#TBT – DJ Ayres – Cats, Snakes, Chickens, Ducks, Elderly People & Twerkers (Mannie Fresh Mixtape)
Posted: September 1, 2016 Filed under: DJ Ayres, TBT | Tags: DJ Ayres, TBTTBT this week comes courtesy DJ Ayres and his 28 min megamix of all things Mannie Fresh. We’re approaching the 5 year anniversary of the special night celebrating the catalog of Mannie Fresh at DROM and all these tunes still sound completely outstanding. You’ve got some token Big Tymers classics, Young Jeezy’s breakout single, a forever DJ weapon from Lil Wayne and so many underrated catalog anthems in this mix. This one definitely deserves the revisit and maybe even multiple listens as we head into Labor Day weekend. Get your roll on indeed.
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FOTR this week is DJ Nu-Mark. He’s a past guest of The Rub way back in the Southpaw days and his time with Jurassic 5 should be familiar to most all readers of this website. The thing that’s always set him apart from other DJs is his sheer ability to use unusual tools and tricks to show new and creative ways of flexing on a “dj” set. Whether it’s rocking fisher price toys, tiny record players or even a rubberband on a tone arm…Nu-Mark is just a different breed of party rocker. Also doesn’t hurt that his selections are top notch as well. 3 great examples of his prowess are below with his recent birthday Zodiac mix set for the Leo’s, his recent feature mix on BBC 6 and his set on the tiny decks for DJ City back in May. All are immediately worth watching / pressing play.
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We’ve got a handful of cool new joints this week for TNN as we put a close to August (i.e. Summer) and start to officially say what’s up to Labor Day weekend, football season and (*fingers crossed*) cooler temperatures. First up this week is a brand new one from Migos with Lil Uzi Vert and Metro Boomin in tow. It’s as dope as that lineup would suggest, regardless of what all the old heads are stirring up online about the new jacks in rap these days. Next we have a new collaboration from Kaytranada and Goldlink, who’ve definitely established a great chemistry that’s on full display here again. Finally, we’ve got a remix to a underrated summer jam from Starrah. The remix has added Kehlani to the fold and provides a definitive winning formula. Stream all three tunes in full below.
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8.26 – Skip-the-line Tickets
Posted: August 26, 2016 Filed under: The Rub | Tags: Skip-the-line Tickets, the rub
Avoid the side eye, buy your advance tickets!
We’ve got 100 skip-the-line tickets available now for tomorrow night’s party at The Bell House. $15 (all in…no fees) jumps you right past the line and straight through the door to the festivities. If you can’t get any of these tickets in time, don’t worry…there will be plenty of tickets at the door. Special guest this month is Sake One. We hope to see you all tomorrow night!
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#TBT – The Rub – Hip-Hop History 1999
Posted: August 25, 2016 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, TBT | Tags: History Of Hip-Hop, TBTTBT this week as we go into Rub Saturday and we look back to our Hip-History Mix from 1999. Real question here: Is there a year in the last 20 years of hip-hop that had as many forever anthems drop than ’99? This mix is loaded with so many of them from start to finish from the likes of Nas, Mobb Deep, DMX, Dr. Dre, Trick Daddy, Juvenile, Hot Boys, The Beatnuts, Jay-Z, Nelly, Q-Tip, Black Rob and this list goes on when you dive into that next level of more “conscious” bangers with Dead Prez, Mos Def, Gang Starr, Common, The Roots, Slum Village, Lootpack, Handsome Boy Modeling School, MF Doom, etc all bringing massive heatrocks that you still hear out in clubs (if you go support dope djs that is). Like 1999 may not be the best year ever for hip-hop, but it might be the most important ever for DJ weaponry. Revisit this mix and keep a tally how many anthems from ’99 get dropped this Saturday at The Bell House.
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FOTR this week is Sake One. He’s a DJ veteran from the Bay Area and, along with Eleven, a founder of the (((Local 1200))) crew. He’s been a guest at The Rub more times than anyone else and will be back with us to rock the front room again this Saturday, August 26th. A self-proclaimed musical servant to the people, he’s played all over the world and we’re incredibly stoked to have him back with us at The Bell House. Check a couple mixes and clink some links below to get familiar and we’ll see you all this Saturday night!
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Last week of August and summer is definitely holding onto it’s last few breathes. And per usual, new releases were super eventful for TNN. Like 35 new songs from Frank Ocean eventful. 4 years and weird delay after continuous silence on targeted release days/months and all of the sudden, we’ve got a lot to digest. First up this week is the visually stunning video for his single “Nikes”, which is just one example of this flood of new music from him. Next, we’ve got a great new one from Florida’s Twelve’len, who’s absolutely on his own thing and “Star Dust” feels like it could become an anthem with the right push. Lastly, and her debut release, we have Lully with “Slow Ds”, a glimpse of what future pop/indie/soul/dance music can sound like if listeners ever find their balance between the easily digestible and challenging. Stream/view all 3 in full below.
#TBT this week is about as throwback as it gets as we revisit the Rub Radio mix, Under The Boardwalk, from Summer of 2014. This mix contains some of the most classic songs ever made and Ayres and Eleven put it together as an official send off to summer. While it seems that summer is still going strong, kids are getting ready for their return to school and the weather FINALLY cooled off a touch in NY. There’s nothing on this mix released after 1968 just to give you a perspective on how timeless this music really is. Revisit this nostalgia blast from the past below.
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FOTR: DJ Still Life
Posted: August 16, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: DJ Still Life, fotr
FOTR this week is Bay Area native and Brooklyn resident DJ Still Life. His versatile ways on the decks have spread all throughout the city and is easily a favorite of ours when he’s on the selections. He spent time at the legendary East Village Radio (RIP) and is a resident at the annual summer pop-up series Str8 West Coastin’ with our own DJ Eleven. They are closing out Summer 2016 this Saturday at Project Parlor and you can RSVP for the festivities RIGHT HERE. Check out Still Life’s recent (415) Area Code Mix for Okayplayer and links to his socials below. And make sure to come through this Saturday!

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