Funkmaster Flex Drops The Mix Tape, Volume II – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 11, 1997: Legendary Hot 97 radio personality Funkmaster Flex aka Funk Flex took the mixtape game to a new level by making mixtapes a commercial item featuring freestyles and unreleased songs. In 1995, the veteran DJ released The Mix Tape Volume 1 (60 Minutes of Funk), and on this day in 1997, he followed up with the sequel, The Mix Tape, Volume II, on Loud Records.Back in the 1980s, mixtapes from iconic DJs like Kid Capri, Doo Wop, Ron G, Red Alert, S&S and others were used to promote their DJ sets before they became promotional tools for rap artists. Bronx, N.Y. native...