#1. Concepts - Where mixtapes are usually full of freestyles and random spits all jumbled together with clever punchlines, puns, word play and all that, it usually amounts to a bunch of nonlinear nonsense that listeners don't care to rewind (CROOKED I). If you're gonna take the time to record your voice, then explore a concept, tell a story, take a stand. i.e
#2. The beat selections- It seems like all rappers these days completely wash their hands of their shitty beat selections and leave their projects in the hands of someone else, or they assume that their lyrics speak for themselves (K-Rino) .Granted mixtapes traditionally don't include original beats, still if you have to sample someone, sample something that jams and compliments your style.(Mitchy Duz it) i.e Nipsey Hu$$le
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#2. The beat selections- It seems like all rappers these days completely wash their hands of their shitty beat selections and leave their projects in the hands of someone else, or they assume that their lyrics speak for themselves (K-Rino) .Granted mixtapes traditionally don't include original beats, still if you have to sample someone, sample something that jams and compliments your style.(Mitchy Duz it) i.e Nipsey Hu$$le
#3. POST YOUR REASON HERE:
What do you think?