(who later became known as Whiz Kid) and DJ Super V would create personalized House Tapes which would eventually circulate throughout New York City. In the late 70's into the early 80's DJs began recording mixtapes out of their homes, referring to them as House Tapes. As more tapes became available, they began to be collected and traded by fans. Hip hop mixtapes first appeared in the mid-1970s in New York City, featuring artists such as Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa. Tough Luv came out in early 2004, and it was followed up just over a year later with Brothers from Another.In hip hop's earliest days, the music only existed in live form, and the music was spread via tapes of parties and shows. A follow-up remix with Chingy gave the single yet more legs, and it became one of the year's more memorable rap singles, setting the stage for Young Gunz's debut album. The song took off quickly, getting heavy rotation on urban radio and music television while shooting up the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Roc-a-Fella obviously felt "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" had a bright future, because the label granted it the coveted lead-off position on the second State Property album, The Chain Gang (2003). The track first showed signs of life on the mixtape circuit, where DJ Enuff began repping it. However, it was their first track together, "Can't Stop, Won't Stop," that proved decisive to their success. The Philadelphia duo - Young Chris (born Chris Ries) and Neef (born Hanif Muhammad) - debuted with brief appearances on the first State Property album (2001) and, more importantly, got a high-profile shoutout in Jay-Z's "Takeover" earlier that year.
Young Gunz began as just two of the numerous rappers in Roc-a-Fella's State Property collective, yet all it took was one runaway hit, "Can't Stop, Won't Stop," to distance them from the pack and elevate them into the spotlight.
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