The Marathon Continues | ||||
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Mixtape by Nipsey Hussle | ||||
Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Label | All Money In | |||
Producer | 1500 or Nothin', THC, Wizzo, Mistah Mota, Le-Lo Lang Jr. | |||
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Singles from The Marathon Continues | ||||
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The Marathon Continues or TMC for short, is the sixth official mixtape by American rapper Nipsey Hussle. The mixtape was released as a free digital download on mixtape hosting websites, and to iTunes on November 1, 2011, via Hussle's All Money In record label. The mixtape featured production by 1500 or Nothin', THC, Wizzo and Mistah Mota, Le-Lo Lang among others. Guest appearances on the mixtape included Dom Kennedy, YG, Cobby Supreme and Yung Brodee among others.
In August 2011, Nipsey Hussle announced that he was working on the follow-up to his previous mixtape The Marathon, a free project tentatively titled The Marathon Continues. He said there would only be a few guest appearances, with the mixtape being mostly "in-house", also revealing the mixtape would be released in about two months. On October 25, 2011, Hussle revealed the cover artwork to the mixtape. On October 30, 2011, Nipsey Hussle told DJ Skee that 1500 or Nothin' would provide the bulk of production on the mixtape, and that YG and Dom Kennedy would be featured on the mixtape. The mixtape was released on November 1, 2011, featuring guest appearances by Dom Kennedy, YG, Cobby $upreme, Rimpau, and Yung Brodee. The song "Who Detached Us" also contains a sample of a speech by Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs.Production on the mixtape was primarily handled by 1500 or Nothin', among others such as THC, Wizzo, and Mistah Mota. That same day the mixtape was released for retail sale on iTunes.
On April 6, 2011, Nipsey Hussle released the first song from the mixtape, "Rose Clique" to celebrate reaching 107,000 followers on Twitter. Four days later he released "Tha Mansion" after reaching 109,000 followers on Twitter. On October 6, 2011, he released the audio and music video for the song "Forever On My Fly Shit", produced by Top Dawg Entertainment's THC.