Everywhere I go people (usually those in their 30s or 40s) are always bellyaching about the current state of rap music. Granted, things have changed tremendously since the days of televised music ...

As streaming plays the hot knife to the album sales' butter, the free album has become less of a leap of faith. Home studios, the internet, and DIY—it's a familiar storyline as of late. The booming ...

If you're like me, you enjoy listening to good music and dislike spending money. So I find the concept of a free online mixtapes pretty damned irresistible. Since I'm all about saving readers money ...

One thing we have in common with Canadian ragga-rapper Kardinal Offishal and Philly Roc star Freeway is an undying affection for the blunted beats of the early- to mid-nineties. On these tapes, Free ...

That there ain't one gosh darn part you can't tweet" So how did Coloring Book (rumored for a long time to be titled Chance Three) end up with three Grammy nominations? In June 2016, the Grammys ...

For the latest sounds in hip-hop, don't bother with the radio. Turn off your computer, too. The good stuff lives and breathes on mixtapes, unlicensed CD compilations crammed with unofficial remixes, ...

2012 was a chaotic year for rap music. Just as important as ever were mixtapes, the free semi-albums that rappers put out online. Ultimately, the mixtape catalogue of 2012 provides an eclectic mix of ...

Historian and record collector Dr. Matt Miller, from Atlanta, started what has been a minor rage for the documentation of bounce music in 2007, when he premiered the film "Ya Heard Me" – an ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Savage souls debuted their savage saturday project in 2013 at the now-defunct oasis on james ...

The emergence of significant DSPs like Spotify and Apple Music may have effectively ended the mixtape era. Before these streaming giants existed, music fans would head to sites like My Mixtapez, ...

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