The Rap Report is The FADER’s column dedicated to highlights in the rap world, from megastar artists to the deep underground. After federal agents raided DJ Drama’s studio on behalf of the RIAA in ...

“I remember Diddy telling me years ago that DatPiff put out bigger projects in the last five years than all of the major labels combined,” says Kyle “KP” Reilly, vice president of DatPiff. “And that ...

Legendary mixtape platform DatPiff has uploaded the entirety of its over 366,420-project catalog to the internet archive. Last March, the service which calls itself “The Authority In Mixtapes” ...

For hip-hop fans, the mixtape download service Datpiff was a necessity as much as a tool. At a time where the dynamics of the game were changing in the corporate world – Jay-Z literally became an ...

Despite assurances from the site itself, DatPiff users are bracing for the worst after rumors of a shutdown began circulating on Monday night. If you were on or around Rap Twitter last night, there's ...

Fans were holding a funeral for legendary mixtape platform Datpiff a little bit too soon. Fans noticed the site was down, leading to rumors that the mixtape hub had run its course. Hitting Twitter, ...

Last month, rap star Lil Wayne announced that his much-anticipated album, "Tha Carter IV" would be released Aug. 29. It was a long wait from the original anticipated date in May -- even longer for ...

Online mixtape distribution platform DatPiff has put rumours of its demise to rest, assuring listeners, "we're still here." On Monday evening (March 13), a post in subreddit r/hiphop101 claimed that ...

Waka Flocka had some strong words for DatPiff on Wednesday. Just days after the Brick Squad rapper posted all his mixtapes to SoundCloud, DatPiff’s vice president Kyle “KP” Reilly posted a tweet that ...

Decades after they helped grow hip-hop into mainstream culture, mixtapes are now the raw material in a number of apps and websites that do not pay record labels or artists any money. DatPiff If you ...