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Mix Tapes Live on, in CD Form

They're not tapes anymore, but DJs still make them and still sell them. While the official industry position would seem to indicate that these unofficial remixes are illegal, rap labels have always tacitly condoned mix tapes because they help promote new artists. Jon Kalish reports.

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