On this date in 1997, Queens mixtape king DJ Clue released his debut studio album The Professional on the Desert Storm imprint in partnership with Roc A Fella and Def Jam. Already one of the most ...

Contrary to popular belief, not everything with a big budget and even bigger names supporting that budget is necessarily going to be of good quality. There are plenty of big-time hyped up stinkers in ...

In their new book Do Remember!: The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes, authors Evan Auerbach and Daniel Isenberg trace the history of New York rap through its humblest and most world-alteringly ...

In the sprawling landscape of hip-hop, few names carry the weight and influence of DJ Clue?. For decades, his signature “booms” and explosive mixtapes have served as the unofficial soundtrack to a ...

The doc’s ‘The Def Tape’ soundtrack will arrive later this year. Paramount+ announced a new documentary titled MIXTAPE which will explore the impact mixtape culture had on Hip Hop. The production will ...