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If you know anything about Diplo, you would know that he’s pretty much crazy. His eclectic mixtape-making style is chaos at its best and madness anyways every other time. Diplo’s new project with Santogold, The Top Ranking Mixtape, is just that, the top ranking mixtape on the net right now, and I know I’m a little late to the party (I’ve had it for nearly two weeks now, and knew about it before that), but it’s about time I said some words about it. Better late than never, eh?

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Let’s start with the people behind the music before we take on this immodestly challenging album. Diplo and Santogold. Does this formula sound familiar? It should because only a few years ago (2005?) the brilliant producer from Philly teamed up with genre-defying world-music popstar M.I.A. to make the Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1 mixtape that shocked the hip-hop listening world. M.I.A. was the hottest chick making music back then in a purely underground environment, and Diplo had already established his position in the production world with his baile-funk dub-step mixtape, Favela on Blast (which incidentally, is one album with more baile-anything and Miami bass than one white boy from the states should even know about). It was a total hit. Previewing the greater part of M.I.A.’s up-and-coming Arular and releasing to the masses their first glimpse of the hit single “Galang,” anybody that considered themselves in-the-know had it, or had a problem.

Fast forward 3 years and Diplo has teamed up with a new pseudo-pop diva whose goals are to “be a creator/ thrill is to make it up.” That’s right: Santogold. A Brooklyn-native whose fashion style and equal affinity to defy genre lines has been compared to M.I.A. by any and every half-witted music critic with a laptop and some free time. With Santogold’s debut album of the same name, released earlier this year, topping charts and getting lots of play time in clubs from east coast to west coast, she’s been getting a lot of love lately, and the internet DJs are tearin’ it up. Everybody and their sound engineer wants to take apart and remix “Creator,” the mainstream dub-step pop hit that got mad MTV love earlier this summer, or perhaps “L.E.S. Artistes,” the surprisingly hip girl-rock track that heads off the album. The list goes on, with “Starstruck,” the trance-inducing back-beat hit, or maybe “Anne,” “I’m a Lady,” “Lights Out”, “Shove It,”…the list goes on. Almost every track on Santogold is gold, and have been Dj remix-fodder since the day it hit the blogs.

Okay, so why would Diplo want to do something that everybody else has done? Well, that’s the question everyone was asking when their google search of “Santogold remix” turned up a jaw dropping thirty-five track mixtape. That is, that was the question until we listened to it. We should have known not to doubt you, Diplo, and we’re sorry we every did.

If you weren’t paying attention to your iPod when you played it, you wouldn’t even think you were listening to an album, especially if this was your first experience with Diplo dubs. The man skips from one genre to another with ease and frequently a defiance that makes you laugh to yourself, “did he really just do that?” I’m not kidding, if it weren’t for the typical hard-as-hell rappers over most of the beats I wouldn’t know that this was a mixtape that someone crafted, which is what it is. Following an unintelligible path, and using more samples than any one person should have, at some times it sounds more like a hipster Girl Talk album than anything else, but masterfully Diplo just…makes it work.

For example, “Shuv it (Disco D Blend)” uses an Enrico Morricone sample over the Santogold lyrics, and that transitions into Diplo’s own remix of “I’m a Lady” featuring female rapper Amanda Blank, which could get a lot of play in clubs. That goes into “Posse on Broadway,” using the same beat as the previous track, which then goes into Diplo’s remix of “Lights Out,” which is graced by Diplo’s heavy use of mindless and often unintelligible reggae-babble. That goes into a seemingly untouched sample from Aretha Franklin’s “Save Me” more likely heard on the radio in the late 1960s than in anything called a club-dub, which transitions into Devo’s “Be Stiff,” moving onto the eighties pop song by the B-52s, “Mesopotamia,” and you’re only a third of the way through the mixtape. I need a breath. Some of the best tracks on the tape aren’t even Diplo tracks either. The XxxChange remix of “L.E.S. Artistes,” which has made its rounds through the blogs is on there, and that’s a banger. So is the Mumdance mix of “Creator.” Other really cool tracks are Santogold’s own unreleased material including the Clash-inspired cover of Guns of Brixton, “Guns of Brooklyn.” Santogold’s ethereal-vocalled out “Anne” is on there, too, remixed by Diplo’s buddy and tour-mate Switch.

But if this is just a cluster-fuck of samples from the past 40 years, why does Diplo get the “mastermind” label that so many music critics (including myself) bestow upon him? Could it be just the sheer volume of material that he is working with? Yeah, maybe he gets brownie points for being that guy who digs up the 90s dancehall hit from Jamaica and slaps some Shawty Lo over it. His timing adds to the praise I’m willing to throw at this mixtape. In the middle of this renaissance-of-a-summer, this tape is reassuring us that good music can still be making a comeback. If Diplo is at the helm, it might mean a lot of Brazilian/Jamaican shit you’ve never heard of, but for now, that’s okay. Good luck looking up the lyrics.

Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub

Grade: A-

You can download the mixtape HERE

–Frosty Fresh

Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub is the first mixtape by American artist Santigold (then going by Santogold) and Philadelphia-based DJDiplo, released on July 15, 2008.^[1]

Background[edit]

Top Ranking features remixes of songs from Santogold's debut album, as well as remixes of other artists. Santogold also has previously unreleased songs on the mixtape, including a cover of The Clash's 'The Guns of Brixton', with lyrics altered to refer to Brooklyn.^[2] 'Guns of Brooklyn' and 'Get It Up', a collaboration with M.I.A. that heavily samples Gorilla Zoe's 'Hood Nigga', were leaked to the blogosphere prior to the mixtape's release.^[2][3][4] An alternate version of 'Get It Up' featuring Esau Mwamwaya rather than Gorilla Zoe also appeared on the internet.^[5] The album was released for a short period of time on the internet as a free download.^[6]

The Diplo remix of 'I'm a Lady', which features Amanda Blank, was later included in its entirety on Blank's 2009 album I Love You.

After taking inspiration from a Siouxsie and the Banshees song for her track 'My Superman' on her debut album,^[7] Santogold sampled for this mix tape another song of their Kaleidoscope, 'Lunar Camel'.

Critical reception[edit]

The mixtape has received comparisons to M.I.A. and Diplo's 2004 mixtape, Piracy Funds Terrorism.^[3][13] However, Pitchfork Media stated that 'the similarities between this collaboration and Diplo's first-- 2004's M.I.A.-trumpeting Piracy Funds Terrorism mix-- are as superficial as those between M.I.A. and Santogold themselves.'^[14] According to NME, Top Ranking 'expands on her [Santogold's] debut's cultural crossover', incorporating 'hyphy, crunk, classic dub and new wave'.^[15] The review continued that the mixtape 'is a must-have' either 'as a standalone mixtape or a perfect companion to Santogold'.^[15]Exclaim! said that Top Ranking 'showcases Santogold's steeze and flexibility as an MC/singer.'^[16] They praised Diplo's 'global and eclectic' production, calling Top Ranking 'a top-notch mixtape that will hopefully find its way up from the underground.'^[16]Idolator labelled the disc 'an entertaining listen, with most of the disparate influences that influence Santogold's debut appearing in one form or another.'^[17]Slant Magazine said that 'Top Ranking's hotness can't—and shouldn't—be downplayed', but also that it doesn't distinguish itself from Piracy Funds Terrorism and that 'Santogold's unique essence feels lost amid the clutter.'^[18]

Top Ranking was named one of 2008's five best mixtapes by The Guardian.^[19] The publication also named the Diplo Remix of 'I'm a Lady' featuring Amanda Blank one of the 'singles' of the year.^[20]

Track listing[edit]

1. 'Dub Selection Intro'
2. Three 6 Mafia – 'Late Night' (Unstoppable Mix)
3. Santogold – 'Shuv It' (Disco D Blend)
4. Santogold – 'I'm A Lady' (Diplo Mix feat. Amanda Blank)
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot – 'Posse on Broadway'
6. Santogold – 'Lights Out' (Diplo's Panda Bear Mix)
7. Aretha Franklin – 'Save Me'
8. Devo – 'Be Stiff'
9. The B-52's – 'Mesopotamia'
10. Gerri and the Holograms – 'Gerri and the Holograms'
11. Santogold – 'Anne' (Switch Mix)
12. Santogold – 'L.E.S. Artistes' (XXXchange Mix feat. Mavado)
13. Cutty Ranks – 'Dutty Six Pack'
14. Santogold – 'You'll Find a Way' (Grame & Switch Mix feat. Kid Cudi) / Siouxsie and the Banshees - 'Lunar Camel'
15. Richie Spice & Ratatat – 'Marijuana'
16. Desmond Dekker – 'Shanty Town'
17. Santogold – 'Guns of Brooklyn'
18. The Dixie Cups – 'Iko Iko'
19. Tony Matterhorn – 'Big Belly Guns'
20. Santogold – 'Get It Up' (Radioclit Mix feat. M.I.A. and Gorilla Zoe)
21. Mark Ronson In Studio
22. Trouble Andrew – 'Run - Hide'
23. Sister Nancy – 'Pigeon Rock'
24. Nora Dean – 'Barbwire'
25. Shinehead – 'Know How Fe Chat'
26. The Clash – 'Ghetto Defendant'
27. Warrior Queen – 'Check It'
28. Santogold & Benga – 'Unstoppable' / 'Night Dub'
29. Shawty Lo & Skream – 'Dey Know' / 'Stagger'
30. Santogold – 'Creator' (Mumdance Mix feat. Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman and Tempz)
31. Xray - 'Turbulence Dubplate' (Starstruck Diplo Mix)
32. Barrington Levy – 'Send a Moses'
33. Prince Jazzbo – 'Ital Corner'
34. Santogold – 'Icarus'
35. Santogold & Diplo – 'Right Brigade'

Covers and samples[edit]

• Near the end of 'Dub Selection Intro' is a sound byte from Street Fighter II
• 'Late Night' (Unstoppable Mix) by Three 6 Mafia samples Santogold's 'Unstoppable'
• Amanda Blank's verse in 'I'm a Lady' (Diplo Mix) samples LL Cool J's 'I Need Love'^[21]
• The end of 'Shuv It' (Disco D Blend) samples Shinehead's 'Billie Jean'
• Diplo's Panda Bear Mix of 'Lights Out' samples 'Comfy in Nautica' by Panda Bear and 'What's a Girl to Do?' by Bat for Lashes^[22]
• 'Anne' (Switch Mix) samples 'Das Model' and 'Nummern' by Kraftwerk
• 'Dutty Six Pack' opens with a sample from The Clash's 'Lightning Strikes (Not Once but Twice)' from Sandinista! and further samples 'Six Pack' by Black Flag
• 'You'll Find a Way' (Grame & Switch Mix) / 'Lunar Camel' samples 'Lunar Camel' by Siouxsie and the Banshees
• 'Guns of Brooklyn' is a cover of The Clash's 'The Guns of Brixton'^[2] and samples 'Dub be good to me' from Beats International
• 'Iko Iko' by The Dixie Cups is blended with 'Ching-a-Ling' by Missy Elliott and samples Clinic's 'The Equaliser' from Walking with Thee
• 'Big Belly Guns' opens with the intro to 'Sonic Reducer' by The Dead Boys and the drums from the Dead Kennedys's 'California Uber Alles', closing with its bassline and guitar riff and Street Fighter sound effects.
• 'Get It Up' (Radioclit Mix feat. M.I.A. and Gorilla Zoe) samples Tony Matterhorn's 'Big Belly Guns' and Gorilla Zoe's 'Hood Nigga',^[5] and it also contains a sound byte from Street Fighter II
• 'Creator' contains a part of 'Crank That (Soulja Boy)' by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, and 'Freaky Gurl' by Gucci Mane.
• 'Turbulence Duplate' (Starstruck Diplo Mix) by Xray samples Santogold's 'Starstruck'
• The instrumental of 'Icarus' is based around 'This Is How We Walk on the Moon' by Arthur Russell
• 'Right Brigade' is a cover of Bad Brains

References[edit]

1. ^'Top Ranking'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
2. ^ ^abcEhren Gresehover (2008-07-18). 'Santogold covers the Clash, sort of'. New York. Bruce Wasserstein. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
3. ^ ^abPaul Thompson (2008-07-18). 'Santogold and Diplo team for Top Ranking mixtape'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
4. ^Mark Richardson (2008-07-17). ''Guns of Brooklyn' (The Clash cover)'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
5. ^ ^ab'Esau Mwamwaya f. MIA & Santogold, 'Get It Up''. The Fader. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
6. ^'Santogold and Diplo mixtape available to download for free'. NME. IPC Media. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
7. ^Hresko, Lisa (2008-04-28). 'SANTOGOLD: All That Glitters Is Santogold'. CMJ. Archived from the original on 2008-05-02. 'My Superman' is an interpolation of a Siouxsie Sioux song, 'Red Light,' she explains. 'It was inspired by that [song].'
8. ^Exclaim! review
9. ^NME review
10. ^Rolling Stone review
11. ^Pitchfork Media reviewArchived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
12. ^Slant Magazine review
13. ^'Santogold vs Diplo'. Fact Magazine. Vinyl Factory Publishing. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
14. ^Mark Pytlik (2008-07-29). 'Santogold/Diplo: Top Ranking [Mad Decent; 2008]'. Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
15. ^ ^abPriya Elan (2008-09-05). 'Santogold Vs Diplo'. NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
16. ^ ^ab'Santogold & Diplo - Top Ranking'. Exclaim!. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
17. ^'Diplo, Santogold trip down hip-hop memory lane'. Idolator. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
18. ^Ed Gonzalez (2008-07-30). 'Diplo and Santogold: Top Ranking'. Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
19. ^'2008 in lists: Five best mixtapes out there somewhere to download'. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
20. ^'The Guide's 13 singles of the year'. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
21. ^J. Edward Keyes (2008-07-25). 'Single Minded: The Killers, Wu-Tang Clan, Santogold and The Cure'. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
22. ^Marc Hogan (2008-08-11). 'Pitchfork.tv: Santogold: 'Lights Out' [Video]'. Retrieved 2008-08-13.

External links[edit]

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• Santogold on Myspace

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