{"id":232,"date":"2014-03-24T14:53:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T14:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buymixtapes.com\/blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2016-09-27T19:34:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T19:34:21","slug":"the-different-types-of-mixtapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/the-different-types-of-mixtapes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Different Types Of Mixtapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-233\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youngmoneyavengers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youngmoneyavengers-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"hip hop, trap, blend, instrumental, and r&amp;b mixtapes\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-233\" src=\"http:\/\/buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youngmoneyavengers-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"hip hop, trap, blend, instrumental, and r&amp;b mixtapes\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youngmoneyavengers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youngmoneyavengers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youngmoneyavengers.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> various genres of mixtapes available<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are many ways a music compilation\u00a0can be put together. \u00a0Some DJs even release projects\u00a0that are entirely blends. \u00a0A blend is when the acapella of a popular song is mixed together with an instrumental of another popular song. \u00a0This produces a new sound. \u00a0Some of these blends are great and some you will want to pass on and skip to the next track. \u00a0A few of the popular mixtape blend DJs are DJ Vlad, DJ Cinema, DJ Ty Boogie, and Mista Rello &amp; Jadel. \u00a0Although blend\u00a0projects\u00a0are not as popular now as they were about 6-7 years ago, DJs continue to release them.<\/p>\n<p>Another mixtape format is a \u2018best of\u2019 mixtape. \u00a0Some DJs can produce these mixtapes consisting of 100+ tracks. \u00a0Since 100 tracks is over 80 minutes of music, which is well over the standard 80 minute CD, these tracks can only be around 1 minute long. \u00a0Even though the songs are so short, it is a sample of the featured artist\u2019s musical work and makes for a great listening experience. \u00a0One of the most popular DJs to do these types of products\u00a0is Rob E Rob. \u00a0He has released many \u2018best of\u2019 drops\u00a0consisting of over 70+ tracks. \u00a0For a DJ to be able to release a mixtape with that many songs by an artist also tells you that this person is serious about their music career. \u00a0If they already have a greatest hits mixtape with that many songs, then they have a bright and lucrative future in the music industry.<\/p>\n<p>One method for a hip hop music artist to be recognized in the mixtape community is to freestyle over the beat of a popular song. \u00a0Some artists rely solely on this to gain acceptance and recognition in the hip hop community. \u00a0Well-known artists do this to show they can take a popular song, flip it to their style and be able to make it a hit record as well. \u00a0This was the primary format used in the beginning on mixtapes. \u00a0Fabolous would do this to show he can take a popular song and make it even better with his style of rap. \u00a0Music artists still do this today, but it is not used as heavily as it once was. \u00a0Also freestyles are not very long, the majority only lasting around 1 minute and 30 seconds on average. \u00a0Today, artists will record full original songs with original beats as they would for a retail album and release them on these music compilations. \u00a0These products\u00a0are official releases to let the public know that it is not just some product\u00a0consisting of the artist\u2019s music released by a DJ without their knowing. \u00a0Many of these drops\u00a0exist to try and hype up the DJ as having exclusive access or content when they really do not.<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/Young-Money-Young-Money-Avengers.9787.mixtape<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.buymixtapes.com\/official.php<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways a music compilation\u00a0can be put together. \u00a0Some DJs even release projects\u00a0that are entirely blends. \u00a0A blend is when the acapella of a popular song is mixed together with an instrumental of another popular song. \u00a0This produces a new sound. \u00a0Some of these blends are great and some you will want to &hellip; 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