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
Released	September 14, 2010
Genre	Hip hop
Length	77:49
Label	Greedhead Mishka Mad Decent
Producer	Sabzi Gordon Voidwell Alex Kestner Boi-1da Kassa Overall Teengirl Fantasy Devo Springsteen Tom Cruz Keepaway Chairlift Sha-leik Dame Grease Like Magic Das Racist Dash Speaks Mike Finito Diplo Scoop DeVille
Das Racist chronology
Shut Up, Dude (2010) Sit Down, Man (2010) Relax (2011)

Production

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

Professional ratings

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

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"	Gordon Voidwell Alex Kestner	3:02
4.	"Hahahaha JK?"	Boi-1da	5:48
5.	"Town 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)	Like Magic Das Racist	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

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

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.

External links

• Sit Down, Man at Discogs (list of releases)