in february 2005, prior to the release of the dedication, wayne and his group, young money released a mixtape, young money: the mixtape. it was a double disc tape and featured every song on the dedication (besides "please say the baby") without dj drama and in their original form. when dj drama re-released it as "the dedication", he added his tags and cut out the other members of young money. he also mashed up some of the songs with different instrumentals: