These bootleg mix tapes were popular at flea markets and street fairs.  I bought these from a guy who ran a little booth on Canal Street.  He had a TRC-975 playing behind him and to attract customers he'd pop and lock (just his arms, the booth was small).  I think these tapes were $5 apiece or 3 for $10.

I remember the Fly Mixes mix tapes and the old flea markets on Canal Street. There was also a small shop there that sold imported walman and headphones.

Hey Dwayne, I should have guessed you'd be familiar with them.

I'm listening to them again, the mixes and sound quality aren't so bad...

Oh man this i use to have some Freestyle mixes...cant find them anymore.

canal street is where i use to buy them

This really got me going, I remembered a few tapes I had been carrying from house to house over the (30+) years and I FOUND them. I pulled out the old WA-100 and promptly went back in time.

Some Dj Red Alert and Marley Marl Mixes recorded live on my boxes in the 80s!

You can find some on the net but theres nothing like the real thing

Would that be KISS FM out of Vancouver BC?

Red Alert was on KISS FM NYC,  I have quite a few Mr. Magic tapes recorded on my boxes during the 80's. Those were the days, everyone would have their boxes out blasting the master mixes.

I had so many tapes like these, specifically Mike Allen's show, unfortunately due to many family moves these all got lost along the way. Very sad