Posted 5/29/12 9:26 am EST by Rahman Dukes in Interviews, Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Headliners: Drew32 and DJ Skee
Representing: Michigan
Mixtape: Label Me
Real Spit: Drew32 (born Andrew Parks) is on a mission to debunk stereotypes and prove everyone wrong. Of Greek descent from Michigan, the twenty-year-old rapper/producer has been rapping since the age of 14 and first garnered buzz with his music video “Beyond Me” in 2010, followed by a slew of live shows including sets at the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW. Read More...
Posted 5/22/12 2:49 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
A few weeks ago David Banner told MTV News that he was excited to drop his new mixtape Sex, Drugs & Video Games in an effort to get back to the music. "What I'm trying to do is make the two most important parts of the musical equation ... important again: That's the artist and that's the fans," he said. Today, Banner dropped the new project. Read More...
Posted 5/14/12 7:30 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
Behind the Beats: Drumma Boy
Drumma Boy has already put on for everyone else, now the multi-platinum rap producer is just trying to put on for his hometown. The Memphis, Tennessee, beatmaker has delivered hits to Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, T.I. and Waka Flocka Flame, just to name a few. But on his latest mixtape, Welcome to My City 2, Drumma marches to the beat of his own drum — literally. Read More...
Posted 5/8/12 7:00 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
Mixtape Daily Main Pick
Headliners: Meek Mill And DJ Drama
Representing: Philadelphia, PA
Mixtape: Dream Chasers 2
Real Spit: Hard to imagine that anyone is still sleeping on Meek Mill these days, but don't think for a second that all his rap popularity came overnight. Meek made his name battling on the streets of his native Philadelphia, proved his in-studio worth with an impressive string of mixtapes, then Rick Ross came knocking in 2011, Maybach Music deal in hand. Some would say Meek Mill is living his dream, but if you let the Philly flame-spitter tell it, he's still chasing it. Read More...
Posted 4/30/12 1:10 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive
Jim Jones has quite the street catalog. From his 2002 mixtape Ryder Muzik to his original M.O.B. tape with ByrdGang in 2006 and The Ghost of Rich Porter in 2010, Jim has no shortage of quality underground material. On Tuesday, Capo plans to follow tradition when he drops F.E.A.S.T. Read More...
Posted 4/27/12 3:50 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
Jadakiss released his Consignment mixtape this week, hosted by DJ Drama. HipHopDX caught up with Kiss and he explained how the collaboration came about. "I did The Champ Is Here Part 3 as a partnership- Gangsta Grillz/Invasion - which had [DJ] Green Lantern and DJ Drama, but this is actually my first Gangsta Grillz with just me and Drama," The Lox rapper explained. "It was kinda like a mutual thing, but I reached out to him because I had a lot of "Down South" features and it just seemed like it coincided to have the hottest mixtape deejay from the South. " Read More...
Posted 4/21/12 10:00 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
Behind the Beats: Hit-Boy
Here's a challenge: place all of Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis' beats in a single playlist, take a listen and try to find some common threads. Besides the name in the production credits, there aren't too many sonic similarities in Hit-Boy's celebrated productions. "That's been my whole thing ever since I started producing," Hit-Boy told Mixtape Daily of his musical diversity. "I look up to Scott Storch, like when he came out he was doing Beyoncé, he was doing Chris Brown, he was doing Fat Joe. None of his music sounded alike, but it just sounded like the highest echelon of that genre, and that's what I want to do." Read More...
Posted 4/20/12 5:16 pm EST by Nadeska Alexis in Mixtape Daily, Music News
In honor of the Beastie Boys being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week, DJ Mick Boogie has rolled out his first mixtape tributing the legendary Brooklyn group. Grand Royal includes 80 minutes of his favorite Beastie Boys classics, remixes, demos, live versions and more. "The Beastie Boys changed my life as a kid. I was a young guy playing drums in his basement who taught myself how to be a hip-hop deejay," Mick Boogie tells RapFix.
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Posted 4/17/12 12:09 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman with reporting by Adam Murphy
Main Pick
Headliners: N.O.R.E. and DJ Green Lantern
Representing: Queens, New York
Mixtape: Crack on Steroids
Real Spit: The Super Thug is back at it again. Almost a year after dropping his N.O.R.E.aster EP, Noreaga returns with the drug-induced Crack on Steroids. "I wanted to pick a wild name so when people look at it, they'll say, 'What the hell is that?' " N.O.R.E. told Mixtape Daily about his latest release. Read More...
Posted 4/9/12 8:30 pm EST by Nadeska Alexis in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
Main Pick
Headliners: Stalley
Representing: Massillon, Ohio
Mixtape: Savage Journey to the American Dream
Real Spit: The road to the riches is no doubt a bumpy one, but now that Massillon, Ohio, MC Stalley is riding with the Maybach Music Group, his trip should be a bit smoother — or so you'd think. On March 30, the bearded Maybach spitter dropped Savage Journey to the American Dream. "I named it Savage Journey to the American Dreambecause that's just what I've been through," Stalley told Mixtape Daily. "I've been searching for that American dream, and I've been on a savage hunt for it for the past year." Read More...
