Posted 3/5/12 3:33 pm EST by MTV News in Interviews, Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
Music is therapy. After Trae Tha Truth's friend Money Clip D was fatally shot last Thanksgiving, the Houston MC went through a range of emotions. At first Trae shut down, but after grieving, the street king headed back into the studio to record his last mixtape King of the Streets: Freestyles, which he released in January. Read More...
Posted 3/5/12 2:16 pm EST by MTV News in Interviews, Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Big K.R.I.T. released his new mixtape, 4evaNaDay, today. The highly-anticipated follow-up to Return of 4Eva, the mixtape contains his newest single "Boobie Miles." The rapper/producer will celebrate the release with a slew of live shows including New York’s Highline Ballroom on Thursday night, March 8th, and dates at next week's South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, where K.R.I.T. will headline BET’s "Music Matters" show on March 15th and Pandora on March 16th. Read More...
Posted 2/9/12 2:00 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
Pill is ready to keep things moving. The former Maybach Music Group affiliate is back on his own and wasting no time serving fans up with a dose of the raw brand of music he’s been known to deliver with his latest mixtape The Epidemic, which will be released Thursday on Datpiff. Read More...
Posted 2/8/12 11:40 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
(Schoolboy Q on joint album with A$AP Rocky)
By Rob Markman
A$AP Rocky is currently on tour promoting his recent mixtape Live.Love.A$AP and Schoolboy Q is doing the same for his new album Habits & Contradictions but the two rappers are already considering collaboration on a joint project. "We're definitely talkin' right now. We may give y'all a project, but it all has to be right," Schoolboy told Mixtape Daily last week. Read More...
Posted 2/5/12 12:01 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
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Headliners: Gucci Mane and DJ Holiday
Representing: Atlanta
Mixtape: Trap Back
Real Spit: Gucci Mane is on top of his game and while fans are getting set for Super Bowl XLVI, the Atlanta MC will drop his Trap Back mixtape at 10:17 a.m. on Sunday on DatPiff.
“We finna take y’all on a tour, on a journey through East Atlanta, the ups and downs with ya boy Gucci Mane,” the rapper told Mixtape Daily. Read More...
Posted 1/31/12 2:54 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
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Headliners: Emilio Rojas and DJ Green Lantern
Representing: Rochester, New York
Mixtape: Breaking Point
Real Spit: Emilio Rojas has reached his breaking point, and on his mixtape of the same name, the Rochester, New York, MC proves he's ready to break through — whether the rap world is ready or not. Read More...
Posted 1/11/12 7:00 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
Fat Joe's recent mixtape The Darkside Vol. II is a follow up to his 2010 album The Darkside Vol. 1 and the Bronx rapper uses the project to showcase his growth in the past year alone.
Essential Info: In rap, it's important to be multifaceted, feeding fans radio hits while maintaining close ties to the streets. It's a balancing act that Fat Joe has mastered throughout his career, most recently with the release of his super-catchy single "Another Round" (with Chris Brown) and his murderous mixtape The Darkside, Vol. II. Read More...
Posted 1/9/12 1:03 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman, with reporting by FLX
Real Spit: Raekwon isn't ready to be boxed in just yet. The 18-year rap vet, who started with Wu-Tang Clan in 1993, first became known for his multi-syllabic, kung fu-inspired rap style, but has since evolved sonically. Who could forget the Chef's mafia-themed crime sagas on his 1995 classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ...? Last year, Rae took things back to the block on Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang, and now he is looking to conquer the digital space with his latest mixtape, which he offered as a free download on New Year's Day. Read More...
Posted 1/3/12 7:00 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
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?Headliners: Fabolous and DJ Drama?
Representing: Brooklyn, New York?
Mixtape: There Is No Competition III: Death Comes in 3's
?Real Spit: While much of the world was opening gifts and celebrating the holidays with family, Fabolous had more sinister plans for Christmas. On December 25, Funeral Fab returned to kill his rap adversaries on his latest mixtape, There Is No Competition III: Death Comes in 3's. Read More...
Posted 12/14/11 1:55 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
Mixtape Daily Main Pick
Artist: Trey Songz
Mixtape: #LemmeHolDatBeat 2
Real Spit: It has become pretty common place to see R&B and pop stars try their hand at rap these days. Chris Brown and Justin Bieber both got down on the mic this past year, but Trey Songz has actually been moving with a rapper’s swag ever since his 2005 debut I Gotta Make It. Last year R&B’s loverboy dropped his first hip-hop mixtape #LemmeHolDatBeat and this past November he followed it up with the sequel, #LemmeHolDatBeat2 Read More...
