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What was happening was,the mixtapes were getting them so popular that they could actually...

What was happening was,
the mixtapes were getting them so popular that they could actually sell
shows

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What was happening was, the mixtapes
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were getting them so popular
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that they could actually sell shows.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:06
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...
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,
- 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,