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A mixtape or mixed-tape is the generic name given to any compilation of songs recorded onto a Compact Cassette, CD, music file, or any other audio format.
A mixtape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a theme or mood, to a highly personal statement tailored to the tape's intended recipient. Essayist Geoffrey O'Brien has called the personal mix tape "the most widely practiced American art form", and many[who?] mix tape enthusiasts believe that by carefully selecting and ordering the tracks in a mix, an artistic statement can be created that is greater than the sum of its individual songs.
With the advent of affordable, consumer-level digital audio, creating and distributing mixes in the form of compact disc or MP3 playlists has become the contemporary method of choice, but the term mix tape is still commonly used, even for mixes in different media (for example, CD, MP3, MiniDisc, audio cassette 8 track).[citation needed]Video mixtapes have emerged as well.
Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper, singer, and producer. Pimp C is best known for his work with Bun B as a founding member of the Underground Kingz (UGK) and is widely considered a pioneer of the signature Houston, Texas scene and sound.
Butler formed the rap group Underground Kingz (colloquially known as UGK) with best friend Bernard "Bun B" Freeman. In 1987, Jive Records signed UGK and released Too Hard to Swallow, followed by the critically acclaimed Super Tight. The group's third album, Ridin' Dirty, reached #2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and their momentum was continued with features on the popular singles "Big Pimpin'" with Jay-Z and "Sippin On Some Syrup" by Three 6 Mafia. UGK's fourth album, Dirty Money, was distributed in 2001.
Due to Butler's incarceration in 2002, UGK wouldnt release another studio album until 2007's Underground Kingz which included "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)" featuring Outkast.
We walked until the sun came up
We talked these lessons of life in a late night
restaurant
These people know my name, and I don't care
Call me up at three AM, and I'll meet you there
I'm lost without you here I swear
So to those that we've lost
Damn it, I wish that you were here
And these late nights where we sleep under the stars
We'll hang out under the overpass
I can barely hear the cars
I'm surprised that we've made it this far
And they say it's hard to change
But it isn't so bad in desperate days
But sometimes it got so hard
I couldn't look you in the face
And I've tried everything that everyone's tried
I've abused myself to the point where I can't hide
And I've lost some sleep on a long, dark night
And I've woken up, called you, and felt alright
It's just what we do to get by
We walked until the sun came up
We thought about our favorite songs
And whether they were long enough
But I don't think that songs need to be more than thirty