The cliché is that the mixtape is a tool for newcomers to build a fanbase and position themselves for the big advance. But that’s not their most interesting function. From 50 Cent or Joe Budden stuck in label purgatory, to Lil Wayne working out the kinks of a new style, the most com...
The album, which followed the critical and commercial success of 50 Cent's major-label debut Get Rich or Die Tryin', served as a platform for Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and Tony Yayo to release their respective solo debut albums; The Hunger for More (2004), Straight O...
Tracks like “Gunz ‘n Smoke,” featuring 50 Cent and Eminem, channel the group spirit of early 2000s posse cuts, but the overcrowded guest list can sometimes dilute the album’s cohesion. Songs like “Last Dance with Mary Jane,” with its Tom Petty interpolation and a misfit Jelly Roll ...
Often considered a pioneer of modern trap music, Jeezy's unapologetic storytelling struck a chord with fans across the globe. With numerous successful albums and mixtapes to his name, Jeezy has solidified his status as a Southern rap powerhouse. Dig Deeper The Best Songs Featuring Young Jeezy...
“Wanksta” may have looked like a mixtape-cut from 50 Cent’s “How to Rob” days, but it still holds up. “Lose Yourself” won an Oscar. It’s just that the cultural trappings of the record, like everything with Eminem, are so souped-up on testosterone, so acidic and sometimes ...
PIECE OF MIND THE MIXTAPE CD 47 OF HIS BEST SONGS ON ONE MONSTER CD SET!! INCLUDING THE HITS LOSE YOURSELF,8 MILE, WITHOUT ME, MY NAME IS , STAN THE WAY I AM,SING FOR THE MOMENT AND MANY MANY MORE!!! 曲目· ··· Disc 1 intro till i collapse (featuring nate dogg) when the...
Just 12 days passed between the Feb. 7 release of Pop Smoke’s breakthrough mixtape,Meet The Woo 2, and his tragic death on Feb. 19. While the rest of 2020 was spent mourning that loss and piecing together what might have been for the Brooklyn rapper’s career —Shoot For The Stars,...
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It’s a testament to SK’s rhyming ability that a freestyle, quick-strike style mixtape dropped for fun still produced some of the best verses of the year. Just wait until his next album… Last year, “Novacane” was my song of the year. This year, Frank took it again with ...
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