The Mixtape industry is a different music industry within itself. The fact that the artist are producing music that is not really socially acceptabele but is still widely distributed makes this true.Rapper Run of Run DMC says that mixtapes been around since rap came about."The tapes of these guys' live performances sold like [regular] albums are selling now. If you think about it, Flash and them been platinum. Cold Crush Brothers would have had platinum records and they would have them on their wall right now, but back in the day there was no rap records." When rap did hit the scene in the 80's, mixtapes were called "party tapes" because people wanted copies of a DJ's live performance at a club to take home with them. Although the music industry has evolved heavily, mixtapes are still produced because artist find it hard to land a deal and become excepted by mainstream America. However, even DJ clue admits that distributing mixtapes are illegal,(mtv.com)buti guess that's just like downloading music for free on the internet...Who cares!! we love music and mixtapes or illegal distribution and downloading will not stop.
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