Dad Quote by Rico Nasty

Mixtapes were the soundtrack, back in my day, of peoples' lives.

— Wendy Williams

Before I had my daughter I actually wanted to do something that I could put out for free, like a mixtape, but it wasn't…

— Jhene Aiko

If I could never put out an album in my life, I could just put out mixtapes. The music got to be out there…

— Richard Hilfiger

I will never forget someone bringing up my mixtape and just trying to convince me on the spot that I should leave comedy and…

— Chris Redd

Around the time that I was in high school, a lot of rappers were coming out with mixtapes of them rapping over other people's…

— Saweetie

I went to jail at 17. While I was there, I discovered that I could write. Once I started making some songs, other inmates…

— Jay IDK

56 Nights' one of the best mixtapes ever.

— Lonzo Ball

Rap was more of a release for me, a journal.

— Kevin Gates

Unfortunately I've been to jail a couple times. Anytime I come in it's difficult to make music, write songs.

— Gucci Mane

My first tape was 'Hey, I can do what y'all do.' It's new, flashy, and not through rap. It was a guy singing how…

— PartyNextDoor

My first mixtape especially - that came from a heartbreak.

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Swishahouse, it started off as just a crew making mixtapes and that's when I got down with it back in like 1998. It wasn't…

— Paul Wall