Mixtape, Inc. on DVD May 22nd
I recently checked out a review copy of Mixtape, Inc., a documentary about the mixtape scene directed by Walter Bell that’s due out on DVD on May 22nd.
Though it was completed before the arrests of DJ Drama and Don Cannon, it remains relevant and interesting, a mark of a good documentary. There are lots of cameo appearances but the real focus is on the New York mixtape scene and the various innovators along the way. Some attention is paid to folks outside of New York but the discussion typically turns to their relationship to the NY scene.
Nevertheless, an important focus is the legal attack on Berry’s Music in Indianapolis that provides an interesting look into the confused nature of the RIAA attacks on mixtapes more generally. Allied with discussions of the record industry’s deep involvement with mixtapes as a marketing device, one gets a pretty good look at the conflicted nature of the whole enterprise.
All in all, Mixtape, Inc. does a nice job on multiple levels. Many of the interviewees are quite entertaining and there are numerous historical and anecdoctal gems along the way.
Previous ProHipHop coverage includes a Mixtape, Inc. trailer.
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Mixtape, Inc.
I, too, received a review copy. I’ve only managed to watch 3 1/2 minutes of the DVD so far.
Thanks for making me feel terrible.
It’s worth watching. And you know that’s high praise from me!
I’ll definitely check it out. Just can’t have it blaring out loud in the family living room, because of all the words that Simmons and Chavis said we shouldn’t utter in the hip-hop community.
I saw a sneak preview of this movie and I loved it. It’s a real documentary film. They did a good job with the interviews and they went deep into the mixtape game. The special effects were dope as hell too. This is the way true Hip Hop films should be. Showing and saying something about our culture and the influence it has on America.