Trust Wiz Khalifa to come through with a treat for his fans on 420. To celebrate the annual smoker’s holiday, the Pittsburgh rapper released his classic 2012 mixtape Taylor Allderdice on streaming services for the first time on Wednesday (April 20).
Unlike other reissued mixtapes that have been curtailed by sample clearance issues, Taylor Allderdice arrives on Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL and co. in its entirety. That means the original 17-song tracklist featuring appearances from Rick Ross, Juicy J, Smoke DZA, Chevy Woods, Lola Monroe — and yes, his ex-wife Amber Rose — remains in tact.
Taylor Allderdice‘s rerelease comes shortly after the mixtape celebrated its 10th anniversary on March 13. Arriving 12 months after his 2011 major label debut Rolling Papers, the project spawned fan favorites such as “My Favorite Song,” “Guilty Conscience” and “Blindfolds” while further elevating Wiz’s career.
Taylor Allderdice is just the latest Wiz Khalifa mixtape to hit streaming. In 2018, the Taylor Gang chief reissued 2010’s Kush & Orange Juice and 2011’s Cabin Fever, followed by his 2009 How Fly collaboration with Curren$y the following year.
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As streaming platforms have become the dominant form of music consumption over the last few years, there’s been a wider trend of mixtapes from the rap blog era (roughly the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s) making the jump from DatPiff to DSPs.
Pivotal projects such as A$AP Rocky’s Live.Love.A$AP, Nicki Minaj’s Beam Me Up Scotty and Chance The Rapper’s Acid Rap have also received an official release, along with cult classic mixtapes from Lil Wayne, Future, Mac Miller, Big K.R.I.T., Joey Bada$$ and more.
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Wiz Khalifa isn’t just dwelling on 2010s mixtape nostalgia, though. Earlier this month, the Khalifa Kush founder joined forces with Smoke DZA, Big K.R.I.T. and Girl Talk for the collaborative album Full Court Press. Prior to that, he dropped the Wiz Got Wings LP with producers Cardo and Sledgren in December.
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Looking ahead, Wiz is gearing up to hit the road with Logic on the recently-announced Vinyl Verse Tour, which kicks off in Irvine, California on July 27 and wraps up in St. Louis, Missouri on September 2.
Stream Taylor Allderdice in full below.
