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The Tape Never Stopped
Streaming arrived and promised access. What it delivered was rent. The shop at shop.mixtapekings.com is now open — 38 titles at launch, and a two-decade argument for why physical media never actually lost.
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Barretta Is Not in a Race With Anybody
Nearly 14,000 plays on SoundCloud before the Prty EP dropped on Spotify. The Queens rapper talks beats, independence, and what's building next.
Who Put Together Bad Meets Premo?
Before PRhyme was an album, someone pulled twelve records together and gave the collection a title. Nobody knows who compiled it.
French Montana and Max B Are Keeping the Streets Alive, and They're Calling It a Mixtape
French Montana did not have to call it a mixtape. He called it a mixtape. That is a value system.
ICEMAN: From the Crate to the Ice
They buried the release date in a 25-foot block of Toronto ice. We go back to the crate, back to Room for Improvement and So Far Gone.
Eli's Rotation
Every week, my 15-year-old son Eli picks the track that's got his generation talking. This is what's on repeat in the halls, the group chats, and the car rides home from school.
LUCKI
Loyal Snake
Last week: Lelo - monetize
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Now in the Vault
MixtapeKings Radio Vol. 1
DJ Kast One
The tape that came from the show. DJ Kast One mixes 33 tracks of New York street rap straight from the mixtapekings.com Sirius Satellite Radio broadcast. Styles P, Saigon, Nas, Jae Millz, Papoose, J.R. Writer, and Kanye West.
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Brad Jordan's 1994 masterpiece is getting its vinyl reissue on June 19. The Diary belongs in every serious collection and it's been hard to find on wax for years.
Scarface - I Seen a Man Die (Official Music Video)