XXL Takes a Close Look at 50′s Monumental Mixtape Run That Ultimately Revolutionized The Game [Click Inside]
XXL reports:
Things just haven’t been the same since Fif entered the game with 2002’s 50 Cent is the Future. Teaming with DJ Whoo Kid, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks the classic would anchor in a string of game changing mixtapes that would ultimately become the G-Unit general’s vehicle to fame. From grinding on tapes such as No Mercy, No Fear, God’s Plan, and Automatic Gunfire, 50 managed to not only have the New York City streets ablaze but, also revolutionize what was once a conventional mixtape game. Since then, what became an unorthodox winning formula birthed artists like Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Drake, and more to successfully follow suit in the marketing approach. Taking a look at his impacting strategy, XXLMag.com highlights five things Fif accomplished first during his monumental mixtape run. Your not ready
**First Rapper to Introduce the Album-Format to a Mixtape**
It's hard to imagine a time when mixtapes where merely cheaply put together discs with xeroxed copied cover art and badly dubbed freestyles. The G-Unit General changed all that, making his tapes sound like official albums—a common tool with today's releases. Delivering both original tunes and remakes over other artists’ beats with his own bridges hooks etc., his first mixtape was able to introduce this format into play.
**First Rapper to Score a Million Dollar Record Deal off Mixtapes**
After developing an irrefutable movement with his tapes, it wasn’t long until Dr. Dre and Eminem signed him to a $1 Million record deal with Shady/Aftermath/Interscope and giving him his own G-Unit imprint. The mixtape flood would serve as a potent marketing tool for unsigned artists getting a label’s attention (i.e. Young Jeezy, Drake, etc.).
**Remix and Popularize Other Artists’ Tracks**
Diddy may have arguably invented the remix but it was Fif who gave the phrase “respect the jux” needed clarity. The Queens-bred juggernaut was the first artist to completely remake other popular rap songs during the time and make them his own. A custom that was just unforeseen at the time and is now a norm.
**First Rapper to Chart off a Mixtape**
There’s nothing like having a mixtape chart on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart. When Fif‘s mixtape version of the shelved Power of A Dollar debut released to the streets in 2002, the underground compilation dubbed Guess Who's Back? filled with classic freestyles and unreleased material hit the charts at No.28. It also topped the Top Independent Albums chart, and peaked at no. 14 on the Heatseekers chart.
**First Rapper to Have Mixtape Single Chart on Billboard**
When ”Wanksta” first appeared on 2002’s No Mercy, No Fear, a revamped version was eventually featured on Eminem’s 8 Mile Soundtrack. The buzzing street single would thus peak at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
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Comment by Audemars on December 8, 2011 at 4:30pm -
The General Did It All lol!! & He Still At.. Big 10!!!
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Comment by QuEeNsFiNeSt on December 8, 2011 at 4:17pm -
Remember The People To Do This Mixtape S***!
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Comment by DivineOnTour on December 8, 2011 at 4:16pm -
Thank you XXL for breakin it the f*** down! #SK #SMS
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Comment by james smith, @GUNIT50FAN on December 8, 2011 at 4:09pm -
where the 2 haterzzz at,, 50 and G UNIT ARE REAL HIPHOP,,,,, -SK- SMSby50 -SK- G UNIT
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Comment by young t.i.m. on December 8, 2011 at 4:04pm -
they say a picture is worth a million words but you look ate the four of them together on stage and it says a million more things than what you see. just jigga an fif in a way stand alone when people lik west and diddy hang on they are all together but yet never more separate....idk how to explain it but that picture just speaks so much more to hip hop in my opinion.
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Comment by Mr Cee a.k.a Rocee clothing Kid on December 8, 2011 at 3:45pm -
niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee now im looking forward 2this tape...few more hours SK, lets see if u can real focus on music
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Comment by HipHopHead on December 8, 2011 at 3:35pm -
the last hiphop legend from the 90's era!
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Comment by Ray M on December 8, 2011 at 3:29pm -
D A M N I got all those mixtapes and I still play every single one of them!
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Comment by Timur on December 8, 2011 at 3:25pm -
GGGGGGG-Unit!
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Comment by PenzCorrera on December 8, 2011 at 3:15pm -
Its gone be troouble troouble!
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