Why You Should Check Out Memphis’ CMG And Their Label Tapes

The cover art for Gangsta Art 2, the third official compilation album released by Memphis' CMG Records.
Since rap has become big business, the label compilation tape has been a crucial part of the genre’s fabric. What began in the heyday of Death Row Records with their Murder Was the Case soundtrack has shifted and grown in the years since—giving us a historic run of G-Unit tapes…