Sit Down, Man is the second mixtape by American hip hop trio Das Racist. It was released as a free download by Greedhead Music, Mishka, and Mad Decent[1] on September 14, 2010.[2] It gained over 40,000 downloads in its first week of release.[3] An album release show was held at Santos Party House on September 16, 2010.[4][5]
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| Released | September 14, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 77:49 | |||
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Production edit
The mixtape is produced by Teengirl Fantasy, Chairlift, Diplo, Keepaway, and Boi-1da, among others.[6] It includes guest appearances from Fat Tony, El-P, Kassa Overall, Roc Marciano, and Lakutis.[7]
Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | A−[9] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A−[10] |
| Now | 4/5[11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[12] |
| Rolling Stone |    [13] |
| Spin | 8/10[14] |
| Under the Radar | 8/10[15] |
Pitchfork placed the mixtape at number 23 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2010" list.[16]
"Hahahaha JK?" was placed at number 44 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Tracks of 2010" list,[17] as well as number 48 on Rolling Stone's "50 Best Songs of 2010" list.[18]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "WKCR Stretch and Bobbito Show (Intro)" (featuring Quincy Jones (speech)) | 0:27 | |
| 2. | "All Tan Everything" (featuring Jay-Z (sample)) | Sabzi | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Puerto Rican Cousins" |
| 3:02 |
| 4. | "Hahahaha JK?" | Boi-1da | 5:48 |
| 5. | "Rown Business" (featuring Kassa Overall) | Kassa Overall | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Commercial" | Teengirl Fantasy | 4:09 |
| 7. | "People Are Strange" | Devo Springsteen | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Luv It Mayne" (featuring Fat Tony and Bo P.) | Tom Cruz | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Amazing" (featuring Lakutis) | Keepaway | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Fashion Party" (featuring Chairlift) | Chairlift | 6:16 |
| 11. | "Rapping 2 U" (featuring Lakutis) | Sha-leik | 4:41 |
| 12. | "Rooftop" (featuring Despot) | Dame Grease | 4:56 |
| 13. | "Irresponsible" (featuring Lakutis) |
| 3:49 |
| 14. | "Return to Innocence" | Dash Speaks | 5:09 |
| 15. | "Julia (The Very Best Remix)" | Das Racist | 3:57 |
| 16. | "Roc Marciano Joint" (featuring Roc Marciano) | Mike Finito | 4:18 |
| 17. | "You Can Sell Anything" | Diplo | 3:03 |
| 18. | "Sit Down, Man" (featuring El-P) | Scoop DeVille | 3:55 |
| 19. | "Sit Down, People" (featuring Dapwell and Quincy Jones (speech)) | 0:57 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from the liner notes.
- Sabzi – production (2)
- Gordon Voidwell – production, mixing (3)
- Alex Kestner – production, mixing (3)
- Boi-1da – production (4)
- Kassa Overall – production (5)
- Teengirl Fantasy – production (6)
- Devo Springsteen – production, mixing (7)
- Tom Cruz – production (8)
- Keepaway – production (9)
- Chairlift – production (10)
- Sha-leik – production (11)
- Dame Grease – production (12)
- Like Magic – production (13)
- Das Racist – production (13, 15)
- Dash Speaks – production (14)
- Mike Finito – production (16)
- Diplo – production (17)
- Scoop DeVille – production (18)
- Daniel Lynas – recording; mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- Patrick Wimberly – mixing (6, 10, 13)
- DJA – mastering
- Katy Porter – artwork, photography
- Mishka – artwork, photography
- Himanshu Suri – executive production
- Le'Roy Benros – executive production
References edit
- ^ Nickum, Stefan (June 14, 2012). "The 20 Best Diplo Productions: 17. Das Racist "You Can Sell Anything" (2010)". Complex. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (September 2, 2010). "New Das Racist Video, Mixtape, Game". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Martins, Chris (November 16, 2010). "Breaking Out: Das Racist". Spin. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Singh, Amrit (September 14, 2010). "Das Racist – Sit Down, Man Mixtape". Stereogum. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Singh, Amrit (September 17, 2010). "Das Racist @ Santos Party House, NYC 9/16/10". Stereogum. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (September 14, 2010). "Sit Down, Man mixtape". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (September 3, 2010). "Das Racist Ready Sit Down, Man Mixtape, Unveil Videogame". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Sit Down, Man by Das Racist reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ Martins, Chris (January 4, 2011). "Das Racist: Sit Down, Man". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (January 7, 2011). "Das Racist". MSN Music. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Richards, Jason (September 30, 2010). "Das Racist". Now. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (September 23, 2010). "Das Racist: Sit Down, Man". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (September 27, 2010). "Sit Down, Man". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Detrick, Ben (October 29, 2010). "Das Racist, 'Sit Down, Man' (Greedhead/Mad Decent)". Spin. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Lemmon, Kyle (October 21, 2010). "Das Racist: Sit Down, Man (Mad Decent/Greedhead/Mishka)". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2010 (page 3 of 5)". Pitchfork. December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2010 (page 6 of 10)". Pitchfork. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "50 Best Songs of 2010". Rolling Stone. December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
External links edit
- Sit Down, Man at Discogs (list of releases)