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Mixtape

Like, it was a big dealfor artists to get their song on one of their cassettes

Like, it was a big deal
for artists to get their song on one of their cassettes

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Like, it was a big deal for artists to get their song
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on one of their cassettes.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:31
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...
Because they knew, A, - Mixtape 00:06
Because they knew, A,
But B, street credibility. - Mixtape 00:05
But B, street credibility.
- The mixtape DJ rises to a level of prominence, - Mixtape 00:07
- The mixtape DJ rises to a level of prominence,
[hip-hop music] - Mixtape 00:18
[hip-hop music]
Suddenly the FBI federal copyright law - Mixtape 00:08
Suddenly the FBI federal copyright law
Because in order for your label to sell a record, - Mixtape 00:10
Because in order for your label to sell a record,
For your artists to now appear believable to its community, - Mixtape 00:10
For your artists to now appear believable to its community,
- That's marketing that you can never, ever have the budget - Mixtape 00:12
- That's marketing that you can never, ever have the bu...
- The labels got them vibes because they was getting - Mixtape 00:05
- The labels got them vibes because they was getting
- And the mixtape DJs-- really, ultimately, - Mixtape 00:08
- And the mixtape DJs-- really, ultimately,
- 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 ♪