#TBT – The Rub – History of Hip-Hop 2009
Posted: September 29, 2016 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, TBT | Tags: History Of Hip-Hop, TBTTBT this week to 2009 and The Rub’s History of Hip-Hop from that wonderful year. Uptempo party rap had become very much a thing with Pitbull, LMFAO, Kid Sister and Chelley but the South’s imprint was so strong that one-hit wonders on the pop breakthrough tip had become very common place (see Hurricane Chris, GS Boyz, New Boyz, etc). Jay-Z had his first #1 hit ever with “Empire State of Mind”. Lil’ Wayne and Young Money ruled the airwaves completely. And Drake was this new star from that camp that everyone still new better as Wheelchair Jimmy. Most everyone was just surprised any rapper from Canada could matter on the charts. Revisit this mix in full above and peep the tracklist below.
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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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#TBT – The Rub – History of Hip-Hop 2004
Posted: June 9, 2016 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, TBT | Tags: History Of Hip-Hop, TBTThe History of Hip Hop 2004 by Brooklyn Radio on hearthis.at
TBT this week looks back 12 years to 2004 with DJ Ayres in the mix for this episode of our history of hip-hop series. You’ve got so much going on in this episode that’s so notable today it’s kind of crazy. “College Dropout” Kanye was all the rage but absolutely none of us knew what Yeezy would mean to music in 2016. Snoop swooped in with a massive comeback single with The Neptunes (of course) on the beat. Fabolous released arguably his best single ever in “Breathe”. Lil Jon fever was owning the clubs all over the country. Lil Wayne was showing signs of becoming more than just a Cash Money afterthought and just maybe he might be a dope rapper. And there was that collab album from Madlib and MF Doom blew everyone’s mind who heard it. That’s just scratching the surface on 2004 but you can revisit it all in full with the stream above and the DL below.
Download: History of Hip-Hop 2004 (Mixed By DJ Ayres) (right-click, save as)
artwork by Rhek (Sharks & Hammers)
Tracklist after the jump!
#TBT – History of Hip-Hop 2001
Posted: May 12, 2016 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, TBT | Tags: History Of Hip-Hop, TBTTBT this week is our History of Hip-Hop mix outlining the greatness that was 2001. It’s definitely making us feel a bit old that these songs are 15 years old now and the fact that some of these have been DJ set staples for that long just seems crazy. There is simply a flood of legendary material from 2001 in this mix from the likes of Aaliyah, Missy Elliot, Ludacris, Outkast, Eve, Nas, Mystikal and Jay-Z. The Neptunes and Timbaland were in top form this year too. It’s ridiculous how much they both provided the soundtrack for everything. Revisit this killer year in Hip-Hop below.
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#TBT – The Rub – History of Hip-Hop 2006
Posted: March 31, 2016 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, TBT | Tags: History Of Hip-Hop, TBT, the rub
#TBT this week is the History of Hip-Hop mix from 2006. It’s truly hard to believe these tracks are 10 years old at this point since so many of them still get heavy rotation in so many DJ sets. Forever anthems in here from Rick Ross, T.I., Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, E-40, Clipse and many more. It’s arguable that some of these rappers became icons with their hit tunes from 2006. Either way you feel on that, fact is this mix is loaded with 10 year old fire tunes and well worth the revisit below.
The History of Hip Hop 2006 by Brooklyn Radio on hearthis.at
Download: History of Hip-Hop 2006 (Mixed By DJ Eleven) (right-click, save as)
Tracklist after the jump!
#TBT – The Rub – History of Hip-Hop 1986
Posted: March 17, 2016 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, TBT | Tags: History Of Hip-Hop, TBT, the rub
TBT this week is the History of Hip-Hop mix for we did for 1986. It’s crazy to think this mix now references music that’s three decades old. Music featured here from legends like The Beastie Boys, Run DMC, King Tee, Eric B. & Rakim, Kool Moe Dee and more still sounds as fresh as it did 30 years ago. Shouts again to our friends at Brooklyn Radio for re-upping all of this mixes to Hearthis.at, which allows streams and downloads directly. Streaming for both Hearthis.at and Mixcloud are below along with a link to a direct DL. Make sure and also revisit the whole series HERE.
The History of Hip Hop 1986 by Brooklyn Radio on hearthis.at
Download: History of Hip-Hop 1986 (right-click, save as)
Artwork by Rhek for Sharks and Hammers
Tracklist after the jump!
Brooklyn Radio has uploaded all of our Hip-Hop History mixes to Hearthis.at, which allows streams and downloads. Get em here: http://www.itstherub.com/category/history-of-hip-hop/
“The Rub have just put the finishing touches on their History of Hip-Hop series on Brooklyn Radio. And with that, we wanted to get their perspective on the last 30 years of the genre. After the cut, we go deep with Cosmo, DJ Ayres and DJ Eleven. ”
The Rub Interview on Brooklyn Radio
Hip-Hop History 2009 Mix
Posted: August 4, 2010 Filed under: DJ Eleven, History of Hip-Hop, MP3, Rub Radio
The History of Hip Hop 2009 by Brooklyn Radio on hearthis.at
Download: History of Hip-Hop 2009 (Mixed By DJ Eleven) (right-click, save as)
Artwork by Rhek for Sharks and Hammers
Tracklist after the jump!
The History of Hip Hop 2008 by Brooklyn Radio on hearthis.at
Download: History of Hip-Hop 2008 (Mixed By Cosmo Baker) (right-click, save as)
Artwork by Rhek for Sharks and Hammers
Tracklist after the jump!