XV - Mixtapes Are Dead lyrics

[Hook]: If mixtapes should die before this tape I'm giving extended life with every copy I make Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A."If mixtapes should die before this tape I'm giving extended life with every copy I make Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Mixtapes just died this morning and they dead They dead [Verse One]: Yeah, they wanted mad exclusive Coming in giant stadium, parking lot Summer Jams, three miles of smiles covering every isle New tapes, Clue tape, freestyles Spitting rhymes giving 'em lines to talk about Hitting 'em with something before the album come out Hitting 'em with something before the album come out Hitting 'em with something before the album come out Mix tracks, diss raps Industry instrumentals flip back, we hint at Upcoming beefs, announcing it like a dispatch 1-2, 1-2, I don't like you so get back XV, the mixtape hero 4,500, pressed by Nero 80's babies, who's in your top five? Is it Clue, Whoo-Kid, Kay Slay or Big Mike? [Hook]: If mixtapes should die before this tape I'm giving extended life with every copy I make Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A."If mixtapes should die before this tape I'm giving extended life with every copy I make Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Mixtapes just died this morning and they dead They dead [Verse Two]: I address my beef on 'em, speak on 'em Dates for my album release on 'em, yeah Never a fan of the radio I was bumping Mick Boogie, Gangstagrillz, G-Unit Radio Mood Muzik, waiting on another one Mixtapes are dead so I don't expect another one Running in studios, seizing CDs Like DJ Drama had W.M.D.'s To take down hip hop this is just one piece Then they wonder why we say, "f** Tha Police." I never really endorsed the saying Stop Snitchin' Until it made DJ's stop mixing If they don't make a profit then it's nonsense But this is where your favorite rapper got started If mixtapes died then I'm gonna try to give it CPR through this CD-R [Hook]: If mixtapes should die before this tape I'm giving extended life with every copy I make Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A."If mixtapes should die before this tape I'm giving extended life with every copy I make Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Go and say, "f** the R.I.A.A." Mixtapes just died this morning and they dead They dead {Crowd chanting "Justo"} [Verse Three]: Everybody chanting his name, this is why I came To the conclusion, things ain't the same It started from pausing tapes to what it is today A target of the R.I.A.A Without the backing of radio, is how I came So I can't really deal with it just being slain When we got Tru-Life, Lloyd Banks and Wayne Royalty City, Dipset and Game I was thinking of a way I could just get even So I spit this rhyme cause I keep believing In the tapes that have shaped hip hop like Play Doh This is my philosophy like Plato Everybody chanting along Turning up the song As my Ed Hardy turns to a Halo I inhale and exhale with one breath And return to the skies as an angel