2013’s just about over. We’re going to send it off proper. Herewith: a year in sound, created by the Global Spin Awards’ Remixer of the Year, TedSmooth. Cornerstone’s Mixtape #167 (The Close Out) is the radio and record industry’s most trusted mixtape. This year’s tape is curated and produced by TedSmooth, the force behind some…
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How a New Orleans hip hop crew reinvented mixtape culture. It’s been said that the history of hip hop is told by the tape. It was cassettes, not records, that moved rap from a localized movement to music’s mainstream: traveling from parties, to trunks, to radio stations; crossing borders and sonic barriers as they exchanged…
Just Enjoy This Shit is the motto behind Jet Life’s brand of hazy-aimless-cool rap. Okay, deal. We’re all for a crew that’s always been about fans first; giving away new tracks for free, and bringing mixtapes to the masses. The question Jet Life asked us (and it’s a big ask, and it’s a crazy ambition):…