Track 1 off Til The Casket Drops, in stores now.
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- Dec
- 27
- 2009
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The List: My Top 10 Mixtapes Of The Decade
Now that I’ve completed my top ten mixtapes of 2009 list, it’s time to move on to the top tapes of the decade. This was the decade where mixtapes became more than DJs yelling over new exclusives, the mixtape transformed into the “street album.” Not only are these new-age mixtapes almost integral to an artist’s set up for their album release, but they have also been used to keep their names in the streets–they’ve cut out the “middle man” (record labels) & are delivered directly to the consumer. You should know what to do by now if you don’t agree with the list.
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Jay-Z
S. Carter Collection (2003)This mixtape dropped outta nowhere. I did hear about something coming along with those cinder blocks, I mean, RBK S. Carter shoes that dropped in April ‘03–but I didn’t know that it was a full-length mixtape. And to say it was a good mixtape is not saying enough. At all.
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- Dec
- 17
- 2009
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The List: My Top 10 Mixtapes of 2009 (Part One)
This is part one of My Top 10 Mixtapes of 2009. Part two will be up tomorrow.I think we can all say this was the year that mixtapes outperformed albums. There’s proof everywhere you look, from the success of Young Money’s Drake & Nicki Minaj to Gucci Mane to J. Cole, their mixtapes are providing the foundation to their young careers. Once again, this is *my* top 10 mixtapes of 2009, so if you see something you don’t agree with, you know exactly where to leave your opinion.
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Nicki Minaj (DJ Holiday & The Trap-A-Holics)
Beam Me Up Scotty
This is definitely a respect pick. I’ll tell you all day & tomorrow, I don’t listen to Nicki’s music like that (but I did love this picture). Prior to this year, the sound of her voice was an automatic skip for me. I remember going to the I Am Music Tour stop in Hampton earlier this year and being surprised at the crowd when Nicki performed her verse from Drought 3’s “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” freestyle. I was surprised because, well, every girl in there knew her verse word for word. It was pretty obvious that she was on to something. That “something” grew into something bigger when her tape Beam Me Up Scotty dropped.
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- Nov
- 13
- 2009
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Clipse – Doorman (Video)
Til The Casket Drops on December 8. Directed by Shomi. Shout to Illusive Media.
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