The Buzzard Times

No, Buzzard Dust Mixtapes Isn’t Rap—And That’s Exactly the Point

By Staff Reporter

BUZZARD ROOST, Ala. — Every so often someone stumbles across the name Buzzard Dust Mixtapes and assumes it’s another rap project.

The Buzzard Dust crew says that couldn’t be further from the truth.

While the original Buzzard Dust Mixtapes releases from 2011 explored independent hip-hop, today’s project has taken a very different road—one that winds through old churches, mountain hollers, front porches, and gravel roads instead of city skylines.

“Our roots today are in folk, bluegrass, gospel, old-time mountain music, Americana, and storytelling,” a spokesperson said. “If you’re looking for country rap… you may have taken a wrong turn.”

The project has become known for fictional radio broadcasts, original characters, newspaper stories, and songs inspired by Appalachian traditions rather than commercial trends.

The creators also admit they get a chuckle out of the growing “country rap” movement.

“We don’t have anything against people making the music they love,” the statement continued. “It’s just not us. We’re aiming for something that sounds like it could’ve been heard on a front porch, a country church picnic, or an old AM station fifty years ago—not the kind of songs you’d hear from a blanket fort.”

A Note on the Name

To clear up the confusion once and for all, the creators released this statement:

The name has history, but the music has changed.

The original Buzzard Dust Mixtapes (2011–2013) was an independent hip-hop project. Today’s Buzzard Dust Mixtapes is an entirely different creative direction, built around folk, bluegrass, gospel, old-time mountain music, Americana, storytelling, and fictional broadcasts from WDAR 99.6 Dead Air Radio.

If you’re searching for trap beats or country rap, you’ve probably wandered down the wrong road. If you’re looking for songs that sound like they belong on a front porch, in a mountain holler, or drifting from an old AM radio, pull up a chair.

The goal isn’t to compete with modern country—or modern rap.

It’s to create music that feels timeless.

One philosophy guides nearly every release:

If your grandparents could have enjoyed it on the front porch, it probably belongs in Buzzard Dust Mixtapes.

As the fictional slogan at WDAR 99.6 Dead Air Radio reminds listeners:

“Real Stories. Real Music. Real Places. Real Buzzard Dust.”