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March 9, 1997: The Culture Never Let Him Go
Twenty-nine years after Christopher Wallace was killed, Brooklyn still holds it down. The murals, the tapes, the books, and the DJ who built an 80-track tribute on the date he died.
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Chase B Just Dropped His Debut Mixtape and It's Worth Your Time
Chase B's debut mixtape is DJ-first, genre-less, and rooted in the same guerilla spirit that built Houston's legacy. Eight years in the making, Be Very Afraid Vol. 1 is what it sounds like when the background steps to the front.
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On The Radar's New Class Cypher Vol. 1 dropped with ten MCs and zero filler. This is what comes next.
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Styles P ran New York streets on raw bars alone. No big label push, just Ghost and the tape doing the work.
J. Cole & DJ Clue: The Mixtape Before The Fall-Off
Before dropping his highly anticipated final album, J. Cole reminded us why the mixtape remains sacred ground in hip-hop.
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MixtapeKings Radio Vol. 1
Mixed by DJ Kast One
A 2005 time capsule straight from the streets of New York. DJ Kast One pulls together 33 tracks of pure mixtape-era heat, from D-Block to Diplomats, Papoose to Nas.
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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.
1oneam
vogue
Last week: Ninesomnia - Raging Love
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Before the deal. Before Bad Boy. Christopher Wallace at 17 on the corner of Bedford Ave, already the best in the room.
Notorious B.I.G. — 1989 Bedford Ave Freestyle