Shortly after the release of Purple Thoughtz Vol. The track, which was produced by Spaceghostpurrp, went viral in 2017 within hip-hop circles following Wood's entry into the mainstream. The project, which was described as 'phonk' and having cloud rap beats from the Guardian due to its psychedelic and 'trippy' production features Woods with a bigger focus on lyricism than most of his career and was released with the single 'White Shit' which included a video. He later changed his name to Lil Uzi Vert from the way someone described his rap flow, saying his flow was 'Fast, like a machine gun.' Woods' first project, an EP titled Purple Thoughtz Vol. It is now a word to generally describe full-length albums released for free, which is the modern form of mixtape that was made a popular following by 50 Cent and his group G-Unit in the early 2000s, sometimes containing all original music, other times composed of freestyles and remixes of popular tracks.Woods began to rap in 2010 and began to associate with musical groups like Steaktown and in what he says was 'just for money' under the name 'Vert' originally which he says stood for 'vertical' like a 'vertical jump'. In the hip hop scene, mix tape is often displayed as a single term mixtape. Also since the 1990s, it describes releases used to promote one or more new artists, or as a pre-release by more established artists to promote upcoming 'official' albums. Blend tapes became increasingly popular by the mid-1990s, and fans increasingly looked for exclusive tracks and freestyles on the tapes. Ron G moved the mixtape forward in the early 1990s by blending R&B a cappellas with hip hop beats (known as 'blends'). In the mid-1980s, DJs, such as Brucie B, began recording their live music and selling their own mixtapes, which was soon followed by other DJs such as Kid Capri and Doo Wop. (who later became known as Whiz Kid) and DJ Super V would create personalized House Tapes which would eventually circulate throughout New York City. In the late 70's into the early 80's DJs began recording mixtapes out of their homes, referring to them as House Tapes.

As more tapes became available, they began to be collected and traded by fans.

Hip hop mixtapes first appeared in the mid-1970s in New York City, featuring artists such as Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa. In hip hop's earliest days, the music only existed in live form, and the music was spread via tapes of parties and shows.

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