wnyc.org: "DJ Drama was arrested January 16 for producing unlicensed mixtapes even though his compilations have been used as promotional tools by record executives. New Yorker music critic, Sasha Frere Jones, and DJ Pete Miser, discuss the RIAA's awkward relationship with mixtapes and what the recent crackdown on DJ's could mean for the hip-hop community" Listen here
NPR on the same topic:
Hip-Hop's Mix-Tape Tradition Meets with the Law
npr.org: "DJ Drama, a hip-hop mixtape artist, was arrested and charged last week with selling unlicensed CD collections and remixes. But many hip-hop artists and record labels cooperate with mixtape artists as a way to get their music to the public. New York Times music writer Kelefa Sanneh talks with Luke Burbank." Listen here
