When Drake dropped If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late late last week he further complicated the various terminology given to hip-hop releases. These days there are more and more “EPs” that are as long as full-length albums and “mixtapes” that appear no different than a proper studio album (like If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late). Drake called the 17-song release a mixtape, but when it came out Thursday evening it wasn’t exactly available on any of the major mixtape sites. LiveMixtapes streamed the mixtape for a brief moment, but instead of allowing users to download If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late directly from its site users were presented with a button to redirect them to the iTunes store. A rule of thumb for defining a mixtape in the digital age is that its creator releases it for free, and the $12.99 price tag for Drake’s new collection muddies the “mixtape” designation.
Tonight White Gzus celebrate the release of Stackin’ N Mackin’ Vol. 2 with a headlining show at Reggie’s Rock Club; Chris Crack, the Guys, and Young Giftz open. If you can’t make it to the show you can catch White Gzus at the Theophilus London afterparty at Cobra Lounge on Monday.
