mixtape
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See also: mix tape
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
mix + tape; originally mix tape.
Noun[edit]
mixtape (plural mixtapes)
- (music) A compilation of songs on a tape, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans, without legal permission.
- Synonym: party tape
- 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 103:
- I wasn't performing with Pimp and Smoove that much no more, but I had a solo deal with Ruthless Rap and a brand new mixtape that was creating a big buzz.
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- "Mixtapes go way back, before rap records was made," an animated DMC of Run-DMC recalled. "The tapes of these guys' live performances sold like [regular] albums are selling now"
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Noun[edit]
mixtape m (plural mixtapes)