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mysteryperfecta

03-12-2003, 11:42 AM

Sorta. I was reading an article about hip-hop mixtapes at mtv.com, and noticed this curious paragraph:

"Mixtapes have not been mere collections of obscure or unreleased tracks — over the years there have been major releases of important music desired by legions of fans, though most likely heard at first only by streetwise hip-hop aficionados who know where to score the tapes. Try topping the one-two punch of "The Realest": This track, on DJ Whoo Kid's mixtape Max Payne 2, combines never-before-heard vocals the Notorious B.I.G recorded before he signed to Bad Boy with a new verse and chorus laid down by 50 Cent." Weird. I did a search on this, and I found that there was also a Max Payne mixtape.

http://store6.yimg.com/I/mixtapesusa_1732_1013455

http://store6.yimg.com/I/mixtapesusa_1730_462224

Sorry if this has been discussed. I did a forum search and didn't find anything discussing this. And it's news to me. images/icons/smile.gif

Joe Siegler

03-12-2003, 01:05 PM

http://forums.3drealms.com/images/makeitstop.jpg

London_Midge

03-12-2003, 01:29 PM

I am glad to see that Tupac has managed to come from the dead, yet again, to help contribute to the mixtape of an yet to be released game.

Chimera

03-12-2003, 04:26 PM

yikes. Thats more than a little...weird...

The Baskinator

03-12-2003, 09:38 PM

*laughing* That's so awful, yet so very funny.

biXen

03-13-2003, 02:14 AM

Erm, this is for real?

mysteryperfecta

03-13-2003, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by biXen:
Erm, this is for real? Yes, this is absolutely for real. Mixtapes are usually made by DJs who compilate music that is many times original or as yet unreleased (which is how old unreleased tracks for 2Pac and Notorious BIG can seem new). It's power as a "underground" marketing tool is growing.

The DJ is not asserting that these are soundtracks to the games. This particular DJ just decided to name and package his mixtape with the "Max Payne" theme (perhaps because he enjoyed the game). Max Payne 2 is merely the follow-up to his mixtape Max Payne, and has nothing to do with Remedy's follow-up.

Since they sell these CDs for around $10, this does seem to be pretty clear copyright infringement.

03-13-2003, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by mysteryperfecta:
Since they sell these CDs for around $10, this does seem to be pretty clear copyright infringement. Yeah! Sue the hell out of those baggy-panted bastards! images/icons/grin.gif

jimbob

03-13-2003, 06:12 PM

/me imagens MP video footage played with the cheeky song

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biXen

03-14-2003, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by j:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by mysteryperfecta:
Since they sell these CDs for around $10, this does seem to be pretty clear copyright infringement. Yeah! Sue the hell out of those baggy-panted bastards! images/icons/grin.gif <hr /></blockquote>It's not like they aren't already in jail images/icons/rolleyes.gif

turmeric

03-15-2003, 08:54 PM

maybe if you got out of your suburban lazyboy you would realize that tupac and 50 cent are not the pinnacle of hip hop. pull your imaginationless head out of your ass and think something like RZA. did you see ghost dog?

London_Midge

03-15-2003, 09:24 PM

^Imaginationless? images/icons/confused.gif images/icons/confused.gif

sawn_off

03-22-2003, 12:37 AM

Oh that old thing. I saw it on Rockstar last year. So I guess it's way ahead of time.