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Sit Down, Man

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]

Sit Down, Man
Mixtape by
Das Racist
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
GenreHip hop
Length77:49
Label
Producer
Das Racist chronology
Shut Up, Dude
(2010) 		Sit Down, Man
(2010) 		Relax
(2011)

Production

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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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubA−[9]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−[10]
Now4/5[11]
Pitchfork8.7/10[12]
Rolling Stone     [13]
Spin8/10[14]
Under the Radar8/10[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

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."WKCR Stretch and Bobbito Show (Intro)" (featuring Quincy Jones (speech)) 0:27
2."All Tan Everything" (featuring Jay-Z (sample))Sabzi4:12
3."Puerto Rican Cousins"
  • Gordon Voidwell
  • Alex Kestner
3:02
4."Hahahaha JK?"Boi-1da5:48
5."Town Business" (featuring Kassa Overall)Kassa Overall4:00
6."Commercial"Teengirl Fantasy4:09
7."People Are Strange"Devo Springsteen3:35
8."Luv It Mayne" (featuring Fat Tony and Bo P.)Tom Cruz3:17
9."Amazing" (featuring Lakutis)Keepaway4:00
10."Fashion Party" (featuring Chairlift)Chairlift6:16
11."Rapping 2 U" (featuring Lakutis)Sha-leik4:41
12."Rooftop" (featuring Despot)Dame Grease4:56
13."Irresponsible" (featuring Lakutis)
3:49
14."Return to Innocence"Dash Speaks5:09
15."Julia (The Very Best Remix)"Das Racist3:57
16."Roc Marciano Joint" (featuring Roc Marciano)Mike Finito4:18
17."You Can Sell Anything"Diplo3:03
18."Sit Down, Man" (featuring El-P)Scoop DeVille3:55
19."Sit Down, People" (featuring Dapwell and Quincy Jones (speech)) 0:57

Personnel

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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

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  1. ^ Nickum, Stefan (June 14, 2012). "The 20 Best Diplo Productions: 17. Das Racist "You Can Sell Anything" (2010)". Complex. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Dombal, Ryan (September 2, 2010). "New Das Racist Video, Mixtape, Game". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Martins, Chris (November 16, 2010). "Breaking Out: Das Racist". Spin. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Singh, Amrit (September 14, 2010). "Das Racist – Sit Down, Man Mixtape". Stereogum. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Singh, Amrit (September 17, 2010). "Das Racist @ Santos Party House, NYC 9/16/10". Stereogum. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (September 14, 2010). "Sit Down, Man mixtape". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  7. ^ Hughes, Josiah (September 3, 2010). "Das Racist Ready Sit Down, Man Mixtape, Unveil Videogame". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sit Down, Man by Das Racist reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Martins, Chris (January 4, 2011). "Das Racist: Sit Down, Man". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 7, 2011). "Das Racist". MSN Music. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  11. ^ Richards, Jason (September 30, 2010). "Das Racist". Now. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Cohen, Ian (September 23, 2010). "Das Racist: Sit Down, Man". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  13. ^ Dolan, Jon (September 27, 2010). "Sit Down, Man". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Lemmon, Kyle (October 21, 2010). "Das Racist: Sit Down, Man (Mad Decent/Greedhead/Mishka)". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  16. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2010 (page 3 of 5)". Pitchfork. December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2010 (page 6 of 10)". Pitchfork. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  18. ^ "50 Best Songs of 2010". Rolling Stone. December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
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