Happy 47th Anniversary Hip-Hop! This is a glimpse of what authentic Hip Hop music sounded like before record companies and … More
Category: Mixtape Memory
Mixtape Memory is an ongoing project dedicated to collecting mixtape-related memories from the community. Submit your mixtape memory here.
Tapemasta Remembers
The year is 1985, September to be exact. This is the birth of Pushin’ Tapes! In this pic, I was … More
Screw Quarantine!
By Rocky Rockett
Eric Johnson | Chico, California
Originally from the east coast, Eric Johnson lives in Chico, California. MXM: Where are you from? EJ: I was born … More
Epée Hervé Dingong | Paris, France
In this new series, MXM features avid mixtape collectors and their analog collections. The first hails from Paris, France. We … More
PROVOKE! Team
My (slightly sappy) mixed tape memory: When I first met my husband, he burned a couple of albums for me … More
1987 by Askem
One of my best memories of a mixtape was in 1987. I had a tape that was filled with hip … More
Professor Anthony Kwame Harrison
Bay Area youngsters embraced bedroom production and ad-hoc self-distribution networks as a means of re-envisioning and self-fashioning their conception of … More
Troy L. Smith
When I was young I learned to repair cassette tapes. The repair job sometimes included with Scotch tape, Crazy glue, a … More
The Day I Fell In Love with Hip Hop by Derrick Dolphin
It was the summer of ’79, I was a youngin, and spent a lot of time at my Grandma’s building. … More
