ine ▁Category : P ak ist ani ▁cu is ine ▁Category : K ash mi ri ▁cu is ine ▁Category : P or rid ges ▁Category : E aster ▁food ▁Category : Le v antine ▁cu is ine ▁Category : L eb an ese ▁cu is ine ▁Category : O man i ▁cu is ine ▁Category : Pal est in ian ▁cu is ine ▁Category : P un j abi ▁cu is ine ▁Category : S y rian ▁cu is ine <0x0A> </s> ▁Victor ▁V az quez ▁( born ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ), ▁also ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁stage ▁name ▁K ool ▁A . D ., ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁ra pper , ▁record ▁producer , ▁author , ▁and ▁artist . ▁He ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁of ▁California . ▁V az quez ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York - based ▁rap ▁group ▁Das ▁R ac ist , ▁though ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁bands ▁Boy ▁Cris is ▁and ▁Party ▁Animal . ▁V az quez ▁has ▁also ▁released ▁his ▁own ▁solo ▁material , ▁including ▁numerous ▁mi xt apes . ▁Mother ▁Jones ▁magazine ▁described ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁" a ▁thought ful ▁effort ▁to ▁de construct ▁and ▁rear range ▁cultural ▁objects ▁in ▁ways ▁that ▁challenge ▁our ▁deep est ▁assumptions ▁about ▁society ▁and ▁cultural ▁products ". ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁V az quez , ▁who ▁is ▁of ▁Af ro - C ub an ▁and ▁Italian ▁descent , ▁originally ▁ha ils