2018 was a great year for music when you line em up:
The Rub – Hip Hop History 2011
Posted: December 29, 2018 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, Rub Radio | Tags: History Of Hip-HopAs The Rub’s History of Hip Hop mix series moves into the teens, the range of styles ever widens, touching on everything from classic soul samples to weird dubstep beats. (Watch The Throne had both.) Drake, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross were featured on everything; Juicy J. was putting out mixtapes at an astonishing rate, and Meek Mill had a couple of career-defining hits. J. Cole, Big Sean, Future, A$AP Mob, Odd Future and the Black Hippy crew were the new kids on the block, and Kreayshawn and YC were the year’s biggest one hit wonders. In R&B, both The Weeknd and Frank Ocean debuted in 2011. All told, it’s a pretty incredible year to revisit!
So enjoy this blast from the recent past, and remember you can catch up on all of The Rub History of Hip Hop mixes (1979 – 2011) at http://www.itstherub.com/category/history-of-hip-hop/.
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#TBT DJ Ayres ‘Best Of Jay Z’ Mixtape
Posted: December 5, 2018 Filed under: DJ Ayres, Rub Radio | Tags: dj ayres DOJ, dj ayres mixtape, jay z birthday, jay z mixtape, the rub mixtape
Jay Z was born on December 4th, 1969… he turned 49 years old just a few days ago. In honor of young Hov almost reaching a half century we look back to a mix DJ Ayres made back in 2009 with a grip of his favorite Jay Z tunes.
And tonight, December 6, 2018, we will be showing Fade to Black at The Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Brooklyn. After the movie, which documents the making of the Black Album and a star-studded concert at MSG, we’ll be playing Jay-Z songs in the bar downstairs. Tickets are still available: GET TICKETS
The Rub w/ Alamo Drafthouse Presents: Fade To Black
Posted: December 4, 2018 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop | Tags: Hip-Hop Movie Series, History Of Hip-HopThe next movie in our Hip-Hop History Movie Series with Alamo Drafthouse is Fade To Black. Set against Jay-Z’s 2003 sold out concert at Madison Square Garden (and threatened final performance before retirement), FADE TO BLACK explores Jay’s career, creative process, and the making of “The Black Album”, interspersed with performance of so many of his bangers – “Hard Knock Life”, “Crazy in Love”, etc. – thrown in. Includes cameos from Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, P Diddy, Common, Dame Dash, Missy Elliott, Funkmaster Flex, Slick Rick, R. Kelly, Q-Tip, Usher, Rick Rubin,?uestlove, Timbaland, Kanye, Pharrell, Just Blaze, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, and Ghostface.
Join us after the movie in House of Wax for a special set of all Jay-Z songs to celebrate his birthday two days before!
Monday, December 31
The Rub NYE
DJ Eleven & DJ Ayres
w/ Special Guest: Nicole Sky
The Bell House
149 7th Street, BK, NY
$50 advance tickets still available
$20 reduced entry after 1 am
Listen to all our favorite new music from Winter 2018!
The Rub – Hip Hop History 2010
Posted: November 20, 2018 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, Rub Radio | Tags: History Of Hip-HopFans of The Rub’s History of Hip Hop series have been asking for new episodes since 2009, and your dreams have finally been fulfilled! We pick up right where we left off, and we’ll be dropping another year every month until we’re caught up.
2010 was dominated by a few big stars – Young Money’s Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne were on the radio and in clubs nonstop, along with huge hits by Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, and Kanye. Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T. and J. Cole were the hot up-and-comers. It was Ludacris and Jeezy’s last really stellar year, and we also got surprising comeback singles from Dipset, Lloyd Banks, Nas and Big Boi. And 2010 was a great year for producers, including Lex Luger, AraabMuzik, Clams Casino, Stargate and of course Kanye West and Swizz Beats.
So enjoy this blast from the recent past, and remember you can catch up on all of The Rub History of Hip Hop mixes (1979 – 2010) at http://www.itstherub.com/category/history-of-hip-hop/.
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History of Hip-Hop
Posted: November 19, 2018 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, TBT | Tags: History Of Hip-Hop, TBT
As we get closer to celebrating the 14th 17th anniversary of The Rub, it’s always a time to reflect. And as our (mostly) weekly TBT section focuses on that exact notion, we’ll be reminiscing about some of the larger projects we’ve been a part of in the coming weeks. First up is our History of Hip-Hop series we did with our friends over at Brooklyn Radio. This extensive mix series looks back at some of the greatest Hip-Hop and Rap tunes of every year from 1979 all the way up until 2009, celebrating 3 decades of the music that’s been so influential to us and the rest of the world. Check out just a few favorites below. And feel free to take some time and revisit the interview with Brooklyn Radio that was done when the series was completed as well!
Get em all here: http://www.itstherub.com/category/history-of-hip-hop/
Saturday, November 24
The Rub
DJ Eleven & DJ Ayres
w/ Special Guest: DJ Teeburr
The Bell House
149 7th Street, BK, NY
$15
Door by Rahnon
