Would Careers last longer if they did NO mixtapes

[Nuke Dukem]

After listening to all this

Big Sean

Weezy

Drake


and if they saved half the shyt they release for free and kept it on their albums, they'll stay fresh a lot longer



but then I get that we wanna hear them on other peoples shyt + samples that dont get cleared

 

[NotaPAWG]

yes

Jay Z
Nas
Eminem
Kanye

mixtapes are nice because it leaves creative control and you can release tracks without sample clearances, BUT.. it also can be over-saturation, create a fickle fanbase that expects free music and doesn't buy your shyt and it leaves less "hunger for more" and hype when it comes time to drop your album when you just dropped a tape 8 months ago. it goes from

"___ is dropping new music! "" to ""


features and few "throw aways" throughout the year should be enough to hold your fanbase over until your next album. artists needa stop feeding into the add generation. the cons outweight the pros, imo.

 

[Loud Still Coolin]

if it werent for the mixtapes the ALBUM wouldnt come out. anyone any era. 98% of the time even drake

 

[Nuke Dukem]

if it werent for the mixtapes the ALBUM wouldnt come out. anyone any era. 98% of the time even drake

Do you mean when they first starting.. because I agree, so far gone really elevated drake..

But I mean someone like wayne who's already established pushing out tape after tape after tape

 

[NotaPAWG]

Do you mean when they first starting.. because I agree, so far gone really elevated drake..

But I mean someone like wayne who's already established pushing out tape after tape after tape

this, nothing wrong with mixtapes if you're a "has been" or someone on the come up.. mixtapes should be used as a grind to get your name out there and elevate you to the level to get you noticed, but once artists are already getting exposure and gaining momentum, stop the mixtapes.

do features, throw a track out every few months between your album releases, get a song on a compliation.. video game soundtrack, movie soundtrack.. i feel anything extra, you're just shooting yourself in the foot.

 

[Loud Still Coolin]

Do you mean when they first starting.. because I agree, so far gone really elevated drake..

But I mean someone like wayne who's already established pushing out tape after tape after tape

it's a cycle like a exercise. wayne keeps droppin tapes to get momentum for the NEXT album. its just a common unfortunate thing most mixtapes come out better then the albums. but their mixtapes usually put together by the artist themselves. whereas the albums get confiscated by the labels and etc and thats that. every artist you can think of had to make atleast one mixtape in they career. mixtapes aint goin nowhere. they just became over saturated due to the actual quality street music surpassing the hype for WACK albums (according to fans) or even pushed back albums and etc. mixtapes are 10 dolla crack bags. albums unfortunately are usually labeled wack but the bigger picture is the label the money and the appeal to the masses. so either way wayne feedin his core audience. i've been listenin to french montana for 7 years and i still havent heard more then half of his major label debut album

 

[Boolean]

Fab need to drop that Soul Album

 

[charmander]

After listening to all this

Big Sean

Weezy

Drake


and if they saved half the shyt they release for free and kept it on their albums, they'll stay fresh a lot longer



but then I get that we wanna hear them on other peoples shyt + samples that dont get cleared

weezy career goin on 2 decades idiot what the fukk are you talking about

 

[dre]

lot of careers wouldn't exist if not for Mixtapes

 

[chosenaledge13]

They are amazing if done right. So many artists would have no tour money if it wasnt for mixtapes, which is where the real money is made for artists these days. Nikkas crack on him, but lil b is worth almost 1.5 mil from free mixtapes and show bread

 

[LA Fisher]

This would be a good plan if rappers stopped signing to major labels. Major labels want artist to keep building up a buzz with free music.

 

[Ohene]

After listening to all this

Big Sean

Weezy

Drake


and if they saved half the shyt they release for free and kept it on their albums, they'll stay fresh a lot longer



but then I get that we wanna hear them on other peoples shyt + samples that dont get cleared

Bad examples. You would be better off using Big Krit, Rick Ross or Gucci Mane as an example.
Weezy been in the game 15+ years.
Big sean?
Drake hasnt had a tape since so far gone.


In any case, A-list rappers dont issue mixtapes. Rick Ross and Lil Wayne are probably the only ones that do.

Kendrick, Eminem, Jay, Nas, Kanye, Drake, ASAP hasnt in god knows, None of them have recent tapes

Its typically niche rappers (Freddie Gibbs), hasbeens (50) and those without a major label push that issue them (Lloyd Banks)

 

[torcher]

If it wasnt for mixtapes half these rappers wouldnt have careers

 

[MoeDollaZ$]

lotta nikka can make fire mixtapes but for various reason it doesnt transfer to the album