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The first “mashup” was a DJ slipping on a cable and accidentally creating a masterpiece.

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Mashups combine two songs into one, and they grew popular in the 2000s with releases such as The Grey Album (2004). Earlier forms existed, but they are made on purpose and not by accident.

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