megher onek rong ( bengali : মেঘের অনেক রঙ ) is a bangladeshi bengali film directed by harunur rashid based on bangladesh liberation war .

this film got national film awards in five categories including best film , best director , best child artist , best music director , and best cinematography .

megher onek rong

megher onek rong received bangladesh national film awards in five categories - best film , best director , best music director , best child artist , and best cinematography .
a full - length feature film titled ‘bangla’ will be aired on channel i today at 2 : 30pm . the film stars popular actors mahfuz ahmed , shabnur and late actor humayun faridi , among others . besides , ntv will telecast ‘hajar bochhor dhore’ ( starring riaz , shoshi , suchanda , atm shamsuzzaman ) at 8 : 45am . ‘megher onek rong’ on boishakhi tv at 10 : 50am , ‘jibon theke neya’ ( starring razzak , suchanda , anwar hossain , rowshan jamil , khan ata , rozy ) on maasranga tv at 2 : 30pm and faruk , babita , razzak , anwar hossain , khalil , rozy - starrer film ‘alor michhi’ on gtv at 10 : 15am . l
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a portrayal of liberation war of bangladesh and the rape of women by pakistani armies . these women commit suicide and their children are adopted .
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this film is a unconditional love story of 2 people . riaz played the character called benu and purnima played the character called renu .
raaj and reshmi fall in love , despite having a belligerent past between their families .
mr . rafiq is given an option to develop the ancestral property by a privet developer agent . the house carries the style of typical historic buildings of old dhaka ; which are being pushed . . . see full summary »
intertwined story of a bunch of bachelor friends living together and their romance complications . sathi ( aupee karim ) does not believe in love , however , maintains
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the story revolves around different comical events regarding telephonic conversation . athoi ( shrabanti ) , a young girl loves to dial wrong numbers and through such an incident , gets involved . . . see full summary »
the movie is about a poet and singer lalon fakir who belongs to a cult called baul and who believes and inculcates that the value of a human being is above the narrow belief of religions .
this consequences of partition is felt when the daughter of schoolteacher is seriously ill at a border side village in modern bangladesh .
twist of fate brought abir back to hridoypur . there , he is determined to get his childhood revenge , but finds his childhood love nila instead . which will ultimately get priority in abir ' s mind ? revenge or love ?
conflict between two brother causes separation of a family . their children unite them once again .
a characterless office manager tries to take sexual benefits from his female colleagues and and those colleagues try to escape from him . the whole story has been shown here so comically by some legendary bangladeshi artists .
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on the occasion of international mother language day and amar ekushey ( february 21 ) , different tv channels of the country , including state - own bangladesh television ( btv ) have planned to air daylong programmes to mark the day in a befitting manner . among the various special arrangements , a few selective programmes of the day are—
a special tele - drama titled ‘eker bhetor dui’ will be aired tonight on btv after the 8pm news on the occasion of amar ekushey . written by faridur reza sagor , the tele - drama has been produced by jainal abedin sarkar . the cast includes jhuna chowdhury , shahidul alam sacchu , hafizur rahman suroj , akhtaruzzaman , tutul , anny chowdhury , among others . in the story of the tele - drama , sobhan saheb is a school teacher . much to his dismay , he faces difficulty teaching bangla to his children . further adding to his frustration , he finds that there is not much emphasis towards teaching bangla nowadays . to know rest of the story , the viewers need to watch it on tv screen .
tele - drama ‘shada’ on desh tv on the other hand , desh tv will air a tele - drama ‘shada’ tonight at 7 : 45 pm . written and directed by khairul papon , imraul rafat wrote the screenplay , and the cast includes raisul islam asad , saberi alam , ivanna , jamal raja , nabila , among others . the plot of the tele - drama revolves around school teacher zaman shaheb , who is an honest man with principles .
‘michiler mukh’ on rtv starring popular actors tariq anam khan and nusrat imroze tisha , a special tele - drama titled ‘michiler mukh’ will be aired tonight at 8 : 20pm on rtv . the tele - drama is directed by abu hayat mahmud . in the story of the tele - drama , ismail is a middle - class government employee and lives a very routine life . he also has two teenage daughters and raising them in a proper manner is his main priority . after work , he would come back home and spend time with his daughters . he gets to learn different things from his daughters and feels that they are not growing up in the right way . but he is unable to say anything . the story moves forward from this point .
‘nayak’ on ntv ntv will air a fiction titled ‘nayak’ at 9pm , which includes raisul islam asad , moutushi biswas and others . besides , model sporshia - acted tele - drama titled ‘oboroodh’ will be telecast on maasranga tv at 8pm and tania hossain - starrer tele - drama ‘manusher chhaya obolombone’ on channel 9 at 8 : 45pm .
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. it is a feature film on destiny of a hindu family in east pakistan . the film won seven national awards including the best film and the best director of the year 1999 . other awards were best story , best dialogue , best art - director , best supporting actress and best make - up man . the film was shown in london , oslo , fribourg ( switzerland ) , singapore , delhi , calcutta and trivandrum film festivals .
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bivrom ( বিভ্রম ) a production of shwapnoghuri on aired _ maasranga television cast - shatabdi wadud , antu kareem , hasin roushan a k azad shetu , ebrahim sunny etc . story - robin zaman khan screenplay & direction - kazi asad cinematography - daniel dany , ঈয়ন edit - shovon kumar art director - theofilus scott chief ad - razibul hasan executive producer - rakib ahsan co - producer - asraful rony producer - nipa hasan tanvir tapu production house - shwapnoghuri special thanks - shariful hasan mahmudul hasan tipu rasel ahmed
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this film was released on september 5 , 1978 and became popular and had positive critical receptions .
mondol ( a . t . m . shamsuzzaman ) is an influential person in the village . his son milon ( farooque ) likes the girl of a street singer ( anwar hossain ) golapi ( bobita ) . in the meantime , mondol brings a bridegroom for golapi but they demand a cycle . golapi ' s father cannot afford this so milon pay for the cycle . but for some reason the marriage does not take place and golapi ' s father commits suicide . as a result , golapi ' s family fall into grief and she starts to work in different places by train . the people from the village do not take this positively and sit to desert them to work on trains .
the music of this film was directed by alauddin ali and lyrics were penned by tahera haque , moniruzzaman monir , mohammad moniruzzaman , gazi mazharul anwar and amjad hossain . syed abdul hadi ,
golapi ekhon traine made history winning 9 awards out of 16 including best film , best director , best music director , best actor in a supporting role , best actress in a supporting role , best lyrics , best male playback singer , best screenplay and best cinematography ( color ) .
amjad hossain made a unique record of achieving 4 national awards in the same year including best film ( producer ) , best director , best screenplay and best lyricist .
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is a film which is full of powerhouse actors and actresses . the main star cast of this film are
, azizul hakim , ahsan habib nasim and more . the movie’s plot describes those unbearable days of the liberation war .
first week of april - 1971 . the liberation war broke out . some helpless people from different village and ethnicity come across a boat to flee towards the safe border . it ' s a story their journey . pakistan military had unleashed genocide in the country . heroic sons of the soil started a war of liberation .
the songs of this film is composed by sujey shyam . lyrics were penned by mosharraf hossain .
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a video mixtape ( vmt ) is a stock footage movie consisting of clips from movies , television or home videos that are generally circulated as bootleg videos .

also called party tapes or video compilations , this phenomenon comes from the days of betamax and vhs , when home editing and duplication became possible for the masses .

video mixtapes are distributed on vhs or dvd , or by one of the many distribution methods the internet has to offer .

the concept and " feel " of a video mixtape is derived from the audio mixtape phenomenon .

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watch the video for “immigrants ( we get the job done ) ” above .
the video starts with a number of somber train passengers , seemingly immigrants , listening to the radio .
urltoken new video mixtape . people often refer to my work as being trippy , so i decided to explore that theme with this mixtape and tour . so this mix loosely moves in and out of that idea of escaping reality - be it drugs , books , video games , tv , holidays , adventures or whatever . enjoy .
lin - manuel miranda debuted the powerful new video for “immigrants ( we get the job done ) , ” a cut off the hamilton mixtape , wednesday on today .
to build upon the mixtape release , dubb has released a video for
save me .
a song about the perils of poverty and trying to overcome harsh conditions , the indica films - directed video starts with dubb getting into an argument with his girlfriend . from there , the video takes a dramatic twist , culminating in the rapper & apos ; s arrest for robbery .
july will be an unofficial video mixtape ( vmt ) month on the pirate bay . fans are mobilizing in the hope they can upload every single mixtape available , to share this remix art form with the world and get a wider audience . but what are they all about ?
on december 10th , viner the vertigo uploaded a video titled
download my mixtape it ' s fire ,
in which he makes several barking noises as a preview for his music release ( shown below ) .
a music video released on wednesday for “immigrants ( we get the job done ) , ” a song off “hamilton mixtape , ” is replete with stark political imagery and not - so subtle messaging targeting president trump’s rhetoric on immigration .
k ' naan , snow tha product , riz mc and residente offer an ode to immigrants ' sacrifice and resilience in their new music video .
“hamilton” creator lin - manuel miranda on wednesday released a video for the “immigrants” track from the “hamilton mixtape” collection . the six - minute film makes a strong statement about the state of immigration policy in the u . s . and features riz ahmed ( aka riz mc ) , “hamilton” alum daveed diggs and rappers k’naan , residente and snow tha product . the video [ … ]
on november 14th , 2014 , youtuber filthy frank uploaded a video titled
bad internet rappers ,
in which he mocks amateur rappers for shamelessly promoting their mixtapes and soundcloud pages ( shown below ) . in three months , the video gained over 940 , 000 views and 5 , 900 comments .
check out my dank mix tape yo . . . check out my mixtape uploaded by rkzero10
protip : press ' i ' to view the image gallery , ' v ' to view the video gallery , or ' r ' to view a random entry .
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” into the clarion call for empowerment that is “immigrants ( we get the job done ) . ” miranda introduced a music video for the song , which appears on “
the styles of mixtape culture have not changed as much as the values . mixtapes have traditionally served as a
just in case you didn’t get the message – the rot mixtapes are not for kids or anyone easily offended . absolutely , categorically nsfw – you have been warned . and don’t forget , july is unofficial video mixtape month on the pirate bay – who knows what it will turn up .
a video for the song has been released and it features groups of immigrants at their various jobs before showing ahmed , known as riz mc , on a crowded new york city subway .
on january 18th , the 8jtv youtuber channel uploaded a montage of comedy sketches titled
check out my mixtape ,
in which a man attempts to force his mixtape on people in a variety of bizarre scenarios ( shown below ) .
check out my mixtape
and
my mixtape is fire
are expressions typically used by amateur rappers to promote their self - released records on social media platforms . on twitter and in online hip hop communities , both phrases are often said ironically to poke fun at the general overuse of the word “mixtape” by aspiring hip hop artists on the internet .
mixtapes exist in a legal gray area . since they are not produced by the copyright holders of the footage included , they are technically violations of those copyrights and therefore illegal . furthermore , selling a video mixtape is also illegal given that the seller would be profiting from the distribution of copyrighted material . that said , some footage included on mixtapes exists in the public domain or could be considered fair use and , as always , it is the duty of the copyright holder to enforce said rights to their work . this article does not represent an endorsement by urltoken or the author to purchase , download or otherwise obtain a video mixtape .
in addition to the video , miranda announced a prizeo contest to benefit the immigrants : we get the job done coalition , “an alliance of immigration - focused nonprofits throughout the us assembled by the hispanic federation . ”
miranda unveiled the video during an appearance on nbc’s “today . ” the video , directed by tomas whitmore , arrives on the heels of miranda launching the “ham4all” contest that gathered steam via social media on tuesday . the effort encourages fans to donate $ 10 to an immigrants rights coalition assembled by the hispanic federation , and to post internet videos of themselves singing “hamilton” songs for a chance to win tickets to the musical’s los angeles opening on aug . 11 .
“ hamilton ” creator lin - manuel miranda on wednesday released a video for the “immigrants” track from the “ hamilton mixtape” collection . the six - minute film makes a strong statement about the state of immigration policy in the u . s . and features riz ahmed ( aka riz mc ) , “hamilton” alum daveed diggs and rappers k’naan , residente and snow tha product .
anyone googling “ video mixtape ” will be immediately exposed to links and references to the retard - o - tron ( rot ( nsfw ) ) mixtapes – possibly the most controversial and popular mixtapes around . already banned in the us , canada and ireland , we caught up with zxql3000 , the creator of the rot mixtapes , to find out why the hell he does it .
the freestyle mixtape wasn’t just a service to the fans , it was a representation of hip - hop’s core . now it ' s dead .
inspired by a lyric in the hamilton song “yorktown ( the world turned upside down ) , ” the “immigrants” video focuses on the refugees’ plight – from war - torn situations to ice raids – as well as their indispensable contributions upon immigrating to america .
“hamilton mixtape” is an album of covers sung by mainstream artists including alicia keys and usher , inspired by the broadway musical - turned - cultural phenomenon “hamilton” and released shortly after the presidential election in 2016 . the song “immigrants , ” performed by k’naan , snow tha product , riz mc ( known to film audiences as riz ahmed ) and residente , is the first from the album to spur a music video .
eventually , as the demand for freestyles naturally grew , and the ability for djs , radio hosts and the iconic big tigger to get rappers to spit their hottest lyrics over the most classic of instrumentals , the idea of compiling these scattered moments into one mixtape emerged . instead of the occasional , sporadic freestyle from an artist like fabolous arising from a dj clue - hosted mixtape , why not just have fabolous release an entire mixtape of his own with the same concept ?
on january 7th , 2015 , cheezburger [ 3 ] highlighted a hide the pain harold animated gif titled
check out my mixtape
( shown below ) .
the freestyle mixtape was a saving grace , a show of talent and , more than anything , an outlet to fame . today , it’s dead and buried .
the video features rappers k’naan , residente , riz mc ( a . k . a . the night of actor riz ahmed ) and snow tha product – a somali canadian , puerto rican , british pakistani and mexican - american , mashable notes – delivering their respective verses .
a video mixtape is a collection of bootleg clips from movies , tv shows , home grown videos or just about any other source . these tapes grew in popularity along with the advent of home vhs and betamax videos – the masses now had the equipment to make their own shows and compilations . of course , nowadays while they are still called ‘mixtapes’ , they are more likely to exist in digital form on the internet or on dvd .
ten years ago , the mixtape industry was on the ropes and facing an uncertain future . now , the game , and the business behind it , has changed again .
projects like rot are the natural progression from purely audio based output to video , with the emphasis on fun . “they’re made for lazy saturday nights after ( or before ! ) going out , for having a drink and having a no - brainer laugh with your buddies , ” says zxql .
“it’s really astonishing that in a country founded by immigrants , ‘immigrant’ has somehow become a bad word , ” the commentator adds , setting the tone for the video . it was directed by tomas whitmore and executive produced by robert rodriguez and lin - manuel miranda , the creator of “hamilton . ”
“say you start your mixtape with one single video clip of bill gates getting a pie thrown in his face , but it needs some music in the background . so you start looking for a song that fits the clip . maybe you just type in “pie” in emule or limewire , or google for lyrics that contain the phrase “in your face” . maybe that song makes for an excellent link to the next clip . you’ll be amazed with where your search can take you . ”
this new found ability for individuals to take control of their own distribution coupled with the availability of cheap and even free audio and video editing packages , gave mixtapes a new lease of life . but p2p wasn’t just used for the distribution of completed projects , it was to became a prime source of raw material .
mixtapes , in their original form , were also something much different . the form of mixtape we know and love today was more than likely started as a result of djs , such as new york’s dj clue , breaking from the traditional norms of the mixtape industry , and creating compilation tapes of new artists looking to break into the scene . as the mixtape became bigger , djs became both gatekeepers and authorities for new music , and as the internet’s rise spawned websites like datpiff , rappers now had a new outlet for their music that didn’t necessarily have to involve a record deal .
network for hip - hop , an alternative to mainstream forms of radio and studio recordings . in the mixtape & apos ; s heyday , rappers could move raps and push their brand without having to make
“i think the industry realized the power of the mixtape , and they realized they had to play and be a part of it from a financial standpoint , ” drama says . “now you can barely tell the difference between what someone ' s mixtape is and what someone ' s album is . you still have to technically go to apple music and spend $ 9 . 99 , even if it ' s not their debut album . ”
seems a little flat . it sounds like a classic mixtape , but mixtapes in 2013 don & apos ; t sound like they did in 1990 — they sound like albums . and often , they sound even better .
the internet age , for everything that it did to create the sensation of the freestyle mixtape , is also responsible for its demise . the concept of the freestyle mixtape is one that spawned out of necessity , whether that was a newcomer , a struggling artist stuck in the middle , or a great rapper looking to destroy his peers . however , that necessity all but dissipated with the proliferation of professional and label - sanctioned streaming platforms , the rise of social media , an overabundance of information , and therefore an overabundance of music . the anticipation of a freestyle mixtape from your favorite rapper didn’t seem to matter as much when the competitive stakes weren’t as high .
“these things were called mixtapes , and were a great source for discovering music . getting new and unknown songs from all kinds of obscure sources was only part of the fun — making your own mixtape was even better . ”
this talk relates the creation of frkn wknd , a video game mixtape that ' s made up of a collection of autobiographical vignette games . without an explicit narrative , a variety of games and their relative order are used to convey a story . this approach relies upon the principles of montage . for example , the first chapter features slices of life that go from coding to testing a game to checking social media and getting harassed , to finally meditating to come back down . each of these games / levels on their own is a specific kind of experience , but in this order , you begin to see the perspective of the phone ' s owner as the player performs as them . overall , alejandro thinks using the game mixtape approach and mobile phone interface allows for some really creative possibilities for level design and flow .
the video features contemporary scenes of immigrants working in sweatshops , as farm laborers and other physically challenging jobs , as well as scenes of federal immigration raids and . the song , which features the refrain “immigrants — we get the job done , ” was inspired by a line from the song “yorktown” in the musical that remains a blockbuster two years after its opening on broadway .
for others , such as chamillionaire and his mixtape messiah series , freestyles were an outlet to maintain relevancy that had begun to dwindle after a hot start . in cham’s case , mixtape messiah was an opportunity to stay connected , and without it , his career would have likely died out several years earlier than it finally did in 2009 . with freestyles over everything from “i get money” by 50 cent to “kick , push” by lupe fiasco , chamillionaire’s freestyle mixtapes not only helped him stay relevant by having him try to out - rap the song’s original artists , but by also letting him attach his name to the notoriety of theirs . the freestyle mixtape , for many artists , was communalistic .
the encyclopedia of the video mixtape genre , containing almost every notable clip that exists . complete recaps of individual entries can be found at the 5 minutes to live website and most of the clips come from videos they sell 9 . the series has very few instances of extreme footage and is very well edited though most entries lack a theme . footage includes : crispin glover weirdness , tardspasm clips , steve vai’s biggest fan in near entirety , mr . t’s be somebody or be somebody’s fool , bollywood clips , sex - ed videos , and countless others . there is a heavy focus on uncut , rare musical performances and vol 4 is an all - music edition . lost & found best exemplifies the “party tape” aspect of mixtape culture , as it can be watched in segments , contains little post - editing , and is a narrativeless collection of oddities .
dj caesar , urltoken ' s first resident dj , releases his newest freestyles mixtape on audiomack . com . in between his time on shade45 , dj caesar always finds time to show everyone some love by releasing these free to download hip - hop , reggae , and r & b ; mixtapes . this week dj caesar released his newest weekend work freestyles mixtape that features some of today ' s hottest artists freestyling over some classic beats on the weekendwork shade45 radio show .
two years prior , in 2005 , urltoken officially launched . originally a place for its founders to share underground tapes , the site would eventually grow into the biggest online destination for mixtapes new and old over the following decade , acting as both distributor and digital library . its largest competitor , livemixtapes , debuted the following march , and the internet ' s mixtape marketplace exploded . but crucially , these sites offered mixtapes as free downloads , reverting their function from street retail album back to promotional tool . by the time of drama’s arrest in 2007 , mixtape distribution was in the final stages of a rapid shift from the streets to the web - - and the economics of the mixtape game shifted along with it .
“it hurt us solely on the fact that it ' s caused confusion amongst fans when they see a mixtape is out but it ' s not on datpiff , ” reilly says . “and that ' s been a hard barrier to break .
now , 10 years after the raid of dj drama’s studio , a decade removed from the “mixtape martyr” monikers and the first death of the tape , another era and another business rose up and is dying down , while mixtape culture again re - imagines its own form and function . so are mixtapes finally dead , co - opted by the larger machine and taken away from the streets where they originated ? or has the industry and mechanism driving the art form simply shifted once again ?
on july 7th , 2014 , twitter user @ perfectsceness [ 5 ] posted a stock photo of a woman and a young girl sharing a pair of ear buds with the caption
daquan ' s mixtape is fire
( shown below ) .
in july a group of enthusiasts will start uploading as many video mixtapes as they can to the pirate bay . a couple of the most controversial , shocking , hilarious , absurdly weird and in parts , downright sickening examples come from the retard - o - tron series . torrentfreak caught up with the creator to find out what mixtapes are , where they ' re from and where they ' re going .
the video , which lasts more than six minutes , morphs to immigrants stitching american flags under the main refrain of the song and snow tha product rapping in front of an american flag . there are shots of workers picking fruit in fields , riz mc rapping his verse on a barely - lit new york city subway car and , eventually , immigrants being dragged away in the dead of night by border patrol agents .
it is hard to pin down exactly chance the rapper’s next move will be , an unpredictability that has become part of the rapper’s charm . whether persuing a new tour , activist project or mixtape , the rapper chance has shown a way to triumph outside the system .
the rise of the “freestyle” was running almost parallel to that of the mixtape . with just a few short keystrokes in a youtube search , you can find myriad classic freestyles from the late & apos ; 90s from legends such as big l , tupac , biggie , jay z and more . in one such video , there’s a roundtable of mos def , canibus , big pun and dmx “freestyling” a capella , with clearly pre - written material , as each emcee tries to outmatch the other . despite the lack of true improvisation , the competitive aspect is there , and the end result is just as magical . even if the rappers’ bars weren’t completely new to them in the moment , they were to anyone watching .
between then and thursday night , when the chicago artist’s follow - up – and third mixtape – coloring book , was released , the music industry has mutated again , yet chance has has maintained the same integrity , fuelled both by the hip - hop community and his own artistic vision .
on june 15th , 2014 , twitter user @ urbanenglish [ 4 ] tweeted a mock translation of the expression
check out my mixtape
as
ignore me
( shown below ) . in the first eight months , the tweet received more than 1 , 000 retweets and 660 favorites .
. the album is a major throwback to that 90s mixtape sound : simple drum loops , classic flows , and a raw production style
bringing that real feel - good boom - bap shit back to life ,
as busta rhymes says on the opening track — that
unfuckwithable
sound .
when chance the rapper’s acid rap was released in 2013 , there were no streaming services battling for exclusive rights to the record . first week sales , not streams , still defined whether a record was a hit or a flop , and the line between a mixtape and studio album was clearly defined .
as internet availability became widespread , mixtapes traded by standard mail pretty much died out , taking the mixtape phenomenon with it . “and then p2p came along , ” said zxql , “and like it did for commercial music and movies , it changed the rules — if you wanted it to or not . ”
tv carnage falls somewhere between the crazy dave tapes and lost & found video night . the entries contain almost exclusively tv footage and have a greater sense of narrative and theme than other collections . there is a stronger emphasis on humor than on shock and tv carnage lends itself to viewing as a party tape and to deeper analysis as well , since the entries focus a great deal on social commentary . the brevity and rarity of the clips make a content recap difficult , but the collection is highly recommended .
three - time grammy winner kelly clarkson has been juggling being a busy mom , working on a new album , and taking on broadway . live on today , she sings “it’s quiet uptown , ” a selection from the newly released “the hamilton mixtape” which features songs from the broadway smash “hamilton” performed by various artists .
to my knowledge , retard - o - tron was the first mixtape to be widely marketed and distributed primarily on the internet via free downloads . others may have come before , but retard - o - tron quickly became the most popular and was many viewers’ first introduction into the mixtape genre and culture . a large number of post - 2007 mixtapes cite retard - o - tron in their credits , proof of its influence . retard - o - tron is one of the more extreme mixtapes apart from those that are explicitly compilations of extreme footage , featuring ( un ) healthy doses of feces and vomit alongside music videos and cartoons .
of course , porn aside , many of these mixtapes can hardly be considered legal . who knows how many instances of copyright infringement there are in each one – dozens would seem conservative – but since the mixtape scene is still fairly focused and most of the source material so obscure , the creators seem to be largely left alone .
as the star of the hbo show ,
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or maybe from his role in
rogue one : a star wars story .
as it turns out , the actor is also a rapper and he lent his talents to the
hamilton mixtape
for the track ,
immigrants ( we get the job done ) .
our memories of the golden age of freestyles and the freestyle mixtape shouldn’t lie in its originality , but in its value to the struggling rapper as a lifeline to their fans . when clipse decided to release their infamous we got it 4 cheap mixtape series , it was in the midst of an ongoing battle with their label following the release of their hit album lord willin’ . the tapes not only offered fans the chance to hear pusha t rap over songs like ghostface killah’s “daytona 500” or common’s “the corner , ” they provided fans the chance to hear pusha t rap . . . period . if a particular rapper couldn’t push their music through the proper channel , then why not just spend time recording over music that already had ?
aav starts with an intriguing television segment detailing a failed bob crane special in the hawaiian islands . apparently , crane and crew offended the gods by taking pieces of lava and disrespecting idols , and it is posited that crane’s death was the result of a curse . the clips that follow continue this focus on mysticism and incorporate footage from television psychics and haxan . other notable inclusions are a segment from the amazing wally george show , classic horror cartoons from the twenties , and a religious video detailing the sins committed by the eighties’ cartoon she - ra . repeats the same budd dwyer footage found in tv sphincter .
by the time of the raid , mixtapes had grown from homemade mix cassettes sold on street corners and barbershops to an underground , semi - legal marketplace where album - quality releases from high - profile rappers generated between 30 million and 50 million sales each year , according to the riaa , working out to a conservative estimate of $ 150 million to $ 250 million annually by the end of 2006 . the music industry generally looked the other way , exchanging lost royalties for the promotion and buzz that artists could build from the streets up with multiple “unauthorized” releases per year . if the raid that day just over 10 years ago wasn’t quite the day the mixtape died , it was the day the mixtape , and the industry around it , changed forever .
there’s a network of things an artist has to have to be viable , so if you got the right position on worldstar , the right position on the mixtape websites , you can gain a fan base , ” says one manager . but , he adds ,
you gotta pay to play , because the game is now is an artist - consumer type of thing . ”
the feeling that coloring book is a mixtape by a hip - hop fan , for hip - hop fans is even further cemented as chance still personally posted the release on reddit’s popular hiphopheads forum late on release night with the simple message “enjoy” . by working outside the system , chance has managed to stay closely in touch with his city , his community and his musical and lyrical inspirations .
in addition to clipse , chamillionaire and crooked i , whose hip - hop weekly freestyle series spanned a whopping 52 weeks in an attempt to gain notoriety after label troubles at death row kept him out of the spotlight for years , the freestyle mixtape was also an important part of lil wayne & apos ; s rise to superstardom in the mid & apos ; 00s . da drought , dedication and no ceilings were all freestyle mixtape series that allowed weezy to assert his dominance over other rappers . especially on da drought 3 , where wayne utterly eviscerated nearly every popular song at the time—from beyoncé’s “upgrade u” to dj unk’s “walk it out”—making it known that he was , in fact , the greatest rapper in the world , and if anyone disagreed with him he would just rap over their beat and prove it .
eventually , with a premium placed on individual songs , surprise albums , and the idea that anyone and everyone can release music to the internet , the freestyle mixtape became nothing more than white noise ; a drop in a pond that sits under a perpetual rainstorm of new releases . the competition of rap transformed itself into something else entirely , and that new dna shows almost no traces of the freestyle in it .
compare the traditional freestyle with that of lupe fiasco’s “freestyle” over a “dead presidents” instrumental . the lyrics are clearly written , refined and calculated to fit perfectly over the beat . although it isn’t a freestyle in terms of the original definition , this type of remix would become what rap fans obsessed over for years , with every artist attempting to best their fellow artists over their own songs . with that , came the freestyle mixtape .
“a mixtape , at its core , is rapping over other artists ' beats that ' s already out and known , ” says styles p , a member of the lox who came up in the 1990s and has released more than a dozen mixtapes in his career , taking the purist’s point of view . “and it ' s a free project . you don ' t charge for it and it ' s not original music . ”
at the time , mainstream hip - hop was nearing the end of the ringtone rap era , when tracks like mims ’ “this is why i’m hot” and soulja boy ’s “crank that ( soulja boy ) ” spent weeks atop the hot 100 . but as the mixtape world was changing , it was rescued , and ultimately re - shaped , by the next crop of rappers on the rise as the decade wore on and turned over .
los angeles & apos ; dubb has had a long journey to reach this point in his career . from cyphering in nickerson gardens alongside a young kendrick lamar to being featured on nipsey hussle & apos ; s highly buzzed about crenshaw , he has been steadily building up his relevance . yesterday , he released his latest mixtape , never content . included on the 16 - song tape are collaborations with nipsey , rickie jacobs , and iamsu ! , among others .
at the same time , labels’ stance on tapes changed once again ; having come around to their value in building an artist’s independent brand , labels slowly began re - releasing mixtapes to digital distributors and streaming sites once a signing became publicly official , packaging them as retail mixtapes or eps . that had the effect of turning the promotional product back into the retail product - - and permanently blurring the line between a promotional street mixtape and an official retail album .
“it was like , ‘wow , if drama can get locked up for this , nobody ' s safe , ’” drama remembers . “mixunit was the biggest mixtape website ; [ the raid ] shifted their whole way of doing business and they stopped selling mixtapes . various djs went on to find other avenues to structure their career and move on . a philly bootlegger who used to make cds told me , just last night , after the raid happened he left the game and did something else . ”
the new generation’s rise bolstered these mixtape sites and transformed them into gatekeepers themselves . offering projects to registered and non - registered users for free , datpiff and livemixtapes independently developed a new business model for the industry , one based off advertising , exclusive partnerships and behind - the - scenes payments to and from artists in exchange for exclusive hosting rights and prime site placement . a business once based on cash transactions and back - door deals moved into the digital age with only the format truly changing .
for artists who already have a fan base , the pay - to - play model is flipped on its head . one artist , when asked how he decides which mixtape site to upload his projects to , responded ,
depends on who wants to pay more ,
putting the amount on offer in the
thousands .
one indie label owner said an artist on his roster with a couple mixtapes under their belt was paid $ 40 , 000 for a project by my mixtapez ; a tour sponsorship ran an additional $ 15 , 000 . multiple sources estimated the payment to a powerhouse mixtape artist like lil wayne or future to be around $ 50 , 000 for the right to be the tape ' s exclusive host , despite the fact that tapes are almost guaranteed to surface on every major site within a matter of hours ( or minutes ) after a release . reilly said in 2014 that datpiff had exclusive deals with djs like drama , cannon and holiday to host every tape they put out .
over the next several years , artists like j . cole , drake , big sean , meek and kendrick lamar emerged from this digital mixtape circuit to become forces of that new generation and spark major label bidding wars ; wiz khalifa has said that datpiff specifically aided his rise to multi - platinum recording artist . their album - quality tapes , distributed for free online , came with mastered audio quality , allowing them to build fan bases while labels stayed behind the scenes and allowed grassroots followings to build organically .
the freestyle mixtape was its own tour de force . it didn’t ascribe to any regulatory notions of what rap should be , and instead , artists decided for themselves how best to compete in an industry run by labels looking to gain an upper hand on their fame before they could . it was its own entity ; a culmination of both the rise of dj - hosted street albums and the increasing demand for rappers to out - rap their biggest rivals on their own songs , and it was saving careers .
would not have had as brilliant of a reception — and would not have pushed the man & apos ; s career as far — if it had been released for sale . the combination of that core creative freedom — which mixtapes have always afforded — and the new serious artistic effort going into mixtape production ( which is only encouraged by the broad availability of high quality studio software like pro tools ) is pushing hip - hop music as a whole to the next level . it & apos ; s keeping rap fresh .
while the use of mix tapes in hip hop music can be traced back to the mid - 1970s in new york city , when local artists like kool herc and africa bambaataa began recording their live performances on audio cassette tapes , the term “mixtape” in its contemporary sense has been used since as early as the 1990s to describe any full - length hip hop album that is released for free or for promotion of an artist’s upcoming official release , whether it be made of written verses or freestyle set to original composition and remixes of popular tracks .
the raid changed that . before drama and cannon were arrested on rico charges - - shorthand for the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act , more commonly associated with mobsters than djs - - the riaa’s focus had been on piracy , particularly digital file sharing , and shutting down small , local record shops that traded in bootlegs and mixtapes . a high - profile target like drama , whose gangsta grillz mixtape series includes installments from lil wayne , gucci mane , meek mill and jeezy and is widely regarded as the most influential ever , sent shock waves through the system .
“i don ' t think it ' s dead - - it’s definitely evolved - - but it ' s also not my place to decide that , ” drama says . “i ' ve made my mark . looking back on it 10 years later , from the raid , where it was almost like , ‘wow , the mixtape game is over , ’ it was like a phoenix arose from that . mixtapes are the veins of hip - hop culture and they always have been . and who knows if there ' s another young budding superstar on the way ? ”
on the afternoon of jan . 16 , 2007 , just over 10 years ago , dj drama and dj don cannon were arrested on federal racketeering and bootlegging charges related to the alleged sale of mixtapes . authorities , backed by the riaa , confiscated more than 80 , 000 cds and thousands of dollars worth of assets and recording equipment from the duo’s atlanta studio during the raid , as drama and cannon were dubbed “mixtape martyrs , ” taking the fall for a scene that had fostered the early rap careers of 50 cent , t . i . and young jeezy , to name a few .
the freestyle mixtape would eventually die out , and there are ample reasons for its death . today , the industry that was once dominated by major labels has transformed into smaller , independent pockets of artists , who maintain more creative control over their music than ever before . it feels as though the industry has split itself into two parts—the artists who strive for quality and the artists who strive for quantity . each has their own distinct version of creative control , and there are now fewer artists stuck in the middle waiting out some label deal , hoping to record anything even if it’s over another rapper’s beat .
to cope , datpiff has been leveraging its relationships with artists and labels to be included in digital - first releases ; for dc4 , for instance , reilly was able to cut a deal with meek’s label atlantic to stream the project but replace the download option with a “buy” option ; reilly says datpiff sent 100 , 000 people to the purchase link , resulting in 25 , 000 sales . but , he says , it’s been “more of a pain” as labels take these marquee releases out of their original forums and place them in the mainstream eye . it’s caused sites like his to re - assess once again their place in the mixtape ecosystem , as both platform and library .
by january 2014 , three top mixtape sites - - datpiff , livemixtapes and audiomack - - were pulling in a combined 7 million unique visitors per month in the u . s . alone , according to comscore data , with datpiff leading the way at 3 . 1 million uniques . but soundcloud , which that month boasted 250 million monthly users and raised $ 60 million on a $ 700 million valuation , largely based on its appeal in the dance music space , was becoming attractive . rising mcs like chance the rapper and the migos , whose growing local and blog buzz meant they no longer needed a larger stage to host their projects , gravitated to soundcloud’s open platform , devoid of gatekeepers .
if you look hard enough , you can still find plenty of individual freestyles floating around the internet on a daily basis . the same radio shows will invite rappers on to spit a few bars over the latest beats , and at times , you might even come across something special , lyrically speaking . there’s a component missing , though . one that almost feels indescribable . each freestyle now feels like a puzzle piece separated from its contextual box , and we , the listeners , have no way to discern how one freestyle is better than the next . hip - hop’s competitive nature has always been what’s made its dominance over recent pop culture so fascinating , and the small but important iteration that the freestyle mixtape was to that dominance can never be forgotten .
the raw , diy hustle of the mixtape has had such a profound influence on hip - hop culture that the style and the terminology have persisted even though the mixtapes of today sound and feel nothing like those of the past . mixtapes still serve their original purpose — spreading the word and freeing rappers from the constraints of making marketable music — but now it & apos ; s just being done with new layers of effort and polish . free albums now have studio - quality sound , but are governed by none of the traditional studio conventions like poppy hooks or simplistic radio - structures . the result is that many recent mixtapes are miles beyond studio hip - hop in quality , intricacy , and artistic value . the critics have eaten it up — check out any
in 2011 , benjy grinberg of rostrum records , which fostered the careers of khalifa and mac miller , said the only difference between mixtapes and albums was “you don ' t make any direct money off” tapes ; just three years later , even that line had been erased as the practice became widespread . goldlink ’s the god complex became available for sale in the itunes store , for example , months after its initial release . mixtape singles like rich homie quan ’s “type of way” were remastered and began regularly making their way onto the hot 100 chart . drake’s if you’re reading this , it’s too late , was released in february 2015 directly through the itunes store and debuted at no . 1 on the billboard 200 , disregarding a free period of any kind in its entirety . datpiff’s traffic , according to comscore data , would never pass 3 million uniques in a month again .
mixtapes are also known for the strange and unusual material they can contain . from weird b - movies to sporting accidents and dramatic news footage , through to unintelligible tv shows and rare pilots from countries far and wide , they contain all types of mind boggling clips that most people never knew existed . the heavy doses of porn and various stomach - churning activities and curiosities turn some of these tapes into controversial items , even on the underground .
“before the internet was available in every household , many people around the world used to trade music with each other by taping stuff from their collections onto audio cassettes , and sending them to each other by snail mail , ” zxql told torrentfreak .
“p2p offers you a nearly unlimited library of digital media : there’s no song obscure enough for you not to find it , ” says zxql enthusiastically . “even better : there is so much stuff out there that still needs to be discovered , the chase is as much fun as the catch . mixtapes help you show what’s out there . ”
finding the source material can be entertaining in itself , zxql explained . “there’s so much about today’s availability of media that makes this so much fun : hunting for that perfect clip to end your sequence , exploring new music by just typing in keywords and seeing what comes up . ”
having laughed , cried , been bemused , shocked and sickened all within the space of a few minutes at retard - o - tron 2 – i can see what zxql meant by “be amazed” at the kind of footage available . while a lot of the footage is suitable for everyone ( and some of the b - movies and obscure footage is amazing ) , overall it is definitely one for the over 18’s . actually , better make that 25 , with a very broad mind too .
to be honest i would have preferred fewer sex scenes , as i think i would’ve watched more of it . we understand rot1 is more of an easy ride . “rot3 is in the making , and it will feature less porn , ” zxql reassured me . “or at least easier to view with a group of people , so it won’t be as explicit . rot2 kinda went overboard with the porn , i think so myself , ” he added .
for those wanting rot1 or rot2 on dvd , one is available from the site , but there are other ways to watch . rot1 was already ripped and released by a group specializing in releasing cult and b - movies called pimprippaz . rot2 was ripped by a similar group called videocult who zxql says did a much better job and delivered a high quality , scene - standard compliant rip . he’s happy for people to grab these rips of course , adding ;
“in the end , i just want the ultimate thing i can create . not held back by copyright , censorship , good taste , a commercial drive or other barriers . i wanted a dvd for when my buddies and i chill on the couch with a beer and a bong . i love making my mixtapes , and i love watching them . it’s a hobby , it’s underground and it might even be considered art – but it isn’t about money . ”
i kept this on the under for too long . . . . . enjoy !
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