Mixtapes have been around almost as long as hip-hop has, but the formerly known "party tapes" were not always what they are now. Instead, popular DJs would make and sell recordings of their live ...

On 'The Almanac of Rap,' Bun B shares how he convinced André 3000 to appear in the “Int’l Players Anthem” video. 8 hours ago UPDATE: As a special Memorial Mixtape Monday bonus, now available for free ...

Joe, Joell, Royce and Crooked do what they do best on their first collective Gangsta Grillz; tear instrumentals to pieces. 23. 50 Cent and DJ Drama – The Lost Tape For the first time ever, mixtape ...

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 ...

Five years after the release of Rick Ross' Rich Forever, fans are finally learning the truth about the project. While he was chopping it up with Revolt TV about his upcoming album Rather You Than Me, ...

The New Kids are particularly thrilled to kick off the festival's first year. "It's an honor for us to be a part of the inaugural year of Mixtape," the band said in a statement. "To share the stage ...

The music didn’t stop Saturday at the Summer 2012 MixTape Festival at Hersheypark Stadium. With a stage on each end, when one band finished the other began, causing a constant flow of crowd moving ...

This brings me to one component of the Frank Ocean story that we haven’t yet discussed. Before he was Ocean, he was Chris Breaux, a solo artist signed to Def Jam and stuck for ages in development ...

"Christmas Bounce" is not your average holiday compilation. (Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari/The Associated Press) When you wrote your letter to Santa, did you ask him to put “that beat” in your stocking?

Here’s Why These 25 Rappers Are in Jail or Prison Right Now XXL Awards 2026 – The People’s Champ Award Nominees XXL Awards 2026 – The People’s Champ Award Nominees Here’s Every Best Rap Song Winner at ...