Now, with Apple Music using their muscle to secure permanent and temporary exclusive deals with rappers like Drake, Future and Chance the Rapper, all of whom started their careers off mixtapes, the ...

Over the last decade or so, mixtapes have revolutionized the rap game and altered how marketing in general is approached. Not only have the rappers received substantial acclaim, the DJs have, too.

DJ Drama is talking his talk. He recently said he brought mixtapes back, and the culture agreed wholeheartedly. As per Complex, the record executive took to social media to give himself some flowers.

A few years after the start of the millennium, the major record label system found itself in the midst of an upheaval. Obstructed by an archaic business model and illegal downloads, major labels ...

DJ Doo Wop has been holding it down for more than 20 plus years in the mixtape game. In celebration of the huge milestone, Doo Wop held a huge concert last week that featured performances by The Lox, ...

The definition of a mixtape — and what one could look like — has changed a lot over the years. We’ve moved far beyond the era of handing out CDs on the corner and releasing projects on platforms like ...

The introduction of DJ Screw's indelible work onto streaming services began this week with the "Originals (Volume 1)" drop. DJ Screw spent his life as an underground legend, and his afterlife has been ...

Known as “The Mixtape King”, DJ Drama’s ‘Gangsta Grillz’ mixtape series helped solidify him as one of Hip-Hop’s most prolific DJs. We had a chance to chat with the infamous DJ about the evolution of ...

An Investigation: Is ‘ATLiens’ OutKast’s Best Album? As the sophomore triumph turns 30, Okayplayer’s private eye examines the catalog of hip-hop’s psychedelic duo. It's a mistake to think these worlds ...

Internet radio purveyors from Spotify to Rdio keep upping the ante with more playlist features and design overhauls, and the competition for your ears' attention is only getting fiercer. One of the ...

The business behind the hip-hop mixtape, and how a raid on DJ Drama's studio in 2007 kickstarted a whole new industry that, 10 years later, is itself facing the music. By Dan Rys On the afternoon of ...