This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

DJ Drama, arguably the most famous mixtape DJ of all time, breaks down the art form's evolution. By Dan Rys Ten years ago this month, a raid on DJ Drama and Don Cannon’s Atlanta studio netted ...

From Jamaica across the globe to Ghana, DJ Mularh assemble giants on the Dancehall Invasion II Mixtape DJ Mularh having commenced the year on a high note with the release of his ALL OUT Mixtape has ...

Known as “The Mixtape King”, DJ Drama’s ‘Gangsta Grillz’ mixtape series helped solidify him as one of Hip-Hop’s most prolific DJs. We had a chance to chat with the infamous DJ about the evolution of ...

Over the last decade or so, mixtapes have revolutionized the rap game and altered how marketing in general is approached. Not only have the rappers received substantial acclaim, the DJs have, too.

Multiplatinum hip-hop star Big Boogie has dropped his latest album, Pain on Paper 4, via CMG The Label / Interscope Records. The 15-track project showcases the Memphis heavyweight’s booming voice, ...

For the past couple of months, Fabolous’ “Friday Night Freestyles” series has found Loso dropping potent bars over a gang of classic and popular instrumentals. To help set off your Memorial Day ...

Mixtapes defined the careers of T.I., Lil Wayne, and Jeezy. And mixtapes transformed Tyree Simmons into DJ Drama, who started the Gangsta Grillz mixtape empire with his partner, Don Cannon. But in ...

New Jersey’s DJ Juice, a hip-hop mixtape pioneer, has died. SiriusXM and LL Cool J’s Rock the Bells Radio reports that Juice, born Brian Short, was 54. Starting in the ’90s, the award-winning DJ was ...