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DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 looks like a file name because it is one. Daj' uploaded it to the @dajai-io SoundCloud account without dressing it up, and the underscores, the capitals and the v1 tag all survived the trip. It runs 2:40, it has 411 tracked plays and 2 likes, and he filed it in his own playlist called the Mixtape Library.
That combination is the reason to spend two and a half minutes here. A mixtape draft with its version number still attached is the closest thing a fan gets to hearing an artist's working folder, and this one comes with a nickname that tells you how he wanted to be seen when he made it.
The Da Vinci Handle
Rappers have borrowed Renaissance names for a long time, and the move always means the same thing: I am not just one kind of artist. Leonardo da Vinci painted, drew, engineered and filled notebooks with inventions. Calling a project DajDaVinci stakes a similar claim for a musician who also runs businesses, education projects and a publishing catalog.
The claim fits the public record better than most. Daj' is a Las Vegas artist who distributes independently, publishes his own writing, and runs Code Black Associates, an athletics and culture brand, next to Streamers University, a creator-education project. Whatever you think of the nickname, it describes a person working in several mediums at once.
This post does not describe specific instruments, samples or collaborators on this cut, because none are credited on the upload. The title, the runtime and the playlist are what is documented, and they are enough to place the record.
Why a Mixtape Draft Is Worth Hearing
Mixtape culture has always valued speed over polish. The format exists so an artist can put out ideas before an album cycle is ready to carry them. The v1 on this title says the same thing: first pass, shared anyway.
That is useful context because the rest of the catalog runs on a much slower and more formal clock. The DARK Library is a planned ten-volume album cycle, and its first volume, DARK I - Outwitting the Devil, arrived on 2026-04-07 with every chapter mapped to Napoleon Hill's 1938 manuscript of the same name. Solana Conejo mastered it, and its stems were published as IP under Code Black CBA. A mixtape draft sits at the opposite end of that process, closer to a sketchbook page than a finished canvas.
Listening to both ends is how you learn an artist. The album shows what he decided. The draft shows what he was trying.
Inside the Mixtape Library
The Mixtape Library playlist is one of many ways Daj' sorts a catalog that has grown very large. He operates two SoundCloud handles, @dajai-io and @supercooldaj, and together they hold 14,030 tracks. At that size, playlists do the job that album sleeves used to do: they tell you which uploads belong together.
Earlier titles in his discography show how long he has been at this. Neoworld dates to 2018 and Daj's Dedication to 2019. Dark and Too Dark both came in 2024, with Too Dark referred to internally as DARK II, and Flight to Vegas 2 followed in 2025. Singles such as Tax Season, Choose Sides, Heavy and Prczn sit alongside them. A v1 mixtape file dropped into that timeline is a reminder that the output never really stops.
The Paperwork Behind the Sketch
Drafts are informal; ownership is not. Daj' distributes direct, without a label, using UnitedMasters or CDBaby depending on the release. Both are distributors. On the publishing side, 47 works are registered with The MLC under DANIEL DAJAI STEWART-HANDY at 100% Total Known Shares, and the public portal at portal.themlc.com shows each registration.
There is one more reason the v1 tag is worth noticing. When an artist later revisits an idea, the first version becomes a reference point, the thing every later pass is measured against. Keeping it public means fans can hear the starting line. In a catalog this deep, that is rare, and it is part of what makes browsing the Mixtape Library different from pressing play on a finished album.
Numbers and How to Play It
Tracked right now: 411 plays, 2 likes, runtime 2:40. Those are small figures, stated exactly. The whole catalog totals roughly 9.39M cumulative plays after deduplication, with about 8.42M on @supercooldaj and about 0.86M on @dajai-io.
Hit play on the SoundCloud embed on this page. Because it is short and labeled as a first version, it rewards a second spin more than most uploads do. Listen once for the idea, then again for what a v2 might have changed.
FAQ
Where is DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 available to hear?
DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 streams on SoundCloud right now, and the DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 page on dajai.io tracks each live DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 link.
Who made DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1?
DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 came out of Daj' (DAJAI)'s own Vegas setup - self-written, self-recorded, self-mastered.
Does DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 belong to an album?
DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 stands as its own catalog entry rather than part of a named album.
Track Intel
| Field | Value | |---|---| | Title | DajDaVinci_MIXTAPE_v1 | | Artist | DAJAI | | Album / context | Single | | Plays (tracked) | 411 | | Catalog likes (if any) | 2 | | Source desk | DAJAI sovereign catalog | | Release | n/a |
Filed by DAJAI Stewart · Music & Catalog Editor · @BackieDaj · MUSIC DRIP DESK