Future fans can finally enjoy "Dirty Sprite," "True Story," "Streetz Calling," "Kno Mercy," and "1000" on streaming services.

Mixtapes have long played an important role in hip-hop. Often viewed as an unfiltered, more authentic alternative to the traditional album release, the mixtape format as we now know it rose to ...

From DJ Clue's casette tapes to major label involvement, we trace the history of the iconic hip-hop mixtape. Over their lifespan, mixtapes have changed in body, but never in soul. Whether the vehicle ...

Brooklyn-based emcee Marlon Craft has been a steady presence in NYC’s underground for years. But with “Marathon,” a single ...

Streaming services have made us a little spoiled. We have access to practically the entire history of music at our fingertips for a monthly fee. Back in the day, buying an album was a real financial ...

Last month, rap star Lil Wayne announced that his much-anticipated album, "Tha Carter IV" would be released Aug. 29. It was a long wait from the original anticipated date in May -- even longer for ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Detroit rapper Hayes takes inspiration for his mixtapes from -- of all things -- magazines. "I want to give people a little taste of what a Hayes album would be like," he says. ...

2015 has seen a crazy amount of great album releases, and it's no different in the realm of mixtapes. With all the albums that have been released, you might actually forget all the fantastic projects ...

Peter Quill's Awesome Mix Vol. 1 is just one of many great fictional mixtapes. Slate Some of the success of Guardians of the Galaxy’s hit soundtrack—which is the No. 1 album in the country as I write ...