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| Released | September 14, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 77:49 | |||
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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]
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]
| 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]
| 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. | "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) |
| 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 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes.
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