G PERICO & DJ DRAMA – L.A. Gangster
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G PERICO & DJ DRAMA – L.A. Gangster

DJ Drama is a fantastic curator. On his "Gangsta Grillz" mixtapes, he invites rappers to be fully themselves, right down to cliché and formula, in order to better extract the very essence of their art. And he succeeds once again, even at this late stage in his career, when he teams up for a second time with G Perico and elevates the South Central rapper’s highly referential West Coast style.
MAX B & FRENCH MONTANA – Coke Wave
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MAX B & FRENCH MONTANA – Coke Wave

One of the major mixtapes of 2009 was also a turning point in the careers of its creators. While French Montana would become a rap star, Max B was about to begin a seemingly endless prison sentence. But for the duration of this release, the two men, united by their hatred of Jim Jones, complement each other perfectly as they make songs from all kinds of sources their own.
50 CENT & G-UNIT – 50 Cent Is The Future
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50 CENT & G-UNIT – 50 Cent Is The Future

The phenomenal success of 50 Cent and G-Unit starts here. It begins with this mixtape, on which the rapper and his crew hijack other artists' beats and make them their own. It begins with this masterfully executed release, that will become the soundtrack of the summer of 2002. It is here, also, that 50 Cent cements the image of the untouchable gangster that will define his career.