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Top 5 Mixtapes of '08

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Wrapping up 2008, the Daily Fix looks back at the year of the mix tape. We bring you our top 5! Black Milk recruited Pharaohe Monch, Kardinall Offishall, Bishop Lamont and others for his release, "Elec," a teaser for his album "Tronic." Wale put out his Seinfeld inspired "The Mixtape About Nothing." The Hood Internet honored it's hometown with "The Hood Internet vs. Chicago." Charles Hamilton released 10 mixtapes including our favorite, "Crash Landed." Lil Wayne released "The Drought Is Over Part 6" and Kanye West redeemed himself with "Sky High." Okay, that's 6. You tell us your picks.

The Daily Fix is the first music blog on TV airing on Current TV. The 2-minute daily music news show delivers cutting edge music news and insightful opinion in compelling short doses, utilizing MP3's and user-generated video from all over the web. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, the show airs daily at 9:31am, 1:31pm, 5:31pm, 8:31pm, 12:31am, 4:31am Eastern Time and can be found online at current.com/dailyfix.
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  • DJM0
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      DJM0  

    • i don't think lil wayne or kanye should have been #1 what i want to know is how did they leave out a lid named cudi

    • 2 years ago
  • qingofchina
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      qingofchina  

    • These were mine

      1. Mixtape about nothing - Wale

      2. Fly.Union - Closed Doors, Open Windows

      3. DJ SKEE Presents: The L Word - Charles Hamilton

      4. Like Liquor for Punks - Heartbeat da Producer

      5. This Charming Mixtape by Theophilus London

    • 3 years ago
  • straw2berry89
  • thechilipepper0
  • douglascaballero
  • thechilipepper0
  • stevio_1
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      stevio_1  

    • I loved that Current covered this topic. And I see it's hit a few nerves. I'd been to some of these web destinations before the pod but I'd never come across The Hood Internet - they were inventive and brough new blood to old tunes - and Charles Hamilton before (cool to have a real musician who's so talented and street!) Nice one. I have to agree with Sikander that #1 was kinda uninspiring. But, my biggest complaint is that these are all American. With so many pod contributions from outside the US why are the mixtapes so American? The rest of the world has been sadly omitted.

    • 3 years ago
  • reelstatic
  • inspire_expire
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      inspire_expire  

    • Worst pod ever... lil wayne?????

      Two thumbs down for that one.

      Yet to hear one quality track from that guy.

      People like him cause they're told to.

    • 3 years ago
  • BooksBrown
  • drcodygoforth
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      drcodygoforth  

    • my list

      KiD CuDi - A Kid Called Cudi
      Wale - Mixtape about nothing
      Asher Roth - The Greenhouse Effect Vol 1
      Chip the Ripper - Money
      Charles Hamilton - Death of the Mixtape Rapper

    • 3 years ago
  • CharlieG
  • TravG73
  • Kurios
  • 2muchinfo
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      2muchinfo  

    • I'm not surprised that LiL'Wayne turned out to be number one. He releases a mixtape every 30 minutes that is no joke either. And Kanye is starting to fall off his shit what happened to him?

    • 3 years ago
  • rshpindler
  • VitaminStolz
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      VitaminStolz  

    • Eh, Lil' Wayne is edgy, but Kanye has got more Talent.
      I really prefer the first three mixed tapes of this list.
      I'd have expected Hood Internet to be placed higher.
      Kanye vs Wilco was better than the top 2 combined.

    • 3 years ago
  • iabusam
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      iabusam  

    • 808s was a disappointment to some extent. I pray that Kanye can rebound on the next album.

      Lil Wayne needs to take a vacation he is over saturated. I am sick and tired of weezy being on everyones track.

      Look out for Wale though, he is going to be a monster in the future, only if he gets the right production team. I hope he can get on Lupe's level some day, because LupEND is coming.

    • 3 years ago
  • des10
  • Ares
  • devinethought
  • ny_nj_soulchild
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      ny_nj_soulchild  

    • I don't know why Kanye and Wayne are #1....that's garbage...

      and for the 2 nerd boys in Chicago...I congratulate them...at least they know how to mash up something. besides music is music...S#!*....

    • 3 years ago
  • bwags
  • simonmb
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      simonmb  

    • 808's a "disappointment"? uhhh...okay, douglas.

      and I still don't get that kid Lil' Wayne. Could somebody explain him to me?

    • 3 years ago
  • DreSandoval
  • pachanga4ever
    • 0
      pachanga4ever  

    • lil wayne & kanye ::yawn::
      seeing how many people boost sales and popularize either artists makes it easier to understand how this country got raped by the last 8yrs of GWB
      but thats just my opinion.
      I agree w/ DreSandoval and his Evidence mix, that is the HOT ISH
      and if you want some hot white-boy remixes GirlTalk prolly heads the class
      peace
      P4E

    • 3 years ago
  • Sikander
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      Sikander  

    • Mashups have been played out for a while, and that stuff shouldn't be on a list of top hip-hop mixtapes. The image of those two nerdy dudes from Chicago acting like they're doing something special in front of their computers is off-putting. Also, I was hoping Current would show us something other than Kanye and Weezy, who are all over every channel anyway. Props on including Black Milk though. That whole Detroit scene is poppin off right now. As for who's tied at number 1, not very creative. I may as well be watching Extra or E news or something.

    • 3 years ago
  • DreSandoval
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      DreSandoval  
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    • Lil wayne sucks lyrically...you guys missed some real hip hop with the EVIDENCE "The Layover Mixtape" by DJ Skee

      WEST COAST HIP HOP REPRESENT

    • 3 years ago
  • chivideoguy
  • nate777
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      nate777  

    • My favorite of the Hamiltanization mixtapes is "Sonic the Hamilton" the worst is a tie between "Intervention" and "The L Word"

      2 that you left out were:
      Asher Roth "The Greenhouse Effect pt.1"
      and
      Kid Cudi "A Kid Named Cudi"

    • 3 years ago
  • douglascaballero
  • laurenmendoza
  • ScratchyPants
  • JasonUnbound
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