I used to play these tapes until they popped. Before the Internet really took over, this was how hip-hop heads got their hands on new music. They made names for themselves by being able to get exclusive records before anybody else. 4, each one hosted by veteran DJs Doo Wop, Stretch Armstrong, and SNS, respectively. 1 featured some of the most memorable songs ever that were heard for the first time on that tape. The first tape was mixed by DJ Clue?, then an up-and-comer out of Queens who was on his was way to being one of the first mixtape DJs to get a major label record deal. So, being the astute businessman that he is, Puff decided to host a string of tapes alongside New York's hottest DJs.
During this time mixtapes weren't free albums with original production, they were a means of promoting new music. Puff did everything big, from videos, to clothes, to cars. Once Biggie's Ready to Die went platinum, Diddy and Bad Boy went on a run that changed rap forever, positioning the genre as a real force in popular culture. Industry Remix 2 (feat.Puffy started Bad Boy Records in 1993 after being fired by his mentor, Andre Harrell, and he hasn't looked back since. Vinnie Paz, Cappadonna, 7L & Esoteric 74. H Blanco, Termanology & Chris Rivers) 73. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon & Mathematics) 70. Termanology & Maffew Ragazino) 69.įour Horsemen (feat. U-God, Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah & Killa Sin) 67. 7L & Esoteric) 54.That Barrel Go Bang (feat. Phil Anastasia, The Last American B-Boy & Sean Price) 50. T-Bird & Fes Taylor) 48.Ĭmg Salutes La Banga (feat. You Can't Stop Me Now (feat.Ī Star Is Born (feat. Get It How U Get It (feat.įes Taylor) 36. Kobra 5.13, Attentat Lyrical & Shake) 34. Method Man, U-God, Mathematics & Cappadonna) 25.
Allah Real, Mathematics, RZA & Ghostface Killah) 24. Get Away From The Door (feat.Ĭappadonna) 21. Mathematics, U-God, Masta Killa, Buddah Bless & Icarus Da Don) 19. X-Ecutioners, Pharaoh Monch, Skillz & & Xzibit) 17. Deadly Venoms, Cappadonna, GZA, Method Man & Street Life) 13. Method Man, Streelife, Raekwon, Masta Killa & Killer Sin) 10. Ghostface Killah, RZA, Raekwon & Masta Killa) 06. Ol' Dirty Bastard, GZA & Masta Killa) 04. Carlton Fisk, Method Man, RZA & Street Thug) 02. It's an arrogance that asserts itself in the over 20 pictures included in the album booklet (all with different poses and outfits) and in the opening track - 'Forever (Intro)' - that updates listeners with all the sordid details of Puffy's personal life.
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