Who was the first Rapper/MC/Artist To Utilize The Mixtape Game?

[5 Grand]

I know Notorious BIG had a mixtape called Mr Cee The Best of Biggie that had alot of b-sides and posse jams that weren't on Ready to Die.

I also know 50 Cant had something called G Unit radio but I never really checked for it.

Also Lil Wayne had the Squad Up tapes, but I never heard any of them.

Also Jay Z had the S. Carter mixtape

I'm not talking about DJ Clue or Ron G mixtapes where they are playing other people's music and yelling over it with delay, I mean a mixtape where the artist would make songs over other people's beats so that it sounds similar to an album minus the original beats.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

50

 

[A-List]

It could be Nore, between The War Report and his solo, dude was all over mix tapes and had a few of his own. Or maybe the Lox...

Oh my bad didnt read the whole thing, 50 was the first to make songs over other's beats

 

[Natural Born Sinners]

Not sure...but I know bad boy claims to have "invented the remix" (kanye shrug)