Episode
30 for 30: The Greatest Mixtape Ever
Overview
The documentary examines how 1990s streetball and the And1 Mixtape transformed basketball culture at large. In the late 1990s, a burgeoning young New York City DJ, Set Free, had the idea to set some grainy streetball highlights to a soundtrack of emerging rap music. The results culminated in what came to be known as the And1 Mixtape, a series of VHS tapes that forever transformed the game of basketball.
Details
- Series
- 30 for 30
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 2022-05-31
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
The Greatest Mixtape Ever is Episode 22 in Volume IV of 30 for 30. It aired on 2022-05-31. The runtime is 52 min.
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