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Mixtape

Swap meets werethe equivalent of a Delancey Street

Swap meets were
the equivalent of a Delancey Street

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- Swap meets were the equivalent of
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a Delancey Street.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:35
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...
- If know somebody in Mississippi, - Mixtape 00:04
- If know somebody in Mississippi,
Whether it's from the prison system, - Mixtape 00:07
Whether it's from the prison system,
So word of mouth was better than, you know, - Mixtape 00:05
So word of mouth was better than, you know,
There's my Walkman from jail. - Mixtape 00:04
There's my Walkman from jail.
Had COs bringing me food on the weekend, - Mixtape 00:05
Had COs bringing me food on the weekend,
Yeah, niggas would rather get their head cracked - Mixtape 00:04
Yeah, niggas would rather get their head cracked
Going back to the turntable, that changed everything. - Mixtape 00:04
Going back to the turntable, that changed everything.
- Epidemic just hit crazy when it switched to CDs. - Mixtape 00:05
- Epidemic just hit crazy when it switched to CDs.
- And I was like, yo, man, if I was the first one to put - Mixtape 00:05
- And I was like, yo, man, if I was the first one to put
- Oh, man. The hustle came when you get to burn CDs. - Mixtape 00:04
- Oh, man. The hustle came when you get to burn CDs.
- The tapes went away and the CDs started - Mixtape 00:05
- The tapes went away and the CDs started
They had multiple machines in their studios and shops - Mixtape 00:06
They had multiple machines in their studios and shops
And, you know what I mean, the turnaround was way quicker. - Mixtape 00:05
And, you know what I mean, the turnaround was way quicker.
- When it started getting flooded - Mixtape 00:10
- When it started getting flooded
It became, who could sell more? How fast? How quick? - Mixtape 00:05
It became, who could sell more? How fast? How quick?
[hip-hop music] - Mixtape 00:20
[hip-hop music]
- Radio was aggressive - Mixtape 00:05
- Radio was aggressive
- You always wanna put something on your mix - Mixtape 00:08
- You always wanna put something on your mix
- All of a sudden, I started hearing - Mixtape 00:05
- All of a sudden, I started hearing
Queens niggas love to steal, okay? [chuckles] - Mixtape 00:07
Queens niggas love to steal, okay? [chuckles]