu Suri[7] as well as Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT.

[8] While a student at Wesleyan University in 2005, Vazquez formed the group Boy Crisis, originally playing drums, and then later moving to vocals.

[citation needed] With Ashok "Dapwell" Kondabolu serving as their hype man, Vazquez and Suri formed the rap group Das Racist.

Das Racist first found success on the internet with their 2008 song "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell", and then quickly established themselves within the underground rap scene with their 2010 mixtapes Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man, both of which earned them critical acclaim, the latter of which received Pitchfork's designation of "Best New Music" as well as spawning tours across North America, Europe, and Asia.

[14] In 2011, they played the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, New York,[15] and in early 2012, Das Racist member Dapwell mentioned that Vazquez was working on material with his "other band" Party Animal.

The Palm Wine Drinkard, which featured several R&B tracks and other experimental music styles, received mixed reviews from critics.

[20] The albums include collaborations with Pictureplane, Young L, Skywlkr, Keyboard Kid, Trackademicks, Fat Tony, Mike Finito, Lakutis, and Spank Rock, as well as a beat Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys originally made for Das Racist.

[22] Vazquez and Kassa Overall released a collaborative mixtape as Kool & Kass entitled Peaceful Solutions on April 30, 2013.

(released in 2014), and featuring guest appearances from Sir DZL and Ladybug "Santos Vieira" Mecca of Digable Planets.

[43] In early 2014, Vazquez married Saba Moeel, known by her stage name Cult Days, a fashion designer and musician he had known since he was 15.