Ashok Kondabolu, also known by his stage name
Dapwell, or
Dap, is an
American rapper and dancer from
Queens, New York. A graduate of
Stuyvesant High School in
New York City, Kondabolu is best known for being a member of and
hype man for the New York-based rap group
Das Racist. Kondabolu has also announced that he will eventually release his own solo material. He is the younger brother of comedian
Hari Kondabolu, with whom he conducts the monthly
Untitled Kondabolu Brothers Project as well as the
Untitled Kondabolu Brothers Podcast every two weeks.
Rolling Stone India described Ashok as "New York’s stock Joe Gould-like character injected with the creative adrenaline of gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson and the uncouth coarseness of writer Charles Bukowski." With the breakup of Das Racist in December 2012, Kondabolu stated that he would be focusing his attention on video and his radio show
Chillin' Island.