Cassette Tapes
Lil Jule
Appreciated by the underground and his production arrangements Lil Jule has been a Memphis Rapper for a long period of time. Recently pressing his very own music on cassette tape, he is nearly a rare and often underrated artist from Memphis, Tennessee. His tape Ashes To Ashes & Dust To Dust is acknowledged as one of the first of many tapes dating back into 1994 to be produced and have legendary pioneers of the Memphis Underground Rap such as Lil Fly & DJ Paul. A heavily masterful sound within the underground that has been influential to the world since the 1990’s.
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Record Label: BeanBoyz Ent.
Established 2007
DJ Mouzx66
This producer has made a statement within Underground Rap, Phonk and the Memphis sound.. as he created uniquely well put together beats and instrumentals. He has gone onto reproduce some classic gems and has an seems to have an entire sound that differentiates from various other producers. The drums sounds magnificent along with the choice of samples.. mainly ongoing with Memphis classics and is releasing Volume 2 “Tapeburg Mix” an entire 48 minutes of his work set to release July, 8th. The music and talent really speaks for itself make sure you check out his music and stay tuned for his new release soon!
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https://youtube.com/c/DJmouzx66
Seed Of 6ix
The legitimate legacy and everlasting pioneering of Memphis Rap music has been gradually increasing everyday with producers of Phonk and similar styles of underground hip hop with a different tone to lyricism as often called Horrorcore. The music has become more often praised since the unforgettable rise of Three 6 Mafia and often times the styles that can’t be repeated or duplicated in hip hop never go unnoticed. Seed Of 6ix has to be the first greatest duo to be considered the best to emit into the music industry with this influence and styles of Memphis rap.
The passing of the torch or 2.0 version and even reincarnation of Lord Infamous & DJ Paul is well known as Lil Infamous and Locodunit and still can be heard of a modern day version with the music being noticeably original and have their very own abilities and lyrical formats of the raps they come up with with each song and album including mixtapes. They have a new EP set to be released soon with expectations from DJ Paul, Yelawolf and Lil Wyte. They often times do their versions of songs from Three 6 Mafia with resamples along with their own lyrical atmosphere they bring to music.
Clouds XIII
This tape collector has a wide range of memphis underground tapes just being original with the entire and seemingly complete collection, with a incredible to a near mint condition while scaling the truth.. these tapes are very hard to find and rare if you find one online at times. Having Tommy Wright III and Gangsta Pat in his collection really sets a balance of a having tapes from Lil Fly. MC Mack, Frayser Click & Tinnie Mane. The tapes are straight from Memphis and mainly focusing on Underground Memphis Rap.. the styles / genre that has been continuously showing why it has lasted a test of time with seemingly effortlessly creating the great music that is still being heard, sampled and also been influencing in ways as a major role in music.
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SorenP
Soren has been collecting and even remastering tapes with various Memphis Rap music and underground classics from legends musicians. He has recently been selling tapes and uploading to his YouTube channel. He has even put out instrumentals version of classic records from a variety of underground artist. SorenP even has a song with Al Kapone.. just check out his Instagram and YouTube for more intriguing details, tapes and songs.
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3 – 6 Killa Shot
This is an intriguing yet a very solid way to perceive legendary music and the one of the greatest way to pay proper homage and even tribute to Underground Music. Memphis Rap has found it’s way across the globe and with 3-6 Killa Shot creating the most incredible mixes and has to be one of the greatest way to introduce anyone into this style of music mainly focusing Memphis Underground and the likewise musicians and even producers influenced by this genre. The cassette tapes they have showcased are incredible quality and look flawless to nearly make the cassettes look literary like art that belong in a museum as well. They look like they took time and effort on these cassette tapes and regardless if they are for sale or not this has been very appealing to the eyes and should be a collectors choice to consider the perfect way to listen to this kind of music that will live forever for future generations of musicians and listeners of all types.
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TAPEHOUSEUSA
This label has been releasing cassette tapes from legendary and underground artists such as SpaceGhostPurrp, Graveyard Productions and Womack Da Omen along with the esteemed producers within the ever growing genre Phonk such as DJ Sacred, DJ Bishop and Apoc Krysis. The wide range of selection on BandCamp can be exclusively released with a limited amount of tapes being produced straight from the Midwest specifically Chicago, IL. The vast amount of music being reissued and released with a impeccable quality of sound and design of each cassette duplicated is definitely letting a long lasting experience and continuing the legacy and positive impact from musicians across the world furthering a properly and positive influence on collectors, artists of all sorts. The highest level of admiration through music covering quality and rare amounts of tapes being sold out makes it more often a treasured piece of history and nearly impossible to turn away from various cassette tapes. TapeHouseUSA has been dropping iconic albums from the most influential artists within the Underground and Memphis Rap scene. The praise has been made with a aspect of recognition while still maintaining the sorts of nostalgia realm of the 1990’s and keeping the tapehead community on a upscale. Meanwhile, it’s keeping the physical form of musical projects above and beyond the liveliness of our current times and even future generations of artists and labels.
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From a lyrical aspect and points of obscure and often times deemed as a mystical, dark and even at times satanic though the underground scenes of Memphis and across the globe.. the matter of perfectly timed drums they pretty much originated while Al Kapone, DJ Spanish Fly, DJ Paul & SMK all eventually learned to carry the sound of Memphis rap into a higher and powerful acknowledgment of the entire state with Elvis being from Memphis, Tennessee variously referred to The King Of Rock & Roll while MISTA DJ Paul AKA Da Killa Man DJ Paul K.O.M. standing through and basically in the forefront of times while the various eras of hip hop seemed like it was spiraling into a drought three 6 mafia was always on a higher balance of experience technically ahead of time itself.. Years later you can hear music with a new sound, yet still sampling the Memphis rap sound.. later revealing some vintage drum machine used such as samplers and beat machines while SP1200, Boss DR-660, & Boss DR-5 is oftentimes spoke and shown by Memphis producers.. of course the cassette tape pressings nearly build the soundscape with similarities that can possibly be a everlasting moment, legacy and memory..
I’ve been listening to Memphis underground rap mainly Three 6 Mafia and many of the rapper affiliation to the group including the solo projects and volumes along with artist like Frayser Boy and T-Rock and dug far enough to stumble across some great work from Da Graveyard Productions, Tommy Wright III of course as well as Gangsta Pat. I been massively into Hypnotize Minds and Prophet Entertainment for the most part and been starting a collection based slightly off that to begin with. Great artist to mention are also Evil Pimp, Krucifix Klan and The Kaze formally known as Killa Klan Kaze as these musicians have well orchestrated flows, lyrism and choices of sounds to make the instrumental and fulfill the signature sound of Memphis Rap.. in some cases it may be considerably horrorcore with the usually topic of description being horror film samples such as Childs Play, Halloween & Friday The 13th typically of discussion the samples reach outwards and sample Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, and Sleepstalker. The extensive amount of great horror films that are sampled have introduced me to films and has been within my plans to research each composers of the films knowing it will be playing a part in my own everyday music productions to someday look into synthesizers and sounds.. I’ve have undoubtably heard great music that sampled Memphis rap with a sort of birth of Phonk as a subgenre amongst those forms of musical equipment and nowadays software and drums, samples that may branch into a more deeper legacy someday furthering it’s spot as pioneering a sound with acts such as DJ Zirk, DJ Sound & DJ Squeeky. ..Solidifying as legendary around the subject that brought the cassette tape in the picture can be depicted as the normality of the cassette tape for these types of genres have been being reissued and reprinted nearly as evenly as vinyl records.. DJ Screw is a example of how musicians made a impact among how they got the cassette tape and nearly created an entire scene withing the underground of it’s own by the case it being the individual’s work and how they release and get the best intentional sound, undoubting the trend of the 1990’s, nostalgia and the type of frequencies on a audiophile scale, as some YouTube cassette rips are not as clean audio-wise.. it may also be depending on what speakers you listen to off of as well..
I often times ask myself how I ended up sticking to Memphis underground rap with rap labels Hypnotize Minds and Prophet Entertainment as my main music I usually listen to mainly nearly daily. I grew up having a slight obsession with cassette tapes and the culture it has grown to become nowadays with DJ Screw selling 15,000 chopped and screwed tapes at car shows and truthfully inspired endless amounts of rappers. I seen cassette tapes reselling for up to $400 from Three 6 Mafia and affiliates and evenly seen DJ Screw Tapes going for $200 which I find interesting and amazes me as a collector of tapes. I own the “paper labels” cassette tapes of various early Three 6 Mafia projects when they started off early sometime in 1993 as 666 Mafia where I made purchases straight from Memphis, Tennessee.. (s/o Frayser Click), these are often times identified with white paper labels and metal screws to hold the actual cassette together released on their own.. I’ve heard about duplicates that where thought to be often times rather in possession or presumably even sold or owned by fellow Memphis artist such as Tommy Wright III.. these tapes are also hard to find or nearly impossible to even get them. I seen decently wack looking bootlegs sold by a lowkey type cassette labels.. but, anyways I eventually started to grow slight interest in early old school Three 6 Mafia projects on CD. I am considerably a collector and a big fan of nostalgia and cassette tapes.
The Memphis Rap scene is sometimes thought to be tied with occult, cult and basically other forms of realms that the brain just can’t seemingly understand or the process or is impossible to be thought of. In the 1990’s Memphis was probably around the top 5 Murder capitals and said to contain dark energy and other sorts of ritualistic behavior. With a clear and well balance mindset you can hear this music with no problems or paranoia but with certain original copies of I think it was Ten Wanted Men, Lil Ramsey and some other specifics albums of rap groups. I done reasonable research learning Memphis was named after Memphis, Egypt. There is also a type of myth or it’s said that the Memphis pyramid which is nowadays a Bass Pro or fishing shop was cursed as it was being built and a crystal skull had been seen and found at this location also cursed.
It’s really just really great music and makes sense coming out of Tennessee where music overall is found at that spot with notable genres such as Country Music and newer artist in modern times in the industry like Pooh Shiesty and Young Dolph usually born or lived out in that location.. Moneybagg Yo, Blac Youngsta, Duke Duce and even NLE Chopper are either from, born and/or raised in Memphis, Tennessee.
My tapes are safely stored away and in clear poly cases avoiding humidity and direct sunlight. Also got vinyl records which I’d like to cover or write about somewhere along the future.
I’m going to try and get some more audio rips off my collection along with better photos. This was going to be another Reddit post originally and website post as well..
#cassette #underground #skaem #vinylcollection #memphisrap
Triple 6 Mafia – Smoked Out, Loced Out
Released: 1994
A well balanced frequency for tapeheads and new comers within music in general as the static and tape warmth seems like it’s incorporating and adding yo it’s unique sound even for early near mid 1990s. The cassette tape is one that has been stamped in the underground and ongoing genres that sample this very tape. Smoked Out, Loced Out has constant flows and stylists upon lyrical content evenly alongside horror, pure entertainment within musical talents and of course the legendary imprint this tape solemnly has made within cultural impacts across the globe.. as a group and album release before the debut with Mystic Stylez 6 months later. The radio segments with Triple 6 Hotline is carried on throughout this project along the features with Gangsta Blac, Lil Glock & S.O.G, Skinny Pimp. Mask & Da Glock appears on Underground Volume 1: 1991 – 1994 with it sampling Diana Ross.. eventually being sampled by $uicide Boys, Holy Mob, Nell & Yung Simmie Feat. Amber London. Now I’m High, Really High reach three parts while it appears with part 1 on this album.. Lord Infamous has a intriguing take on a flow which makes the cynical, dark and horror inspired content sound mesmerizing as a masterpiece of art and a true body of work. This release alone has stood the chance of time and came along way with it increasing in credibility with music and entertainment as well as cultural forms of sounds as the cassette tape has a suitable type of nostalgia and a rare form of audio seemingly enhancement by possible distortion or lofi. It can be personal preference or the sound of the tape it can be known to project throughout speakers or headphones.
Juicy J – Chronicles Of The Juiceman
From the moment the first introduction of this underground album starts with the Pimptro it forces the listeners to truly feel of the Memphis Rap influence with a smooth sample nearly taking a role on the unpredictable songs of Juicy J. The Sequel to North North is played on this album while the first one was on Project Pats underground album even hearing Pt. 2 on another album the track itself is another one to recognize as a structure and sound of each samples purpose makes this track a classic almost having to stumble across this song regardless of how you dig or find music within Memphis Rap or Juicy J’s & Project Pat’s music catalog. Who The Buckest sounds like a modernized mainstream version of Who The Crunkest nearly emphasizing the trends of Memphis Rap & Crunk amidst 2002, a year whereas dances, expressing oneself with type of footworks or forms of moshing within hip-hop was at standstills while this takes the opportunity to seize the moment early within this album. The songs Gimme Head, Pimp Talk & Like A Pimp altogether hold a solid stance within the first half reaching towards the middle of the album. La Chat and Frayser Boy hold ground for they can ultimately stand the test of time with the ongoing music and the empire they go on to create with or without Hypnotize Minds even though notoriety has sparked mostly while with DJ Paul & Juicy J.. these features are Hip Hop Heavyweights with heavy delivery and vocals flowing with incredible delivery representing Bay Area as a native as Frayser Boy is heard with La Chat one the female who has been heard oftentimes spitting verses with the Memphis Group. The song Killa Klan of course samples the song by Bone Thugs called Mo Murda and most of the memorable bars and repetitive hooks on this album can be found on earlier tapes or later projects alongside of them being samples to make more music and a undoubtable sound. Smoked Dat Weed (Featuring Lord Infamous) sampling Linkin Park sounds like a nostalgic inception and with it being widely played throughout speakers and even quality headphones at times.. the fact remaining that it’s being heard through a cassette deck, boom box or tape player of any kind can nearly certainly make this song a go-to for any particular occasion to be honest.. Buck Gangsta Beat & Mafia Niggaz reminds me about the mixes and posse cuts they are known for on albums and early tapes within the 90s.. this album was released in 2002 and has emerged from time to time as itself being a Juicy J album to be remembered and reminiscent nearly each track especially with the suitable sample in the song Name It After Me which really makes sense and aged very greatly within his career over the multiple years as a rapper, producer and of course the early days as a DJ on his first few tapes. Gimme Sum feels like a rather obscure to the wise and creative approach to the same titled song from Juicy J – Volume 10 but that specific track on that tape features 211 and Camike while the one on this album is featuring Frayser Boy and La Chat.. By the time you hear this album towards the song Soldiers From The North Side you can ultimately see and possibly understand why Juicy J is still appreciated within the Underground and the ongoing music and entertainment among all aspects in his historical career. Ending this album with Duck Suckin Hoez
