Slideshow: theGrio's 20 favorite hip-hop mixtapes

In recent years mixtapes have gone from an underrated aspect of the music industry to a necessary way to create buzz before an album release. Now the way an artist handles their mixtape determines the success of their album sales, so they make use of creative artwork as well as serious production and promotional attention. Here are theGrio’s 20 favorite mixtapes from the past few decades.

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