Goings On About Town

• Rosario Dawson gets wet in Italy.
• New Clipse album has Rick Rubin on the boards.
• Most annoying man in hip-hop: DJ Khaled.
• Kanye has a ghostblogger?
• Independent MCs drop labels, use the internet instead.
• George Bush thinks the current economy is funny. Ha!
• Dilla's mom speaks on her son.
• Download the full Santogold x Diplo mixtape.
• Mos Def's new Madlib-produced track live from NYC.
• The Google Spa is better than your job.

Top Ranking

The new Santogold x Diplo mixtape Top Ranking is finally in my greedy little paws. And it is unlike any mixtape I have heard in a long time, especially in that it's clear that some chances are actually being taken. How we like it.

I don't know if it's because I've had a few Saranac Cherry Wheats, but Icarus is possibly the best thing I have heard all year.

SANTOGOLD - ICARUS

SANTOGOLD - LIGHTS OUT (DIPLO PANDA MIX)

Guns of Brooklyn

Santogold linked with the almighty Diplo to release the bananas mixtape Top Ranking this week. In the vain of M.I.A., it's an eclectic mix of reggae, electronic weirdness, hip-hop, and African sounds. Featuring Sister Nancy, Tony Matterhorn, Barrington Levy, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and Santogold herself, this is the summer anthem for 08.

In related news, M.I.A. & Santogold have been collaborating, despite the fact that M.I.A. has officially quit the music business to pursue her clothing line of African urban 80s regalia, which can be seen in a new fairly entertaining promo video here.

Blaacka blaacka.

SANTOGOLD - GUNS OF BROOKLYN REMIX

Previously:
Santogold - Shove It Remix