It’s so many people out there that are coming up from this
fast growing idea of a mix tape. It is a sure way to promote your music and get
your name out there. People like Lil
Wayne and Drake have made this category huge. Personally I love Wayne mix tapes
more that most of his albums. Why are they doing so well?
It’s always been huge to get a record deal. Even when I was a
kid I wanted to be just like Brandy and sign to a major record label. To have a
label backing you was huge. You have to listen to the labels creativity and
desires. You have no choice but to do the music they want you to do. You have
to perform how they want you to perform. With all the puppetry you do at least
they fund all the projects as well as pay you. This is pretty much what it is like
to get signed to a label.
When I think of an artist I think of one that wants to
express them self through whatever avenue. Being apart of a label isn’t much of
that anymore. It’s more about being marketable than anything else. When I heard
mix tapes from Chris Brown, Chrisette Michelle and Elle Varner this year I
looked at mix tapes in a whole new prospective. Chris Brown “In My Zone” was a completely different artist that he would of never got to express on a
label. That is where “No Bullshit” surfaced don’t get me started on “In my Zone
2” its lots of my favorites there. Elle
Varner put her heart into he mix tape and a great album followed.
Mix tapes are a chance to go independent from a label and do
what you want. It is a chance to create what expresses you most. It has proven
to be a great platform for up and coming artist and current artist to do what
they want to do. It’s a great way to
remind us of your capabilities if we have forgotten. The downfall is if someone
picks it up and uses it in a commercial or on their show you can’t get paid on
it. In that most mix tapes take samples from current popular hits. Its not all
fully your own works. Its kind of funny if all else fails put out a mix tape
its free we will listen.
If you will click here you can find more on the differences
between albums, mix tapes, and singles.
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