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4 Mixtapes You Definitely Downloaded on DatPiff During the Blog Era

“F*ck DatPiff” - Lil Wayne in 08Back in 2008, before his legendary run as the king of mixtapes, Lil Wayne didn’t believe in the mixtape game.At the time, he saw it as bootlegging, something that was hurting his money. Unofficial mixtapes were everywhere, especially on DatPiff, where Wayne tapes were dominating the charts.But shortly after, he had a realization…Those mixtapes weren’t hurting him, they were building him. Expanding his reach, growing his fanbase, and turning him into a global force