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Crystal Leww: In “Earthquake”, DJ Fresh was too anonymizing, but here Dominique Young Unique reinforces the idea that rap and electronica are genres perfect for crossover. The stutter of the “d” in “down” is all callback, really, sounding exactly like something the Queen Diva would do. The song hits its stride in the bridge with Dominique Young Unique letting her Southern origins show in a delightful and boastful drawl, before making it very explicit in a voiceover that “I’m not laughing with you / I’m laughing at you.” Southern girls still got swag.
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Alfred Soto: Missy and M.I.A. as a club banger, as the nineteen credited writers want you to know.
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Anthony Easton: The neighs of robot horses and the breakneck speed are brilliant, but I want more — I want sirens, gunshots, whistles, lasers, all of the artificial sounds of the disco. Fuck I want steel drums and hand claps. I mean, if she’s going to throw it down, she might as well go all in on a pair of pocket deuces. 
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Will Adams: For someone who should be pushing through her mixes to introduce herself to the world, Dominique Young Unique’s voice is quite filtered and modulated here. Still, her raps are sharp enough to prove that there’s something there, and the beat pops thanks to its M.I.A.-like stuttering and use of the “Jump Around” screech — which, if not a sample, is a wonderfully accurate recreation. Fun, brief club fare to set up the night’s early hours.
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Rebecca A. Gowns: A jock jam of the 21st century doused with Dominique Young Unique’s rapidfire monotone flow; like a rookie athlete doused in bright orange Gatorade after a good game. Sweaty. Tired. Salty. Done a million times before. Still effective.
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Brad Shoup: Thrown down for what?
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Katherine St Asaph: Dominique is limber and poppy and utterly composed, DJ Fresh is still going DIBBYDIBBYDIBBYDIBBY, and Benga’s always welcome, even if it’s just to add eerie minor-key stuff to the already-bordering-on-too-easy woodblocks and House of Pain sample. In a better world this would have Paloma Faith’s chart position.
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