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Fever is the debut commercial mixtape by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, released on May 17, 2019, via 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified. Primarily produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat and written by the rapper herself, it also features guest appearances from rappers DaBaby and Juicy J. Fever is a hip hop record driven by minimal bass-heavy trap ...
The idea of mixtapes was conceived in the early 1970s with the genesis of hip-hop. In the 1970s, DJs such as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Afrika Bambaataa, and DJ Hollywood would often distribute recordings of their club performances through cassette tapes, bringing a wider audience to the hip-hop sound. [8]
God's Plan is the third mixtape by hip hop group G-Unit, released on November 1, 2002. [3] Originally released independently as a free mixtape, [4] it was re-released in 2006 by BCD Music Group. [2] The remix of Missy Elliott's song "Work It", from her album Under Construction, which features 50 Cent, is included in the mixtape. [5]
In October 2013, Complex named the mixtape the tenth best hip hop album of the last five years. [46] In 2019, Pitchfork ranked Live. Love. ASAP at number 137 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".
It was the first mixtape to chart on the US Billboard 200 solely on streams, peaking at number eight, while receiving widespread acclaim from critics who praised its fusion of hip hop and gospel sounds. The mixtape won Best Rap Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards. It was also the first streaming-only album ever to win a Grammy.
The Hamilton Mixtape debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 187,000 album-equivalent units, of which 169,000 were pure album sales. [7] It marks the largest sales in a week for a compilation album since Cruel Summer by GOOD Music in 2012, and is the first compilation album to reach number one since Now 50 in 2014. [7]
By rapping over instrumentals from other artists and then releasing it for free, with No Mercy, No Fear and the other contemporary releases, 50 Cent revolutionized hip hop mixtapes, [12] creating a blueprint for later artists, such as Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and Drake. [13] The mixtape was ranked No. 5 on XXL ' s Top 20 Mixtapes list. [14]
Acid Rap is the second mixtape by American rapper Chance the Rapper.It was released on April 30, 2013, as a free digital download. In July 2013, the mixtape debuted at number 63 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, due to bootleg downloads on iTunes and Amazon not affiliated with the artist. [2]