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Mixtape

So putting these mixtapes outlike albums, people were literally waitingfor mixtapes to...

So putting these mixtapes out
like albums, people were literally waiting
for mixtapes to drop

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- So putting these mixtapes out like albums,
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people were literally waiting for mixtapes to drop.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:25
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...
- ♪ G5 sitting on the runway ♪ - Mixtape 00:08
- ♪ G5 sitting on the runway ♪
He give you a Beyoncé beat - Mixtape 00:11
He give you a Beyoncé beat
And the world remember that song - Mixtape 00:05
And the world remember that song
- Live shows in hip-hop were subsidized by free mixtapes. - Mixtape 00:05
- Live shows in hip-hop were subsidized by free mixtapes.
What was happening was, the mixtapes - Mixtape 00:05
What was happening was, the mixtapes
And there was a time in hip-hop - Mixtape 00:04
And there was a time in hip-hop
- ♪ You got no rap, but you want to rap ♪ - Mixtape 00:08
- ♪ You got no rap, but you want to rap ♪
- ♪ It's like a having a boat but you got no-- ♪ - Mixtape 00:20
- ♪ It's like a having a boat but you got no-- ♪
- People used to sweat Kid Capri. - Mixtape 00:04
- People used to sweat Kid Capri.
Like, it was a big deal for artists to get their song - Mixtape 00:06
Like, it was a big deal for artists to get their song
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,