The Internet Archive now hosts more than 350 thousand hiphop mixtapes from DatPiff. Kids, before Spotify started numbing you with algorithmically curated playlists, we used to discover new music through other humans. Rap music had very little airplay on the Radio or music television; sharing mixtapes from friends and popular DJs was the only way to find new stuff. Mixtapes are an essential part of Hip Hop culture and this is an invaluable archive of the genre’s history.