Mixtape background music - do they ask for permission or just use it?

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I download a lot of mixtapes on Datpiff.com...DJ's just release these whenever, and some rappers take them more seriously than others, promoting them and shit, but they are free to download and just spread their name.

So my question is, I've noticed on many mixtapes that rappers use the background music from other songs and just make up their own lyrics. Like Max B for example. Do they get permission from the originals or can they just use the music since they are only mixtapes and not using them for profit?
 
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