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shyt Mac Miller has some classics from that era , remember "Faces" breh
that mixtape era from 2009 thru 2015 will NEVER be topped
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Black_Panther_JS
Superstar
No mention of Gibbs, Mick Jenkins, Isaiah Rashad, Herb, LA Capone, Keef, Durk, Bibby, Rocky, Chance, etc... ?
THE fukk
THE fukk
The God Poster
LWO representa
how you say 2009 to 2015 but ignore 2000 to 2009?
I'm certain ya'll didn't read OP fully.I don't know breh
I think I liked the years before 2009 a little more
50 Cent is the Future
No Mercy, No Fear
God's Plan
Dedication 2
Da Drought 3
Members of Byrdgang
Trap or Die
The Champ Is Here
G-Unit Radios
Dipset Vols.
Max B
etc.
2000-2009 rappers were still using the street single/radio single philosophy. That is now outdated.
I knew it wouldn't last, dudes were dropping radio singles and then putting them on free mixtapes to just get a body of work/exposure out there to the masses. For some of them it worked out, for some it didn't.
Drake
Lloyd Banks
J. Cole
Wayne
Chris Brown
Rick Ross
Wiz
Big KRIT
The Weeknd
Meek Mill
French Montana
2 Chainz
50 Cent
Trey Songz
Big Sean
R. Kelly
Fabolous
Kendrick
Omarion
Wale
so many others I'm missing, I just named the ones that came to mind. Then labels figured out they could somewhat monetize them by streaming on Soundcloud, or just outright selling them as EPs, and that was pretty much the end of it.
That era will never be seen again. We got fed so much.
EDIT:
how u skip the mixtape god charles hamilton? 
how could you miss Future
Ironically, Future dropping 3 wildly popular mixtapes in a matter of months for the free, probably made the labels really take a look at the whole process.
SpacelySprockets
Veteran
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Polofresh4
Pro
I hear you.....
But
75% of your list dropped better mixtapes between 2003-2009
AND
the grandfather of the "drop an album as a mixtape" (Mood Music 2) came out in 2005
No shade/disrespect but I just think you wasn't there
Now if you want to talk the albums from 2009-2015 are better than the albums from 2003-2009....Im right there with you
But
75% of your list dropped better mixtapes between 2003-2009
AND
the grandfather of the "drop an album as a mixtape" (Mood Music 2) came out in 2005
No shade/disrespect but I just think you wasn't there
Now if you want to talk the albums from 2009-2015 are better than the albums from 2003-2009....Im right there with you
the cac mamba
Banned
yeah i liked the freestyles over someone elses beats. thats still one of my favorite things in rapI don't know breh
I think I liked the years before 2009 a little more
50 Cent is the Future
No Mercy, No Fear
God's Plan
Dedication 2
Da Drought 3
Members of Byrdgang
Trap or Die
The Champ Is Here
G-Unit Radios
Dipset Vols.
Max B
etc.
when someone gets that beat and rips it better than the original
UWasntThere
Superstar
Yeah mid 2000's was the true mixtape era.I don't know breh
I think I liked the years before 2009 a little more
50 Cent is the Future
No Mercy, No Fear
God's Plan
Dedication 2
Da Drought 3
Members of Byrdgang
Trap or Die
The Champ Is Here
G-Unit Radios
Dipset Vols.
Max B
etc.
Mid 2000’s was the traditional mixtape era. Drake dropped SFG and started the album sounding mixtape era. Both eras were dope, but 09-15 had more heat IMO
28 Gramz
How U Luv That???
Gucci did the all original tracks thing before Drake.
I knew it wouldn't last, dudes were dropping radio singles and then putting them on free mixtapes to just get a body of work/exposure out there to the masses. For some of them it worked out, for some it didn't.
Lloyd Banks
so many others I'm missing, I just named the ones that came to mind. Then labels figured out they could somewhat monetize them by streaming on Soundcloud, or just outright selling them as EPs, and that was pretty much the end of it.
That era will never be seen again. We got fed so much.
EDIT:
Co sign
Some of y'all have absolutely terrible taste
