Florida (Diplo album)

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Florida
Florida (album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)
Genre
Length55:28
Label Big Dada
Producer Diplo
Diplo chronology
Florida
(2004)
FabricLive.24
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
MusicOMH favorable [2]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [3]
PopMatters favorable [4]
Spin B− [5]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT empty.svg [6]
XLR8R favorable [7]

Florida is the debut studio album by American DJ Diplo. It was released on Big Dada in 2004. [4] In 2014, it was re-released as F10rida, with 10 extra tracks added, plus bonus commentary. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Florida was described by Ian Roullier of MusicOMH as "an excellent, diverse collection of instrumental hip hop excursions, laid back grooves and whacked out rap tracks." [2] Tim O'Neil of PopMatters said, "Diplo has crafted one of the year's best debut albums, an ambitious ode to the art and craft of sampling." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Florida"1:36
2."Big Lost"4:39
3."Sarah"5:26
4."Into the Sun" (featuring Martina Topley-Bird)5:53
5."Way More"5:56
6."Money Power Respect"3:51
7."Diplo Rhythm" (featuring Sandra Melody, Vybz Kartel and Pantera Os Danadinhos)4:53
8."Works"8:52
9."Indian Thick Jawns" (featuring P.E.A.C.E.)3:55
10."Summer's Gonna Hurt You"8:41
11."It's All Part of a Bigger Plan"1:46
F10rida extra tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Epistemology Suite 1: Don't Fall"7:07
13."Epistemology Suite 2: Like Cats"1:22
14."Epistemology Suite 3: You're Enron"3:08
15."As I Lay Dying"3:53
16."Flute Jawn"3:51
17."Making It Hard"2:51
18."Now's the Time (F10rida Rework)"3:18
19."Newsflash (Metronomy Remix)"4:34
20."Summer's Gonna Hurt You (Derek Allen Version)"4:50
21."Big Lost (Eprom Remix)"5:19
22."F10rida Album Commentary" (bonus track)9:52

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