
Webbie released his album in 2005 Boosie's landed in 2006. He was paired with fellow Trill artist Webbie for the 2003 release Ghetto Stories and again for 2004's Gangsta Musik, which featured the first appearance of Webbie's future hit "Give Me That." Trill then worked a deal with the Warner Bros.-associated Asylum, and both Webbie and Boosie were now on a major label. His big breakthrough began when he joined Pimp C's Trill Entertainment camp. He soon released the full-length CD Youngest of da Camp on his own. An appearance on C-Loc's 2000 effort, It's a Gamble, became Boosie's debut. He turned to rapping and eventually hooked up with C-Loc. It looked like it could be his ticket into college, but getting involved in drugs got him kicked out of high school. Not having his father in his life was another challenge, but things began moving in a positive direction when Boosie immersed himself in basketball.

From G-Unit and Lil Wayne to Dipset and Young Jeezy, allow us to re-introduce them: The 50 Best Rapper Mixtapes.Originally known as Lil' Boosie, Boosie Badazz's hard Southern style comes from growing up in one of Baton Rouge, Louisiana's more notorious neighborhoods, one that was known for drugs and gunplay.

These are the tapes that managed just that. And unlike a great album, the formula for a great mixtape isn't as refined, and it relies slightly more on the side of serendipity and luck, with the essential elements coming together the right way at that perfect moment in time. All of the spontaneous qualities that are too scruffy for a proper release, finally receive the proper treatment.
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It's fuck-ups kept on the track, skits that would never make it past a label, and samples that could never pass clearance. It's a mishmash of showcases: What's happened, what's to come, who someone holds as favored friends, as far as rappers and producers go. Often, they don't have the sheen of high-cost record company studio time. When sorting out the greatest mixtapes of all time, you have to keep in mind what distinguishes a mixtape from an album: It's the most official that unofficial can get. This feature was originally published on March 11, 2013.
