History of the Mix Tape

Mix tapes go all the way before rap records were made and hip hop was born

” Mix tapes can consist of everything from reggae, slow jams, jazz, hip hop, and R&B soul.  However, they weren’t always called “mix tapes”, back in the 1970s; they were known as “party tapes”.

Back in the day, people loved partying in the clubs so much that they would pay DJs for their party tapes to take homes or to listen to in the car.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force, Kool Herc and the Herculoids, were among the most popular crews of the birthing of hip hop that became successful not only from their DJ gigs, but from the recordings they made.

Grandmaster Flash credits himself, Kool Herc, and Africa Bambaataa as the originators of the mix tapes.

Mix tapes are less about displaying turntable skills and more a reflection of a DJ ability to find new talent and new music.

So if you’re a DJ, who says you have to stay in the background? As long as mix tapes are still around, you can still position yourself in the spotlight and become successful.

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