0 a collection of songs put together for a particular person or occasion but not professionally produced, especially on a cassette (= a flat rectangular device containing a very long strip of magnetic material for recording sound):
I made a mixtape for my girlfriend.
Remember the '80s when you could make someone a mixtape on a cassette?
Rappers have grown increasingly good at using mixtapes to promote themselves.
He was the person in college who had all the records and who could make you a great mixed tape for your car.
Fans had to buy an armful of 12-inch singles by their favourites to put together a decent mixtape.
It's not easy to turn a mixtape into something you can legally sell.
