The Yellow Tape is the first and only mixtape of The 3rd Kind, a rap duo consisting of Capital STEEZ & Jakk Da Rhymer, then known then as JaY STeeZ & BlakkJakk (The Rhymer), respectively. STEEZ was around 16-17 at the time. The tape was made before the founding of Pro Era, and is also the earliest mixtape by any member(s) of PE. The Yellow Tape’s release year was originally believed to be 2009. However, “Plastic Beach” by Gorillaz, which the beat is taken from for the 3rd Kind track of the same name, wasn’t released until March 3rd, 2010. Almost of the beats on the tape are from existing songs by other artists, except for “Track 4” which is an original beat by Elbee Thrie, and “Don’t Break the Yellow Tape”, whose producer is unknown.