mixtape
See also: mix tape
English
editEtymology
editFrom mix + tape; originally mix tape.
Noun
editmixtape (plural mixtapes)
- (music) A compilation of songs on a tape, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans, without legal permission.
- Synonym: party tape
- 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 103:
- I wasn't performing with Pimp and Smoove that much no more, but I had a solo deal with Ruthless Rap and a brand new mixtape that was creating a big buzz.
See also
editReferences
edit- "Mixtapes go way back, before rap records was made," an animated DMC of Run-DMC recalled. "The tapes of these guys' live performances sold like [regular] albums are selling now"
Further reading
editFrench
editNoun
editmixtape m (plural mixtapes)