Fans 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/.

DOWNLOAD The Rub – Hip Hop History 2010

Tracklist:

Jay Electronica ­ Exhibit C
Lloyd Banks ­ Start It Up (ft. Swizz Beats, Ryan Leslie etc.)
Lil Wayne ­ 6 Foot 7 Foot
Rick Ross ­ B.M.F. / MC Hammer
Waka Flocka Flame ­ Hard In Da Paint
Roscoe Dash ­ All The Way Turnt Up
Big K.R.I.T. ­ Send Me An Angel
Big Boi ­ General Patton
Drake ­ Over
Donnis ­ Gone
Young Jeezy ­ Lose My Mind
The Diplomats ­ Salute
Nicki Minaj ­ Did It On Em / My Chick Bad / Monster
Fat Joe ­ Slow Down (ft. Young Jeezy)
Big Boi ­ Shutterbug (ft. Cutty)
E­40 ­ Bitch (ft. Too Short)
Dr. Dre ­ Kush (ft. Snoop & Akon)
Vado ­ Speaking in Tungs (ft. Cam’Ron)
Diddy ­ Hello Good Morning (ft. T.I.)
Nas & Damian Marley ­ As We Enter
N.E.R.D. ­ Hot N Fun (ft. Nelly Furtado) (OG + Boys Noize Remix)
Young Money ­ Bedrock (DJ Tameil Remix + OG)
DJ Khaled ­ All I Do Is Win (ft. Ludacris, T­Pain, etc.)
Waka Flocka Flame ­ No Hands (ft. Roscoe Dash & Wale)
Cali Swag District ­ Teach Me How To Dougie
Wiz Kalifa ­ Black and Yellow
Fabolous ­ You Be Killin Em
Kanye West ­ Dark Fantasy
Nicki Minaj ­ Moment 4 Life
Miguel ­ All I Want Is You (ft. J.Cole)
Freddie Gibbs ­ The Ghetto
Statik Selektah ­ You Should Go Home (ft. Bun B. & Masspike Miles)
Trackademicks ­ Fool On The Hill (ft. Phonte)
B.o.B. ­ Fuck The Money (ft. Asher Roth)
Kanye West ­ So Appalled (ft. Swizz Beats, Jay­Z, RZA etc.)
Yo Gotti ­ Women Lie, Men Lie
Lloyd Banks ­ Beamer, Benz or Bentley
Ace Hood ­ Hustle Hard (Remix ft. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
Lil Wayne & Drake ­ Right Above It
Yelawolf ­ Box Chevy
Starlito ­ Alright
Lil B ­ I’m God