When I say more popular I'm talking about in the streets not overall and they aren't better in most cases. Some cases, sure. But not most. Not at all. And they aren't cohesive bodies of work.
its not just the streets. mixtapes got the burbs on lock as well.
some cases? more like the vast majority of cases. i can barely think of any examples of artists whose albums are better than their mixtapes.
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