12 Classic Hip-Hop Mixtapes We Still Need on Streaming Services

Earlier this month, Nicki Minaj became the latest rapper to re-release her mixtape to streaming services. By reintroducing her 2009 classic Beam Me Up Scotty to the masses — along with three new songs, including the Young Money posse cut “Seeing Green” featuring Drake and Lil Wayne — Minaj earned a No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200 on Sunday (May 23).
While re-releasing a mixtape to streaming services can be complicated due to sample clearances, some rappers, like Lil Wayn