Top Ranking

Diplo;Santogold (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mad Decent
• ASIN: B001S4JAGW
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #95,664 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. "Dub Selection Intro"

2. Three 6 Mafia: "Late Night" (Unstoppable Mix)

3. Santogold: "Shuv It" (Disco D Blend) [exclusive]

4. Santogold: "I'm a Lady" (Diplo Mix ft. Amanda Blank) [exclusive]

5. Sir Mix-A-Lot: "Posse on Broadway"

6. Santogold: "Lights Out" (Diplo's Panda Bear Mix) [exclusive]

7. Aretha Franklin: "Save Me"

8. Devo: "Be Stiff"

9. B-52's: "Mesopotamia"

10. Gerri and the Holograms: "Gerri and the Holograms"

11. Santogold: "Anne" (Switch Mix) [exclusive]

12. Santogold: "L.E.S. Artistes" (XXXchange Mix ft. Movado)

13. Cutty Ranks: "Dutty Six Pack" [exclusive]

14. Santogold: "Find a Way" (Graeme and Switch Mix ft. Kid Cudi) / Lunar Camel [exclusive]

15. Richie Spice x Ratatat: "Marijuana"

16. Desmond Dekker: "007 (Shanty Town)"

17. Santogold: "Guns of Brooklyn" [exclusive]

18. Dixie Cups: "Iko Iko"

19. Tony Matterhorn: "Big Belly Guns" [exclusive]

20. Santogold: "Get It Up" (Radioclit mix ft. MIA & Gorilla Zoe) [exclusive]

See all 35 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Review

Santogold- I'm A Lady (Diplo Mix ft. Amanda Blank) (Link 2) Santogold- Les Artistes (XXXchange Mix ft. Movado) (Link 2) Richie Spice And Ratatat- Marijuana (Link 2) You may have heard of Diplo and Santogold's new mega collaboration mix-tape 'Top Ranking'. I was late on the uptake (that changed, and fast), and if you still haven't got a clue, remove yourself from under that rock, and please Google it asap. This tape is 'so hot right now', mostly down to it's ambition. Sprawling over 75 minutes, this is stacked full of rarities, with delectable names to boot. Does 'Santogold- Creator (Mumdance Mix ft Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman & Tempz)' float your boat? 'Top Ranking' is almost impossible to 'review' as such, due to its pure size and density. The majority of songs feature at least one artist (disregarding both Santogold and Diplo) if not three. I've listened to the tape in it's entirety a few times, and I will say this: if you love either Diplo or Santogold, this is an essential buy. However, to give you a track by track review of this mammoth tape would probably keep me glued to my computer for the best part of a week. Instead, take it as a whole- a whole that is absolutely incredible. We get three completely new tracks from Santogold, and finally a musical meeting has been arranged between M.I.A. and Santi. They don't disappoint (see here for full coverage of 'Get It Up'), and I could easily see a Diplo/Santogold/M.I.A. tape coming out in the future -if M.I.A. continues with music, that is. And whilst I'm not fond of the constant comparisons between the two, this tape blurs the line between them. Diplo has worked with M.I.A. before on her Piracy Funds Terrorism tape- which was pretty much identical in concept. The comparisons, however, are besides the point- Santogold and Diplo are the ones in the spotlight, not M.I.A. and Santi. They really are an unstoppable combination: Santogold is already one of the most inventive artists around at the moment, and Diplo never fails to accentuate and expand her sound even further. This tape has something for everyone, and pretty much every genre under the sun finds its way somewhere onto the 35 tracks. This tape is off the wall, absolutely insane and worth every penny. Cop it. --The Cold Cut

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freakin' great. Wish I had it on LP for my DJ roommate..., April 16, 2009

By	M. Madani "Miette" (da BRONX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are some damn good mixes on this. If you're a fan of Diplo, of Santogold, or both, you gotta get this.
Even the segues between the different tracks are impeccably done.
Would try to discuss my favorite mixes but I don't know their individual track titles. I just listen to it. A lot.
Mixing Santogold with some VERY varied other stuff... like a hilarious song with Amanda Blank rapping about how her dad grounded her for dating a rapper, mixed in with Santogold's "I'm a Lady", great mixes with Richie Spice, the B-52s, Aretha Franklin, Sir Mix-a-lot, Devo, so much... The slight majority of mixes are with reggae but it's eclectic in many ways.
I highly recommend this!

5.0 out of 5 stars All Good, August 20, 2009

By	Paul Platt (San Francisco) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great album from start to finish, danceable and easy to listen to at a party or in your car. A great collaboration of dope artists!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not very Santigold....not at all what I expected, October 3, 2009

By	Jhonanne "Jhonanne" - See all my reviews

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Not at all what I expected. Not very Santigold
Not very listenable
If I had been able to hear samples/mp3 snippets I would not have bought this.