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And the mixtape DJs-- really, ultimately
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Mixtape

And the mixtape DJs--really, ultimately, at the end of the day,they demonstrated to the...

And the mixtape DJs--
really, ultimately, at the end of the day,
they demonstrated to the labels how the label should be moving

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- And the mixtape DJs-- really, ultimately,
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at the end of the day, they demonstrated to the labels
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how the label should be moving.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:02
Uploaded
May 04, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Saboteur Media,Def Jam Recordings,MTV Documentary Films,Mercury Studios

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Movie Summary

Mixtapes have an out-sized role in the emergence of hip hop around the world. Before radio play, the internet, and social media, there were mixtapes. No matter where you lived, you could pop a cassette into a tape deck, and be tra...
- I think labels and their legal teams - Mixtape 00:11
- I think labels and their legal teams
- Before I put out my first album, like, Dr. Dre, - Mixtape 00:06
- Before I put out my first album, like, Dr. Dre,
Me and 50, we did it anyway with Whoo Kid - Mixtape 00:05
Me and 50, we did it anyway with Whoo Kid
- Here you have a vibrant music scene - Mixtape 00:08
- Here you have a vibrant music scene
It's based on reputation, who you know, - Mixtape 00:10
It's based on reputation, who you know,
- When it came to labels like Def Jam, - Mixtape 00:10
- When it came to labels like Def Jam,
And then-- - Mixtape 00:13
And then--
[hip-hop music] - Mixtape 00:07
[hip-hop music]
I came in this bitch with a rope chain - Mixtape 00:05
I came in this bitch with a rope chain
♪ Yeah, I came in the game, hardest motherfucker lit ♪ - Mixtape 00:45
♪ Yeah, I came in the game, hardest motherfucker lit ♪
- If I had to refer to the hustler mentality - Mixtape 00:07
- If I had to refer to the hustler mentality
- Mixtapes saved my whole entire life. - Mixtape 00:04
- Mixtapes saved my whole entire life.
- If you take these people who are, like, - Mixtape 00:11
- If you take these people who are, like,
- When Snowman started popping, - Mixtape 00:05
- When Snowman started popping,
- It made us actually go out and celebrate that, - Mixtape 00:11
- It made us actually go out and celebrate that,
- When I think about Drama, - Mixtape 00:04
- When I think about Drama,
- I used to call Dram, like, "I want you to do my mixtape." - Mixtape 00:06
- I used to call Dram, like, "I want you to do my mixta...
I was like, "I know what I'ma do." - Mixtape 00:06
I was like, "I know what I'ma do."
So my first frame of mind was, - Mixtape 00:08
So my first frame of mind was,
And I remember when I went and played it for Drama, - Mixtape 00:04
And I remember when I went and played it for Drama,