theGrio's top 10 mixtapes you should download now

SLIDESHOW - This music will help you get the most bang out of your buck...

Sep 2, 2011

Some of the best things in life are free. The heavily hyped Tha Carter IV wasn’t. ‘Nor was it Lil Wayne’s best work’:http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/tha-carter-iv-sounds-like-lil-waynes-star-fading.php. However, ‘The Dream’:http://www.the-dreammusic.com/default.aspx released his free album 1977 this with little to no fanfare and reviews have been mostly positive. We at theGrio have decided to give our favorites mixtapes (including ones by ‘Lil B’:http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/rapper-to-declare-im-gay-with-new-album-title.php, ‘Chris Brown’:http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/judge-wants-more-info-on-chris-brown-neighbor-spat.php and ‘Wale’:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wale_%28rapper%29) to download right now. We even provided you links to download so there isn’t an excuse for not adding them to your playlist. This music will help you get the most bang out of your buck.

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