Mixtapes

[polyray]

It seems like everybody is doing a mixtape. What makes a good mixtape? Is it the beat? the rap? If the beat is not a familiar tune, is it still considered a mixtape?

 

[Jake]

a mixtape is when you have 45 songs that are all 1 min long, the first 15 sec is the host DJ yellin out a bunch of randon shit ..."BRONX!! HOT SHIT!!! DJ WAX FINGERS!!! CHURCHS CHICKEN!!! followed by only one verse and the rest is the guy talkin shit about how great his album is going to be and how its "coming soon". throw in a bunch of sound effects of guns going off and annoying ass sirens,throw a $8 price tag on it and you have a mixtape

 

[ThaG]

a mixtape is when you have 45 songs that are all 1 min long, the first 15 sec is the host DJ yellin out a bunch of randon shit ..."BRONX!! HOT SHIT!!! DJ WAX FINGERS!!! CHURCHS CHICKEN!!! followed by only one verse and the rest is the guy talkin shit about how great his album is going to be and how its "coming soon". throw in a bunch of sound effects of guns going off and annoying ass sirens,throw a $8 price tag on it and you have a mixtape

you forgot to mention that the guy will be saying the same shit for two years on ~200 mixtapes before the album comes out and whne it does it will suck

 

[c_ddu_ridah3]

and you also forgot to spit the first four bars throw in a gunshot sound scream bring it back n start the song again

 

[RedrumAkaMurder]

i make some of da sickest mixtapes ever

 

[RedrumAkaMurder]

my shitz more like albumz tho cuzz i aint got no dj.

 

[mrjam7]

i dont know mixtapes that i enjoy are the ones were they just make songs out other peoples songs like how clipse does with the we go it for cheap mixtapes

 

[The Visualizer]

The hottest mixtapes I've heard are from THE TEAM... mostly because they put personality behind it. I like those tidbits where they go off into some random talking, it's funny and classic.

A mixtape to me has to be continuous nonstop play through. Beat jacking is ok but it sucks when the song is in heavy rotation cause in essence they're tryna get recognized for that.

 

[L.D.S.]

and you also forgot to spit the first four bars throw in a gunshot sound scream bring it back n start the song again

God damned Mick Boogie. I can't stand that shit.

 

[Pworldbaby925]

haha 4 real especially anything from new york the djs fuck up mixtapes radios and anything they touch

 

[Y-S]

to promote ya name and work

 

[8FIVE8]

Its cool when they drop maybe a couple of mixtapes before the album drops. But it seems like everybody now is droppin like 9 to 10 mixtapes and finally when the albums gets a release date. It gets pushed back. Then the artist has to start doin the mixtape promotion thing all over again.

 

[J-Deez Da Sav]

i dont go 4 the hottest beats on mixtapes gives people more of an incentive 2 listen 2 ur lyrical content imo

 

[Tall T]

When I make a mixtape track, it always starts with the beat... I never wanna use something that I dont feel I can flip harder... i.e. Im not gonna rap on a Mac Dre instrumental to Cal Bear an expect everyone to love it, or California Love by Pac... Also I dont like hearing beats on mixtapes that are hit singles already... Cuz it jus sounds cheesy to re-do em most of the time. I go for the beats that make people say 'uhh! who made this?!?'... An then I follow up with some dope lyrics to show em what I got.

Like someone else said, my favorite mixtapes are the 1's by The Team... even when the beat is over an they're jus talking its still holdin my attention.

 

[Ra1dEd]

a mixtape is when you have 45 songs that are all 1 min long, the first 15 sec is the host DJ yellin out a bunch of randon shit ..."BRONX!! HOT SHIT!!! DJ WAX FINGERS!!! CHURCHS CHICKEN!!! followed by only one verse and the rest is the guy talkin shit about how great his album is going to be and how its "coming soon". throw in a bunch of sound effects of guns going off and annoying ass sirens,throw a $8 price tag on it and you have a mixtape

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