The Sol Tape
Mav
The Sol Tape is more than just a project — it’s a statement.
I called it a tape on purpose. This is my way of paying homage to the era of hip-hop that raised me — the 90s and early 2000s — when lyricism, storytelling, and soul mattered more than trends. When albums felt personal. When bars carried weight. When artists spoke from experience.
Fully produced by JA Beats, The Sol Tape is a 21-track, underground-inspired boom-bap tape with no features. Just me. One voice. One perspective.
The title has layers. SOL represents my foundation in Sol Camp. It represents the soulful sound of the beats. And it represents SOLE — because this entire tape is just me, front to back.
On this tape, I’m talking about life as it really is. Love and relationships. Family. Loss and grief. Ambition and money. Age and growth. My complicated relationship with hip-hop itself.
As an older MC, this project comes from experience — not chasing youth, not chasing algorithms, not chasing moments. It’s about perspective. It’s about cycles. It’s about still having something real to say.
Representing Arizona, with deep roots in Chicago, The Sol Tape reflects where I’ve been, where I’m at, and why I’m still here. Songs like 1 Man Show, Dear Mama, Happy Heavenly Birthday, Lost Souls, and Groundhog’s Day speak to independence, family, loss, reflection, and the repetition that comes with creating and surviving in this culture.
This tape is also my salute to the artists and records that shaped me — the sound, the feel, and the mindset of classic hip-hop — reinterpreted through my own life and my own voice.
No gimmicks. No shortcuts. No features.
Just bars, soul, and storytelling.
If you appreciate lyrical, underground hip-hop and albums that are meant to be listened to from start to finish, I believe The Sol Tape will resonate with you.
🎧 The Sol Tape — Out Now Produced entirely by JA Beats Available on all platforms
Respect to everyone who presses play and really listens.
— Mav Bonus track Mav the day i saved Christmas prod by Sid de la Cruz
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Sole Sol Soul 1:080:00/1:08
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Bigger Things 3:190:00/3:19
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Middle of the city 2:470:00/2:47
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1 man show 2:300:00/2:30
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Wrath Of Mav 3:280:00/3:28
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I am me 2:330:00/2:33
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Let’s Get Rich 3:170:00/3:17
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Hours 2:400:00/2:40
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My moment 2:210:00/2:21
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Open mic night 3:260:00/3:26
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Gonna be alright 3:230:00/3:23
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Dear Mama 3:180:00/3:18
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0:00/3:05
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Young Mans Game 3:540:00/3:54
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Lost Souls 2:350:00/2:35
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Forever Young 3:520:00/3:52
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Blazing trails 2:010:00/2:01
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0:00/2:20
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Groundhog’s day 4:070:00/4:07
