Rapper/producer and former Tribe Called Quest front man Q-Tip is celebrated on a new mixtape produced in collaboration with DJ Period. Titled The [Abstract] Best, J. Period’s latest mixtape is a ...

What does “mixtape” mean anymore? In assembling this list, we asked the question again and again, partly because rap continues to redefine the term. In 2000, mixtapes were generally still piles of ...

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Every day, dozens of free rap releases hit the Web. These are the moment’s most interesting and resonant—and this week it’s a star-studded affair of new and free music. The South Bronx’s French ...

It only took ten years, but Travis Scott’s beloved mixtape Days Before Rodeo was finally added to streaming services today. The project arrived just a year before his official debut album Rodeo, and ...

Gather 'round, Angels: Your fave Charli XCX is about to bless you. On Tuesday (March 7), the British singer-songwriter announced on Twitter that she will drop a free mixtape, called Number 1 Angel, on ...

God bless the Internet. Mixtapes have been a part of hip hop since the 1970s, but the advent of the Internet means that we can get a new mixtape every week for free. In fact, there's so many out there ...

Everywhere I go people (usually those in their 30s or 40s) are always bellyaching about the current state of rap music. Granted, things have changed tremendously since the days of televised music ...

"He said let's do a good ass job with Chance 3, I hear you gotta sell it to snatch the Grammy." Upon first listen, this line from Chance the Rapper's verse on Kanye West's "Ultralight Beam" came ...

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What does “mixtape” mean anymore? In assembling this list, we asked the question again and again, partly because rap continues to redefine the term. In 2000, mixtapes were generally still piles of ...