Sit Down, Man Explained

Sit Down, Man
Type:	mixtape
Artist:	Das Racist
Cover:	Sit Down, Man.png
Genre:	Hip hop
Prev Title:	Shut Up, Dude
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Relax
Next Year:	2011

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]}

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

Pitchfork placed the mixtape at number 23 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2010" list.^[8]

"Hahahaha JK?" was placed at number 44 on Pitchforks "Top 100 Tracks of 2010" list,^[9] as well as number 48 on Rolling Stones "50 Best Songs of 2010" list.^[10]

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

External links

• • Sit Down, Man at Archive.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 20 Best Diplo Productions: 17. Das Racist "You Can Sell Anything" (2010). Complex. Stefan. Nickum. June 14, 2012. December 9, 2018.
2. Web site: New Das Racist Video, Mixtape, Game. Pitchfork. Ryan. Dombal. September 2, 2010. December 9, 2018.
3. Web site: Breaking Out: Das Racist. Spin. Chris. Martins. November 16, 2010. December 9, 2018.
4. Web site: Das Racist – Sit Down, Man Mixtape. Stereogum. Amrit. Singh. September 14, 2010. December 9, 2018.
5. Web site: Das Racist @ Santos Party House, NYC 9/16/10. Stereogum. Amrit. Singh. September 17, 2010. December 9, 2018.
6. Web site: Sit Down, Man mixtape. Pitchfork. Larry. Fitzmaurice. September 14, 2010. December 9, 2018.
7. Web site: Das Racist Ready Sit Down, Man Mixtape, Unveil Videogame. Exclaim!. Josiah. Hughes. September 3, 2010. December 9, 2018.
8. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 (page 3 of 5). Pitchfork. December 16, 2010. December 9, 2018.
9. Web site: The Top 100 Tracks of 2010 (page 6 of 10). Pitchfork. December 13, 2010. December 9, 2018.
10. Web site: 50 Best Songs of 2010. Rolling Stone. December 14, 2010. December 9, 2018.