There’s a whole lot of strong projects from the late 00s-early 10s that aren’t available on streaming services, and aren’t available for purchase. Or if they are, it’s not in their original form. Unless you’ve got those files you downloaded back then or somebody puts them up on YouTube, those albums/mixtapes(in many cases: free albums) are basically gone.

Let’s talk about the best ones, and keep them from being forgotten.

Yeah, they just recently put a version of this on streaming services. But some of the best songs are missing, and it’s got some new songs. Not the same. This was a classic album.

http://youtu.be/jVkUaXXIiY4

And he’s made great music since. Loved the double album. But those 3 named here?? Amazing.

but 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time brought me right back in. Probably my second favorite behind KRIT Wuz Here. One of the few double albums in hip hop that doesn't long overstay its welcome.

I surprisingly really like his most recent album too. I say surprisingly, because when I saw he wasn’t doing the beats I was concerned. But I ended up really liking it.

it's a good one.

I got into KRIT at It's Better This Way. 86 was my shit.

Wish there was more material from Mez out there. This was just a can’t miss with those two. Still love this one:

http://youtu.be/N0JbJ4reXFk

The other volumes were cool as well, but Vol. 2 is probably my favourite mixtape of all time, all four of them sounded so hungry on this.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyQ4SuOODjoWUAZ3e_AbZecLaIAJ1eIQ7

Recently I was actually thinking about the mixtapes from this era as well, and how it's a shame that most of them aren't on streaming services (for obvious reasons, but still), and when they are, it's usually missing more than half of the tracks.

I know Sandman had a solo mixtape project (#1 Suppliya) a little bit after they all split but I lost track of him after that. I wish Ab-liva had got more respect too.

There’s a bunch of these once you think about it. This isn’t the best one but it’s the first one I thought about. There’s at least 4 or 5 really good Rawse songs on this that never made it to anything official.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL863D4F3A1091B942

>There’s a whole lot of strong projects from the late
>00s-early 10s that aren’t available on streaming services,
>and aren’t available for purchase. Or if they are, it’s
>not in their original form. Unless you’ve got those files
>you downloaded back then or somebody puts them up on YouTube,
>those albums/mixtapes(in many cases: free albums) are
>basically gone.
>
>Let’s talk about the best ones, and keep them from being
>forgotten.

That was Thought, Dice Raw, Truck North, STS, and P.O.R.N.

Haven’t heard that one in years, might have to find that on my old laptop, and put it on my phone.

Here you go, I got a ton of hip-hop songs & albums in the cloud for d.l., so here you go: https://mega.nz/folder/KvpWTRDR#BhB7d9iFGnZn7ngXIbfntQ

I didn't have all of these Roots ones.

it's been so long since I've heard The Prestige. I legit laughed out loud in public, at the Denzel skit. Thank you!

Thought was a monster on the mixtape.

I had a handful of tracks that I found on Youtube, years ago. I searched every way I possibly knew to try and find this album.

That series made me a fan of Fab. So good. Always knew he could rap but never knew he had that in him, to make albums full of songs that I like over production I like. Soul Tape 2 and 3 I especially like.

the internet mixtape era was truly a special time for those of us who just moved to college and had T1 line access

I'm not sure which are available still or gone forever, but this takes me back

but then realize it’s not going to be there. It’s kinda sad. A lot of classic stuff from that era isn’t going to be found by the younger generations.

fuck streaming

Rapped over all Dilla beats.

Here's you go dun dun: https://mega.nz/folder/DqATVCxL#PXLJL2QQdaltsCVee56elg enjoy.

Donkey Sean Jr. - I still SMH at that freestyle session with Buckshot and Budden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isKLNlim8R0, Sean was ridiculous

Master P

Kimbo Price - Ruckdown skit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcf7SWw4wXE

I never stopped playing Plastic Cups.

http://youtu.be/z8mvN_WhG-4

Pooh had that Purple Tape that he did over Black Milk beats sampling Prince, too.

can hardly find them anymore.

DMX over Ying Yang Twins
https://youtu.be/-XrWavSotps

Michael Jackson over Dead Prez
https://youtu.be/kG2GGejRv70

Nas over all Jay-Z beats (my favorite is Get Down over "Stop")
https://youtu.be/VgDFb_aApcI

and his masterpiece was his Jay-Z Black Album tape...don't see them on YouTube but:

December 4th b/w "The World is Yours" by Nas
What More Can I Say b/w "Unbelievable" by Notorious B.I.G.
Encore b/w "Lookin at the Front Door" by Main Source
Dirty Off My Shoulders b/w "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja
Moment of Clarity b/w "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube
99 Problems b/w "Born to Roll" by Masta Ace
Justify My Thug b/w "Nuthin But a G Thang" by Dr. Dre

all were fucking perfect matches...listened to this more than the Black Album

I'm pretty sure I had the God's Son mixtape (which is what REALLY got him noticed) and the Black Album remix, plus some others. I interviewed him for something and they mailed me a bunch. I have no idea where they are. Maybe it in a box somewhere around here?

Haven't been a fan of his albums since but I was really into this mixtape at the time. Might have to revisit it to see if how I feel about it, at the very least it should bring back from memories.

Another one from this era that I enjoyed at the time was Wiz Khalifa's Kush & OJ, but I checked that made it to streaming recently and I was not into it at all when I played it through.

billy woods tore that album up

https://vimeo.com/22317731

word!

YO Thurz & Ro BLVD were a great trio

"Grand Vonye" is on his bandcamp page if you didn't know already.
https://vonpea.bandcamp.com/album/grand-er-vonye

Lil' Wayne And The Squad: Squad Up 3: https://www.datpiff.com/Lil-Wayne-SQ3-mixtape.983.html

Datpiff is where most of these mixtape albums you all referring mostly is at for download for free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0SuQrUcytU

I away always hyped for a Lupe Mixtape

and it sucks.

Those real albums are CLASSICS.

I appreciate his efforts. But nah. I can’t listen to that.

This is why this is important. Those albums on Spotify are NOT the real albums. And they’re not as good. If you’re 35+ you’ve probably got gold on the hard drive of an old ass computer, that will completely fall through the cracks of time over the next few decades. Don’t let this shit die!

>and it sucks.
>
>Those real albums are CLASSICS.
>
>I appreciate his efforts. But nah. I can’t listen to
>that.
>
>This is why this is important. Those albums on Spotify are
>NOT the real albums. And they’re not as good. If you’re
>35+ you’ve probably got gold on the hard drive of an old ass
>computer, that will completely fall through the cracks of time
>over the next few decades. Don’t let this shit die!

I've been slowly going through my collection, searching it for holes artist by artist, and trying to fill them in on two different hard drives that were not 100% 1 to 1 when I started. So we're talking about me ripping CDs and trying to get tags together in 2021! I'm also trying to add these songs to a collection for my controller since I finally bit THAT bullet earlier this year. It is a lot of clerical work for sure but it can be fun when its not annoying and brutal!

Remember when going over 128 or 190 was like announcing to the world that you were trying to run out of space on a hard drive? Now I'm doing 256 and 320 without flinching! Haha.

This process has also made it crystal clear to me that Curren$y has a ridiculous amount of music. Sure, a bunch of his releases hover around 30 minutes, but still..it is crazy that Pilot Talk 1 and 2 came out in the same year for instance. But I cannot have Covert Coup, Carrollton Heist, or even Fetti trying to disappear on me. Oh hell naw!

If you’re
>35+ you’ve probably got gold on the hard drive of an old ass
>computer, that will completely fall through the cracks of time
>over the next few decades. Don’t let this shit die!


ah! i'm putting everything on cloud..slowly but still

Some of the greatest mixtapes ever imo



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"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "

Don't know if it's a fucked up version of it or not, but it was heat when it dropped.

I've said it before on here, but their shit knocked. Which is more than I can say for all the rappers from the era who were stuck on making ear-bud music.

Gone Fishin' was my shit. Their earlier shit was dope too.

I saw them live twice because on those projects.

And the Mick Boogie And Justus For All.

The versions on streaming are great, but streaming SBE is missing On My G and Late(it’s obvious why those can’t be included) and some of the skits. It does have a few extra songs. I appreciate both versions, but glad I have the original. Same with And Justus For All. The original has “Last Day”, Rise and Fall with AZ, the Kweli joints, and some hilarious interludes.

And also “Phantom of the Jamla”. Early Jamla era “mixtapes” that were really free albums. 9th, Khrysis, Kash, Eric G, E. Jones on the beats. Really good listens.

Shit will turn up any houseparty STILL

https://m.mixcloud.com/peervdmeer/santogold-top-ranking-a-diplo-dub/

I might have to check this out.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/blog-era-rap-podcast-interview-1234719834/

Chops, from the Mountain Brothers, put out 3 or 4 of these, remixing Southern rap
i have most of them, one of them has eluded me for year tho

That shit was great

That other post made me think of it.