WTF is a mixtape????
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UNORTHODOX
Father Timeless
lol Dawn was the mixtape. Called it an Ep. A rose by different names.
Edit: And I guess it've been called twilight, but I cant bare to hear that name anymore lol
But its all music, if its good, who cares??
Everybody says his "mixtape" was better than his album....creatively he probably got handcuffed on the actual album put out by the label. It's that "control yo shit" factor"....and he's not the only one that that has happened to. Dude gotta pay his bills so it is wut it is I guess. Let's not forget he's a fairly new artist...he'll probably get better and get more creative control once he shows the label he can sell records. He probably had to go with the labels "in house" producers on 95% of the album when on his mixtape he had some raw no name cats bangin' out beats.
UNORTHODOX
Father Timeless
Creative control is a huge factor, except some underground artists (The Gibbs or Mac Millers of the blog game) Are secretly signed WAYYY before they get on the blogs. Saying they are "indie", and words like mixtape, and DIY, have become branding and marketing tools
^^ Random info in hindsight, kind of lol
slik da relic
RS Jedi
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 1
these days, i look at a mixtape as the album that alot artists would like to have on the radio... a lot dirtier, with more things they would like to do... if u make 20-30 songs, not every one makes the cut... and theyll prolly never get released.. so u slap them together, and call it a mix tape... try to get make money off of it urself.
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da relic
UNORTHODOX
Father Timeless
Ok, how about we define each? A blend tape is a DJ cuttin? a Mixtape is Random tracks? What else, lets make this a productive thread
On the real.....a lot of mix tapes are djless because the big name dj's want an arm and a leg for hosting/kuttin' on ya shit. Them dudes try to get paid more than the artist or producers. Artist got hip to the game and are now side stepping them greedy bastards and I don't blame 'em.
A mixtape USED to be that....
That's like saying that you shouldn't listen to music on CDs.
Mixtapes used to be what was described. a collection of tracks mixed/scratched together.
Mixtapes became almost like an album where artists have more creative control on what is released because the labels don't slap their names on it.
A lot of times the mixtapes truly showcase an artist's skill. They also create a buzz for a release of an official album.
To be honest......I'd rather listen to an artist's mixtape rather than the album. The album is full of radio friendly tracks and unnecessary fillers.
It's definitely not 2nd rate tracks, just tracks that the label won't put out.
Now the records that were dropped after 2pac died were 2nd rate records, because they were never released.. If he were never killed, we would've never heard any of those records, I'm sure.
Drake's mixtape is what put him on the map, dude had a hit single that came off the mixtape, before dude was even officially signed. The mixtape was decent......the album...not so much.
It's to create a buzz for the artist....
Stop it guys...you do sound pretty old.... You're like the parents that listen to the radio and say "that's not music"
Stop it 5. <--lmao
That's like saying that you shouldn't listen to music on CDs.
Mixtapes used to be what was described. a collection of tracks mixed/scratched together.
Mixtapes became almost like an album where artists have more creative control on what is released because the labels don't slap their names on it.
A lot of times the mixtapes truly showcase an artist's skill. They also create a buzz for a release of an official album.
To be honest......I'd rather listen to an artist's mixtape rather than the album. The album is full of radio friendly tracks and unnecessary fillers.
It's definitely not 2nd rate tracks, just tracks that the label won't put out.
Now the records that were dropped after 2pac died were 2nd rate records, because they were never released.. If he were never killed, we would've never heard any of those records, I'm sure.
Drake's mixtape is what put him on the map, dude had a hit single that came off the mixtape, before dude was even officially signed. The mixtape was decent......the album...not so much.
It's to create a buzz for the artist....
Stop it guys...you do sound pretty old.... You're like the parents that listen to the radio and say "that's not music"
Stop it 5. <--lmao
As it is No, but get rid of all the bs, clean this beat up and add some southern swag factor to it, yeah it could go on an album, get pushed and possibly blow. The cartoon actually took away from the song imo, imagine that a video directed by Hype with todays video technologies and real people getting wild in it. That ish would have the potential to be bananas.
Russell Simmons was on the BET awards last night saying LL's "I need love" wasn't supposed to go on the album and I bet just about every true head can recite over half the lyrics of that song today.
Russell Simmons was on the BET awards last night saying LL's "I need love" wasn't supposed to go on the album and I bet just about every true head can recite over half the lyrics of that song today.
I disagree, thnk it needs to make a comeback, its part of the overall artform, Im surprised no one yelled at you for saying that! lol
He knows NOT what he types....he got a pass! Kuttin' and scratchin' puts the hip in hop. Youngins......I tell ya!
DJ Excellence
ILLIEN
ILL should release mixtapes between the ILL comps. LOL Well why not?
The quickest way to get mass support on ILL is to get others involved. A mixtape would not be a bad idea at all. Get about 30 tracks together, put together a committee to vote on which tracks make the cut, get some MC's on the them and put it out for FREE with everybody doing there part to promote it.
DJ Excellence
ILLIEN
Someone needs to get the yeah or nay from fade but I think its a good idea and yeah I know we've tried it many times before but this is a new day. We just need someone with the right drive to make it all happen. Set a schedule and follow it through to the end.