What would hip-hop be without mixtapes like DJ Clue's? Indication for President or 50 Cent 50 Cent is the future? Red Summer TV explores the Tale of the Tape with a new documentary examining an oral history of one of the genre's forgotten backbones.
Executive produced by The source alum Kim Osorio and DJ Envy, Malik K. Buie directed Tale of the Tape: How the Mixtape Revolutionized Hip-Hop The doc is now available to stream on Prime Video, Verizon and Spectrum.
“Hip-hop was my salvation and my driving force,” says Buie Advertising sign. “I've interviewed and documented some of the greatest hip-hop artists and DJs of all time, and they all share a common story of how they became what they were – mixtapes. Well, let's talk about it. Let's examine it. Let's give it exactly what it's due.”
The ode to mixtapes boasts never-before-seen footage from Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, as well as contributions from DJ Envy, DJ Clue, Kid Capri, DJ Drama, the late Combat Jack and more. Royce Da 5’9″ is also on board as Tale of the Tapeits main narrator.
“If we don't start telling our own story, it will be told about us. We're taking back control of our own narratives in hip-hop, especially in this project with Tale of the Tapeadds Kim Osorio.
“As someone who collected mixtapes, I thought it was telling that these days the definition of what a mixtape is has changed. We have to continue to document the culture accurately, which is why we haven't been singled out.”
The production of the documentary covers a decade of work from 2012 to 2022. stream Tale of the Tape: How the Mixtape Revolutionized Hip-Hop on Verizon, Spectrum or Prime Video now.
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