Tapes. I had/have 1000's of them. Literally. Played em'. Broke em'. Snapped em'. Operated on em'. Spliced em'. Those little boxes with the two reels inside? Magical. A good number of those tapes were mixtapes. Tapes were usually copped on the street, from a dude hustling them, 2 for $15 style. Having the newest tape, in some circles, was like having a new pair of sneakers. Certain mixtapes would get "run in the ground" like a classic album. In some cases, some mixtapes got more play than an album you'd buy in the store.
Some of the familiar mixtape names?
Kid Capri
Ron G.
Doo-Wop
DJ Envy
Silver Surfa
Dirty Harry
Action Pac
Boo The Barber
DJ Camilo
DJ Clue
DJ S&S
Showtime
DJ Hollywood
Green Lantern
Analog living at its finest.
Two clips: One of classic Yo! MTV Raps footage feat. the legendary Kid Capri. The other is a rip of the blend featured in the first clip.
Learn you something.
[Note: The turntable skill demonstrated by Kid Capri should be standard arsenal for any DJ that plays Hip-Hop music. If you're a DJ and cannot perform said skill, then maybe you should re-think your hobby.]
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