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 I have this desire to do some more modern pop; especially in the world of hip-hop. This thing called mixtape graphics..is a funkky th'ang. If you do a Google search for mixtape graphics you honestly won't find anything b.u.t music blogs or websites that market the education of designing this kind of folk art. Yes, I said folk art. mixtapes are everywhere and no longer just apart of the Underground. I've even saw a jitterbugg ('round 12 or 14) doing a tutorial on the design of mixtapes. His technique was a little rough, b.u.t he reinspired me to get into this, you know, take the art more seriously? Now considering that, take a look again at your parent's Hip-Hop vinyl covers and the plethora of  Hip Hop CD's and look at that mixtape you love to look at on your media player or i.Pod. What do you get out of that? I've observed that the mixtape art is a throwback to the designs of 70's and 80's funk and soul. If we really wanna' be hardcore on the origin..give praise to the Hip-Hop pioneers; especially the artists who designed the covers for the Jonzun Crew and Planet Patrol! Primitive by today's highly technical standards, b.u.t still the fundamentals are the same: Layer, click, click, layer, layer..and more lor arrangements. The love of these designs is what ultimately gets me in the grind to be apart of the history.