Posted 12/8/11 10:49 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
By Rob Markman
Goodbye 2011, hello 2012! With the year just about over Mixtape Daily is already starting to look ahead to what the new year has to offer. We’ve gotten some great mixtapes from the likes of Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Pusha T, 2 Chainz and A$AP Rocky and after the ball drops we have some great mixtapes to look forward to, from Rick Ross, Drake, Wiz Khalifa and more. Check out a few of the most anticipated mixtapes of 2012. Read More...
Posted 12/5/11 3:26 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
By Rob Markman
Album delays are an inevitable part of the new music cycle, but hip-hop fans have come to depend on mixtapes to provide them with updated tracks until their favorite artists can drop label-backed projects. In recent years, the free online releases — some of which are even made to sound like albums — increasingly help to raise an MC's stock.
Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky Drop Best Mixtapes of 2011
2011 brought on high-profile tapes from veterans like Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy, while newcomers like Future and A$AP Rocky used their tapes to establish their fanbases. While hundreds of tapes were released this year, Mixtape Daily breaks down the 10 Best of 2011, in no particular order. Read More...
Posted 11/29/11 12:30 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables
Mixtape: War Music
Headliner: Slim the Mobster
Key Cameos: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar
Essential Info: Dr. Dre sure knows how to pick ‘em. From N.W.A., Snoop Dogg and Eminem to 50 Cent and Game, Dre has been behind rap’s most pivotal artists and the legendary producer is back at it again. His newest protégé Slim the Mobster is a return to the street aesthetic that the Good Doctor originally built his reputation on. Slim’s new mixtape, War Music proves that Dre still has the golden ear. Read More...
Posted 11/28/11 3:58 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
By Nadeska Alexis
B.o.B. has set a March 2012 release date for his sophomore album Strange Clouds, but on Monday (November 28), Bobby Ray treated fans to a new mixtape to make the wait a little less painful. E.P.I.C. (Every Play Is Crucial) is a 15-track project with notable features from Eminem, Lil Wayne, Big Bun, T.I., Mos Def and Big K.R.I.T., plus production from Dr. Luke, Jim Jonson and Mike Caren. Check out the tracklisting after the jump and download it here. Read More...
Posted 11/25/11 7:00 am EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
By Nadeska Alexis
If the title of this mixtape sounds familiar, it’s because Lupe Fiasco originally intended to release Friend of the People circa Christmas 2009, but those plans got a bit derailed because of his extra curricula activities. To be fair, his mixtape Enemy of the State: A Love Story was released on Thanksgiving Day of that year and 24 months later the Chi-town rapper is carrying on the tradition with his overdue and anticipated project. A few keywords we can throw out after our first spin: politics, Justice and Ellie Goulding. Read More...
Posted 11/15/11 2:30 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
By Rob Markman
Ludacris is back for the first time; again! Things have changed since the rapper dropped his official debut album Back for the First Time in 2000. He has gone on to release seven albums earning multiple platinum plaques and Luda went on to invade Hollywood starring in a number of films including 2004’s Crash, 2005’s Hustle & Flow and this year’s high-speed action flick Fast Five. Read More...
Posted 11/2/11 6:21 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
By D.L. Chandler
On Monday this week's mixtape frenzy was in full swing with new tapes from Jim Jones, Fat Joe, ASAP Rocky and Freddie Gibbs among others. On Tuesday the freebies kept flowing, with a brand new set of downloads from Birdman and Mack Maine, Nipsey Hussle, 2 Chainz, Raheem DeVaughn and singer-turned-rapper Trey Songz, who dropped two mixtapes. Take a look at the some of latest releases below. Read More...
Posted 10/21/11 5:31 pm EST by MTV News in Mixtape Daily
Bow Wow has a potential hit on his hands with his new single “Sweat,” but while the Lil Wayne-assisted, auto-tuned tracked seems primed for radio, the song’s producer Detail told Mixtape Daily that getting the song done took some convincing.
Wayne and Bow Wow had already cut a record together, and Young Money president Mack Maine was in no big rush to make a second track. That changed when Detail sent him the beat after the two talked at Wayne's Tha Carter IV release party in Los Angeles. Read More...
Posted 10/18/11 3:49 pm EST by MTV News in Interviews, Mixtape Daily, Music News
Things have changed nowadays for rapper Future. The Atlanta flamethrower caught fire earlier this year after releasing his contagious hit "Tony Montana" leading to his breakout mixtape, True Story that started a championship type of run for Atlanta's most wanted rapper. After that, the rest was history.
Going back to where it all started, Future recently dropped his latest mixtape Streetz Calling, a collective of more promising club anthems to pick up where "Montana" left off.
"The reason I named the mixtape Streetz Calling is because I had did so many mixtapes and I felt like everybody always say, 'Future, when you gonna drop a new mixtape? You need to drop another one, you need to drop another one,' " he told Mixtape Daily. Read More...
Posted 10/10/11 2:22 pm EST by MTV News in Interviews, Mixtape Daily, Music News
By Rob Markman
Trouble raps from a wealth of experience and usually without a filter. After the Zone 6, Atlanta, MC was released from prison on December 17, 2010, he decided to try his hand at music, using the studio as a sanctuary to get the stress off his chest. It's a process he employed on his debut December 17th mixtape and one that he once again utilizes on his newly released Green Light. Read More...
