| Gay Dog Food | ||||
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| Released | October 28, 2014 | |||
| Length | 57:18 | |||
| Label | UNO, Ormolycka | |||
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Gay Dog Food is a 2014 mixtape by American rapper Mykki Blanco. [1] It features contributions from Cakes da Killa, Cities Aviv, and Kathleen Hanna, among others. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Now |   (NNN) [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6/10 [4] |
| PopMatters | 3/10 [5] |
| South China Morning Post |  [6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [7] |
On October 29, 2014, Stereogum named Gay Dog Food the "Mixtape of the Week". [8] MTV News named it one of the "23 Albums That Should Have Gone Platinum in 2014". [9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Runny Mascara" | 1:59 |
| 2. | "New Feelings" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "For the Homey's" | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Baby's Got Big Plans" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Self Destruction" | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Fulani" (featuring Ian Isiah) | 3:25 |
| 7. | "A Minute with Cakes" (featuring Cakes da Killa) | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Moshin in the Front" (featuring Cities Aviv) | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Something Special" (featuring James K) | 1:39 |
| 10. | "A Moment with Kathleen" (featuring Kathleen Hanna) | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Cyber Dog" | 5:16 |
| 12. | "Lukas" (featuring No Bra) | 2:38 |
| 13. | "GDF Interlude" | 8:12 |
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