| The recordable cassette represents the moment | | | | artist or DJ release new hip-hop mixtapes. |
| music was first put in the hands of the world. For | | | | Young people yearn to share music, they set up |
| those who couldn't strum a guitar, a mixtape was the | | | | streamed playlist, they send mixtape CDs to each |
| ultimate expression of youthful self obsession. And an | | | | other, they exchange iPods for an evening. It can still |
| underground cassette culture continues to flourish, | | | | be a make or break moment for a blossoming love |
| courtesy of a new online coalition. A funny story is the | | | | affair, or the social glue that binds two new friends |
| members of the International MixTape Project, they | | | | together. But, in a world where iTunes rules, its nice to |
| put a homemade cassette in a Jiffy bag and send it to | | | | know that mixtape cd`s still get play. Buying mixtape |
| one of their 1200 fellow participants, in 30 countries on | | | | cd`s online is one of the ways to get the freshest |
| six continents. An to email each member with another | | | | material another is to email the DJ`s directly. R&b |
| members name and address and, there you have it, | | | | mixtapes, 80`s mixtapes, Motown mixtapes, and all the |
| music sharing the old school way. Cassette from my | | | | new hip-hop mixtapes for that matter are now |
| Ex is a blog where writers share their mixtape cds | | | | obtainable to anyone with a few clicks of a keyboard. |
| memories of past flings and stream the resulting | | | | Back in the day you had to wait after a show and |
| soundtrack for everyone to enjoy. Mixtape cds is | | | | hope that the DJ had a few mixtapes left to sell. |
| today's music sharing medium most used when an | | | | |