Mixtapes have been a way for rappers and producers to promote their music and have it heard for pretty much the entire history of hiphop, and they're still called mixtapes even though most have abandoned tapes for CDs and, in turn, CDs for mp3s. But there's such a glut of stuff on the market - Atlanta's Gorilla Zoe, for instance,
released a mixtape a day throughout February - that it can be difficult to have a clue what's going on. One site I've found useful for just barely keeping up with things is
DatPiff.
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posted by Dim Siawns
on Sep 28, 2010 -
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Robert Earl Davis Jr., better known by his stage name
DJ Screw, died almost ten years ago, on the 16th of November, 2000. He is widely credited as the originator of one of Texan hip-hop's unique stylistic quirks - the slowing of a track to create a blurry, psychedelic take on the original. So profound is the association between DJ Screw and this style that it is usually
named after him. An 11-part documentary on YT explores Screw's life and music.
Part 1, with the rest below the fold.
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posted by Dim Siawns
on Jun 7, 2010 -
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