The Anchorman Mixtape Explained

The Anchorman Mixtape
Type:	Mixtape
Artist:	k-os
Cover:	The Anchorman Mixtape.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	9 August 2010
Recorded:	2010
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	32:57
Producer:	k-os
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	MuchMusic Presents: k-os Live
Next Year:	2011

The Anchorman Mixtape is a mixtape by Canadian rapper k-os which was released on August 9, 2010.^[1] Following the release of his album Yes! earlier in 2009, The mixtape features collaborations with Drake, Saukrates and Sebastien Grainger, among others.

Background

Made available to download from his tour website,^[2] the mixtape was mostly recorded on k-os' tour bus while he was touring with Drake in April 2010. It incorporates snippets of the movie . Providing Will Ferrell's voice as a narrator to the mixtape, each snippet relates to the track following it.

Track listing

1. "Start Me UP" – 3:01
2. "SheClipse" – 3:17
3. "Faith" (featuring Drake) – 3:26
4. "Joni Mitchellin' Peelin Out" (featuring Saukrates) - 3:00
5. "Dance In YO Car" - 3:55
6. "BlackWater" (featuring Sebastien Grainger) - 3:15
7. "Holy Cow" - 3:54
8. "I Wish I Could Believe" - 2:52
9. "Beauty is a Loaded Gun" - 2:55
10. "The Lonely Ones" - 3:18

Sample credits:

• "Start Me UP" samples "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones
• "I Wish I Could Believe" samples "Mouthful of Diamonds" by Phantogram
• "Beauty is a Loaded Gun" samples "Chanson D'un Jour D'Hiver" by Cortex

Notes and References

1. Web site: . : K-OS : . . www.k-osmusic.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124110926/http://k-osmusic.com/main.html . 2010-11-24.
2. Web site: sheep in wolves clothes » Tour TV . tour-tv.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528141608/http://tour-tv.com/mixtape . 2010-05-28.