The art of the mixtape has different meaning to different communities.  In the hip hop world it basically means LP “lite” -  drop the production value, give some smaller artists a shot at the mic and sell them off the back of a truck or now on mediafire and rapid share.  DJ Drama brought the mixtape to the public when his studio was raided by the FBI and a massive amount of bootleg CDs confiscated.  The US Government isn’t too fond of businesses missing their tax ID.

If anyone needed more evidence that Lil Wayne is the most prolific artist in hip hop, Dedication 3 puts the last nail in the coffin.  Not much else to say except enjoy.

Download the mixtape here

Tracklist after the jump

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