Most take the form of CDs or online downloads. According to local mixtape maker and go-go promoter DJ Supa Dan, they’re most often used by artists who want to “market their product prior to the debut ...

In the underground mixtape culture, flow is everything -- paired with the latest hot track, of course. Clever, original rhymes recorded over popular beats are essential to creating a classic mixtape.

The 30-year-old has been in the local music business since his high school classmate, the rapper Daddy-O, came back to school with a brand-new album. As a teenager, Sess started out guesting on ...

Often these were raw, rough recordings of DJs and MCs in full flow in a live arena, but increasingly they became hip-hop’s version of the demo tape: an artist seeking to get himself signed or become ...

If you thought CDs and MP3s killed the mixtape, think again. With Mux tape.com, you can create an online mixtape with MP3s that you own and easily share it with a friend, or the world. In order to use ...