Cash Money Brothas were a duo out of East Chicago who consisted of "Ponyboy" and "Kaoss". They started making mixtapes in their home when they were in their early 20's. Their "CMB Hip-Hop Megamix" tape series spanned 12 volumes in all and became quite popular in Gary, IN and Chicago, IL where you could find them being sold at local record stores that specialized in dance and hip-hop music. Sometimes they would sell the tapes themselves to fans for only $5 a pop. These tapes stood out at the time as they would use vinyl records to mix the songs, beats and rhythms and then add the finishing touches on the computer. "The mix itself takes three days to be perfected" said Ponyboy in a 1993 interview. Classic Hip-Hop was released in 1994, according to the artwork, and features tracks from Run DMC, EPMD, Eric. B. & Rakim, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, and a whole lot more. Listen below, and I'll dig into the various volumes in their mix tape series real soon...