It was piracy, yes. But for many listeners, it was also their only door into underground music.
Many mixtapes, DJ blends, and local rap albums were only hosted on Sharebeast. When the servers died, the files died with them. No backups. No streaming re-release. Just dead links on ancient forum posts. sharebeast
Did you use Sharebeast back in the day? What’s the one file you wish you had saved? Drop it in the comments. It was piracy, yes
If you were downloading mixtapes between 2012 and 2015, you probably remember the name Sharebeast . It was piracy