mixtape
or mix tape
a recording on a cassette tape, CD, or digital medium, consisting of music or songs selected by a single person: My boyfriend made me the greatest mixtape for my birthday.
such a recording consisting of music or songs personally selected by the artist, usually a hip-hop artist: His mixtape from a live performance helped propel him to stardom.
a recording consisting of blended or recombined tracks, or a series of tracks with smooth transitions, especially one created by a DJ.
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How to use mixtape in a sentence
A mixtape created by a young Kurt Cobain was recently discovered and released online.
Kurt Cobain’s Moody 1988 Mixtape: A Wormhole into the Strange Mind of a Rock Legend | Marlow Stern | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA mixtape dubbed “Montage of Heck” has surfaced on the site Live Nirvana!
Kurt Cobain’s Moody 1988 Mixtape: A Wormhole into the Strange Mind of a Rock Legend | Marlow Stern | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd then, of course, four days later we were back together and he was making me a mixtape.
Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy on 'Eleanor Rigby,' First Heartbreak, and Robin Williams | Marlow Stern | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis new mixtape, Blue Chips 2, samples very “un-hip-hop-y” artists like Tracy Chapman, Phil Collins, and Elton John.
Now Awkwafina is making music full time and is working on a mixtape of her songs to be released later this month.
Meet Awkwafina: an Asian Female Rapper on Vaginas, Tackling Racism & More | Jean Trinh | March 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for mix tape
a collection of songs or tunes by different performers, selected by an individual and recorded on an audio tape, compact disc, etc
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