Either DatPiff’s website and/or app are shutting down, or reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated.
As tributes were taking flight on Twitter on Monday evening, the official DatPiff account wrote, “Despite the rumors, we are happy to report that we will still be supplying you with all the mixtapes you love. We’re working through technical issues on our site and app, but still actively update our youtube! Thanks for all the love and concerns but we promise, we are still here.”
Despite the rumors, we are happy to report that we will still be supplying you with all the mixtapes you love. We're working through technical issues on our site and app, but still actively update our youtube! Thanks for all the love and concerns but we promise, we are still here
A popular post on subreddit r/hiphop101 claimed (screenshot below) that “development and support for the website and app ended sometime back in 2020,” and that datpiff.com “no longer responds,” seemingly ending a memorable run that lasted for nearly 18 years.
A sad day for the Culture.. if you a hip hop fan I know your sick like me… R.I.P @DatPiff
Tech news site PiunikaWeb pointed out there have been numerous recent complaints about DatPiff’s iOS app not working, as well as people noticing the Android version had been pulled.
Complex’s attempts to access the site and use the still-downloadable iOS app were unsuccessful.
Even though DatPiff wasn’t as popular as it had once been, its place in hip-hop history is undeniable. Prior to the official tweet somewhat clarifying the situation, Twitter users gave the site its flowers en masse.
DAMN RIP #DATPIFF END OF AN ERA
I haven't used DatPiff in years but if the site is really gone then RIP, a lot of history was made there and changed a lotta artist's lives.
they shut down Datpiff 💔
RIP Datpiff -- who probably has the most important archive of music from the past 10-15 years anywhere on the internet. It was a bridge between the blog era and the streaming era -- and a hub for projects that will never see the light of day on DSPs. Thank you for your service.
DatPiff held us DOWN. Forever in debt
Aside from being an amazing archive of mixtapes and unofficial projects that will never, ever touch DSPs, DatPiff outlasted the slang that it named itself after by many years, which I find most incredible.
RIP @DatPiff 🫡 Pioneers of the mixtape era. Thank you for shaping the culture in the 2000s and changing the music industry forever. Long live Biggy Jiggy Mixtapes. So many classic tapes from Weezy and Gucci Mane. A launching pad for Drake, Wiz, and so many more.
Of course, once DatPiff tweeted that it’s not entirely closing shop, the tweets turned to relief.
Update: DatPiff is Forever.
@DatPiff
Complex has reached out to DatPiff for further comment.
