Amixtape (ormixed-tape) is anycompilation ofsongsrecorded onto acassette tape or otherstorage medium.[1] A mixtape usually shows the kind of music that the person who made it likes to listen to. It can range from a randomly selected list of favourite songs, to aconceptual mix of songs of the samegenre ormood. Making mixtapes may be considered anart form.[2]
Since the 1990s, the term "mixtape" can also describe releases used to promote one or more new musical artists, or as a pre-release by more established artists to promote upcoming albums.[3]
