Mixtape
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In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are more
Artist Lil Wayne, who has a total of 29 mixtapes, is regarded as one of the most successful mixtape artists.
A compact audio cassette mixtape with a handwritten label: "Funky Stuff"
An early pirated 8-track mixtape from 1974
Atypical promotion for the mixtape Faces by Mac Miller. People downloading the mixtape would have to make their own sandwich before being able to listen.
Nostalgia, Ultra
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Nostalgia, Ultra is the debut mixtape by American singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. It was released on February 16, 2011. Ocean was inspired to make the mixtape after Hurricane Katrina in his native New
Mixtape
…well-known mixtapes are ineligible to be released on streaming platforms due to sample clearance issues or any licensing issues. A well-known example is Nostalgia, Ultra by Frank Ocean. However, some mixtapes have overcome their sample clearances, allowing them to be released on major streaming platforms. These include…
Original cover in 5:4 aspect ratio.
Ocean was forced to move to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina.
Ocean performing at Coachella in 2012
Kanye West, a fan of Nostalgia, Ultra, asked Ocean to work on Watch the Throne, which led to Ocean meeting Beyoncé and Jay-Z.