Mixtape: The Movie is a documentary about the story of mixtape culture and its role in spreading hip-hop around the world.
This is a film about the outlaw DJs who, for the love of the music, turned a criminal enterprise into a creative and commercial backbone of the music business. As we look ahead to hip-hop’s future, we must first appreciate the genre’s past. The mixtape is a vital part of the culture that hasn’t been fully examined… until now.