The Mixtape ERA

The day of the mixtape... I guess we can blame 5o Cent for this mixtape craziness. Artist have mixtape release dates now. In the beginning it was to my understanding that a mixtape was a combined effort of different HOTT artist and songs put out by a dj's choice to give fans a clue on hot tracks they may not have had the chance to hear or maybe would not have even purchased.Dont get me wrong I love Hip Hop, especially free Hip Hop but with this day and time it makes me alittle skeptical. Me my own opinion is the artist are wearing themselves thin. Its not only but so much that hasnt been said already over the years, but along with that some of these mixtapes the artist comes out with to get fans ready for an OFFICIAL ALBUM drop are way hotter, better, and more raw than the real label ALBUMS. For instance, a few years ago Busta Rhymes I Bullshit You Not mixtape was way better than the Back on My Bullshit LP he dropped. In fact I still play the mixtape because to me it was almost classic, but the LP barely 3 mics. Another artist with the same problem include Jadakiss. Hott hott mixtapes but mediocre Official releases. All Im saying is make better decisions on the free music you put out, if not you are killing your own careers.