{"id":605559,"date":"2024-01-18T19:25:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T19:25:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:25:59","slug":"5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 essential, unstreamable mixtapes you can hear on the Internet Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a271453dcfe2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a271453dcfe2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive\/#Hundreds_of_thousands_of_mixtapes_unavailable_on_streaming_services_are_waiting_to_be_enjoyed_courtesy_of_the_Internet_Archive_Here_are_a_few_standouts\" >Hundreds of thousands of mixtapes unavailable on streaming services are waiting to be enjoyed, courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here are a few standouts.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive\/#Shawty_Lo_Mr_2610_2009\" >Shawty Lo, Mr. 2610 (2009)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive\/#Boosie_Badazz_BG_225_504_2010\" >Boosie Badazz &amp; B.G., 225 504 (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive\/#FLY_Fast_Life_Yungstaz_Autopilot_2010\" >F.L.Y. (Fast Life Yungstaz), Autopilot (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive\/#Denzel_Curry_King_of_the_Mischievous_South_Volume_One_2012\" >Denzel Curry, King of the Mischievous South, Volume One (2012)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-essential-unstreamable-mixtapes-you-can-hear-on-the-internet-archive\/#Leek-E-Leek_Geekin_3_2016\" >Leek-E-Leek, Geekin 3 (2016)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hundreds_of_thousands_of_mixtapes_unavailable_on_streaming_services_are_waiting_to_be_enjoyed_courtesy_of_the_Internet_Archive_Here_are_a_few_standouts\"><\/span>Hundreds of thousands of mixtapes unavailable on streaming services are waiting to be enjoyed, courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here are a few standouts.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-259003\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MixCollage-18-Jan-2024-10-32-AM-5019_mufkzc\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"5 essential, unstreamable mixtapes you can hear on the Internet Archive\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258994\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Online music is inherently precarious \u2014 if a physical recording of something is never made, it\u2019s dangerously easy to erase any sign that it ever existed. With mass layoffs in the wake of Bandcamp\u2019s sale from Epic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s to Songtradr, as well as the recent announcement that Soundcloud is seeking a buyer in a potentially billion-dollar deal, there are understandable concerns about the future of the music that\u2019s been uploaded on those platforms. The internet often lulls us into a false sense of security where we presume that hosted content will always be accessible and available, without any need to acquire a copy for yourself. The troubled fate of DatPiff has been a case study in the necessity of backing up your music: after the company\u2019s servers went offline last year, DatPiff announced a partnership with the Internet Archive to bring its extensive collection of rap mixtapes to the free digital library. After months of uncertainty, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/internet-archive-rap-mixtapes-datpiff-1234942566\/\">around 50 terabytes of rap music<\/a> were uploaded to the \u201cDATPIFF Hip-Hop Mixtape Archives\u201d this past December.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            The Internet Archive largely developed as a music database <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/post\/49431\/brief-history-of-the-gdiap-project-to-hopefully-clarify-some-misunderstandings\">thanks to fans of the Grateful Dead<\/a>, who have long used the site to share live recordings and bootlegs. Though at divergent ends of the musical spectrum, there\u2019s something of a spiritual kinship between hip-hop heads and Deadheads in their tendency to become amateur archivists, possessed by the need for every demo and leak that exists. Like differing renditions of \u201cDark Star,\u201d the version of, say, \u201cMake The Trap Say Aye\u201d mixed by Supastar J Kwik on Gucci Mane\u2019s <i>So Icey Boy<\/i> is its own object and experience, separate from the studio quality version. <\/p>\n<p>            Back in the day, the sometimes janky audio quality and mislabeled metadata that accompanied mixtapes might have been sources of frustration. But with the passage of time and a few hits of nostalgia, those flaws have become part of the material <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal of the medium, like the crackle of vinyl or the hiss of a cassette tape, reminders that the music you\u2019re listening to is a product of human hands and not just algorithm-generated. Mixtapes might have been free, but you still had to work for them in some way, whether sifting through pages of new uploads, or editing track listings so your iTunes didn\u2019t get too messy. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            There\u2019s still more of that work to be done today: mixtapes from Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, and 50 Cent might rightfully be recognized as some of those artists\u2019 best work, but there are more hidden gems to be recovered from the data dump. Here are 5 essential but overlooked mixtapes from the DatPiff archives that aren\u2019t available on other streaming platforms.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258995\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shawty_Lo_Mr_2610_2009\"><\/span>\n        Shawty Lo, <i>Mr. 2610<\/i> (2009)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_qoagw0\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"5 essential, unstreamable mixtapes you can hear on the Internet Archive\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The members of Atlanta\u2019s D4L might have been more successful nationally as a collective, but Shawty Lo and Fabo were underground icons in the South thanks to their steady stream of solo mixtapes. Shawty Lo\u2019s career was tragically cut short by his sudden death in 2016, but as the godfather of snap music, he was a vital architect of the modern Atlanta sound and mentor to countless artists from the city. In hindsight, it\u2019s genuinely surprising that Shawty Lo didn\u2019t cross over more as a solo artist, given how many heavyweights show up on a mixtape like <i>Mr. 2610<\/i>, from Lil\u2019 Wayne to Lil\u2019 Kim. While he dabbles with a harder trap sound, Shawty Lo also swings for the fences with unapologetic pop, like the Coldplay-interpolating \u201cRoll the Dice\u201d \u2014 a song that also served as a peace treaty in Lo\u2019s overblown feud with T.I. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/datpiff-mixtape-m77e5366\" width=\"500\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258996\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boosie_Badazz_BG_225_504_2010\"><\/span>\n        Boosie Badazz &amp; B.G., <i>225 504<\/i> (2010)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/225504_djrrim\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"5 essential, unstreamable mixtapes you can hear on the Internet Archive\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Louisiana loves its outlaws, and few rappers from the state have played by their own rules as defiantly as Boosie and B.G. After co-founding the Hot Boyz, B.G. broke from the group \u2014 and the stifling influence of Birdman \u2014 to make a name on his own as an independent. Boosie\u2019s frequently problematic history of speaking his mind needs no introduction; his complete willingness to say some absolutely crazy shit is what made him such an evocative lyricist, but it\u2019s also been the downfall of his reputation. In classic mixtape fashion, <i>225 504<\/i> is comprised more of solo tracks from both artists than actual collaborations, but it\u2019s an effective time capsule of some of the most memorable Boosie deep cuts that haven\u2019t made the jump to streaming, like \u201ciPhone,\u201d a throwback to that era when everyone was obsessed with jailbreaking their smartphone. Befitting a tape from two Louisiana legends, <i>225 504<\/i> is heavy on the cajun flavor, as the duo play matching drum majors to a second line on \u201cLouisiana\u2019s Finest.\u201d If Boosie wasn\u2019t <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotnewhiphop.com\/395486-boosie-goes-on-bigoted-rant-against-lil-nas-x-tells-star-to-kill-himself-news\">prone to bigoted outbursts<\/a> when handed an open mic, I would do something nasty to hear a Tiny Desk Concert version of the down-home accordion jam on \u201cZydeco.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/Lil_Boosie_and_B.G._-_225_504-2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258997\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FLY_Fast_Life_Yungstaz_Autopilot_2010\"><\/span>\n        F.L.Y. (Fast Life Yungstaz), <i>Autopilot<\/i> (2010)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/000cover_nze0ai\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"5 essential, unstreamable mixtapes you can hear on the Internet Archive\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Characterizing Fast Life Yungstaz as a \u201cone-hit wonder\u201d feels unfair, given how iconic and epochal that one hit is: \u201cSwag Surfin\u2019\u201d belongs in some kind of new American songbook, a modern jock jam that\u2019s become a tradition unto itself at HBCU gamedays. While the group\u2019s relatively slim catalog is inevitably overshadowed by that signature song, F.L.Y. deserve more credit for their playfully ecstatic pop-rap fusion. Their simile-heavy wordplay might seem formulaic, but there\u2019s an absurdity to their lyrical imagery that\u2019s complemented by their hyper-melodic delivery and drumline-influenced sound: everything is plastic and over-the-top like the sugar rush of a Saturday morning cartoon. The beachside motif of \u201cSwag Surfin\u2019\u201d continues on the Beach Boys flip \u201cGet Around,\u201d which almost posits F.L.Y. as a modern-day boy band under the boardwalk, the Rae Sremmurd of the ringtone rap era.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/datpiff-mixtape-m96966a3\" width=\"500\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-259000\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Denzel_Curry_King_of_the_Mischievous_South_Volume_One_2012\"><\/span>\n        Denzel Curry, <i>King of the Mischievous South, Volume One<\/i> (2012)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_Denzel_AquariusKilla_CuRRy_King_Of_The_Mischievou-back-large_onzd4d\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"5 essential, unstreamable mixtapes you can hear on the Internet Archive\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Before he was a critical darling flirting with jazz rap, Denzel Curry ran with the chopped-and-screwed denizens of Raider Klan, extracting Southern rap pastiche from a sludgy abyss of bad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s and videotapes. Like the Adult Swim cartoons that SpaceGhostPurrp paid homage to, Raider Klan mixtapes felt like they could only exist after a certain hour of the night, a bleary shape-shifting nightmare whose outline your eyes strained to make out in the dark. Even on his earliest projects, Denzel Curry is a cut above his peers when it came to the actual act of rapping, and his tongue-twisting flow has only sharpened with years of practice. In spite of the blown-out distortion, Denzel was always something of a rap traditionalist with backpacker tendencies; for every Memphis rap sample on <i>King of the Mischievous South<\/i>, there\u2019s a dusty boom bap beat that Method Man wouldn\u2019t sound out of place on. Denzel might have outgrown his lo-fi roots, but its legacy can still be heard in the international explosion of phonk music.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/datpiff-mixtape-m9e22398\" width=\"500\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258998\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leek-E-Leek_Geekin_3_2016\"><\/span>\n        Leek-E-Leek, <i>Geekin 3 <\/i>(2016)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/00_-_LeekELeek_geekin3-front-large_zysxbb\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"5 essential, unstreamable mixtapes you can hear on the Internet Archive\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Leek-E-Leek is one of the most undersung pioneers of Chicago drill, both as a producer and rapper: the words \u201cIt\u2019s a Leek-E-Leek Banger\u201d announced countless early tracks from the likes of Chief Keef, King Louie, and Lil Durk. But Chicago rap is more than just drill, and Leek-E-Leek was more than just a drill artist: his beats were also crucial to the development of bop music, by way of regionally viral dance trends like \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eneBhtvuyb4?si=JHEq2Q2v6Cu2cUET\">The DLow Shuffle, Part 2<\/a>.\u201d On <i>Geekin 3<\/i>, the last full-length mixtape Leek-E-Leek released <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoreader.com\/music\/first-wave-drill-producer-leekeleek-dies-at-27\/\">before his death in 2018<\/a>, he shines not just as a beatmaker but as a vocalist, with an auto-tuned flow that still sounds fresh in 2024. His voice mutates from song to song: on the mosh-ready \u201cCheck,\u201d he conducts the crowd with a blunted growl, while in other moments he mumbles and even wails. Though he sometimes channels a sense of Future-esque ennui, Leek-E-Leek sounds most himself on up-tempo bop bangers like \u201cLong Enough,\u201d a euphoric celebration of his success.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/datpiff-mixtape-mc150386\" width=\"500\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258999\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TFI7834680816&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-259001\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <i>Rap Column is a column about rap music by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith for The FADER.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Nadine Smith<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2024\/01\/18\/datpiff-mixtapes-internet-archive-stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of thousands of mixtapes unavailable on streaming services are waiting to be enjoyed, courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here are a few standouts. Online music is inherently precarious \u2014 if a physical recording of something is never made, it\u2019s dangerously easy to erase any sign that it ever existed. 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