DJ Day – Within
Saba – Still (ft. Smino & 6LACK)
Fivio Foreign – Through The Fire (ft. Quavo)
Glorilla – Tomorrow 2 (ft. Cardi B)
Megan thee Stallion – Plan B
SZA – Smoking on my Ex Pack
Pusha T – Diet Coke Read the rest of this entry »
Best of DJ Premier
Posted: June 16, 2022 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, Producer Series, Rub RadioThis summer The Rub is celebrating 20 years, so for Rub Radio we’re keeping it extremely Brooklyn with the best of DJ Premier! This is just part 1, with stone cold classics from Gang Starr, Biggie, Nas and Jay-Z plus personal favorites by CNN, The Lox, D.I.T.C., Griselda and more.
Gang Starr – Just to Get a Rep
Lord Finesse – Baby, You Nasty
KRS One – Outta Here
Das EFX – Real Hip-Hop
Notorious B.I.G. – Unbelievable
Nas – Represent
Gang Starr – I’m The Man (ft. Melachi da Nutcracker & Jeru the Damaja)
Group Home – Supa Star
Jeru The Damaja – D. Original
M.O.P. – Downtown Swinga ’96
Showbiz & A.G. – Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)
Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklyn
Jay-Z – A Million And One Questions (Premiere Remix)
D.I.T.C. – Da Enemy
Rakim – New York (Ya Out There)
Gang Starr – The Militia (ft. Freddie Foxxx and Big Shug)
Charlie Baltimore – Everybody Wanna Know
The Lox – Recognize
Common – The 6th Sense
O.C. – My World
D’Angelo – Devil’s Pie
Craig David – 7 Days (DJ Premier Remix ft. Mos Def)
Capone N Noreaga – The Invincible
Nas – Nas Is Like
AZ – The Format
Torae – Get It Done (ft. Skyzoo)
Game – Born in the Trap
DJ Premier – Headlines (ft. Westside Gunn, Conway & Benny)
Dilated Peoples – Good As Gone
DJ Shadow – 6 Days
Pusha T – Just So You Remember
Slim Thug – 3 Kings
Nigo – Lost and Found Freestyle 2019 (ft. A$AP Rocky & Tyler the Creator)
Slim Thug – Like A Boss
Masta Ace – Born To Roll
Cool Kids – SCAM LIKELY
2 Chainz – Neighbors Know My Name
D4L – Laffy Taffy
Buddy – Black 2
Bas & Gunna – [Admire Her]
Denzel Curry – X-Wing
Jack Harlow – First Class
Petey Pablo – Freek-A-Leak
Fergie – Glamorous (ft. Ludacris)
Lil Silva & Sampha – Backwards
Rub Radio Producers Series: Hit-Boy
Posted: February 9, 2022 Filed under: Producer Series, Rub RadioA$AP Rocky – Goldie
Kanye West – Clique (ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z)
Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle
Beyonce – *** Flawless
Watch The Throne – N***s in Paris
Travis Scott – SICKO MODE (ft. Drake) / CAROUSEL
Young Money – Trophies (ft. Drake)
DJ Khaled ft. Kanye – Cold
Jay Rock – Wow Freestyle (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
Pusha T – My God
A$AP Rocky – 1 Train (ft. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big K.R.I.T.)
Big Sean – Deep Reverence (ft. Nipsey Hussle)
Benny The Butcher – Legend
Nas – Nobody (ft. Ms. Lauryn Hill)
Nipsey Hussle – Racks in the Middle (ft. Roddy Ricch)
Recorded live at House of Wax in Downtown Brooklyn, Love Rap is over two and a half hours of hip-hop love songs. From LL Cool J “I Need Love” (1987) to SZA & Travis Scott “Love Galore” (2017), this is the very best of rap romance and sexual braggadocio.
Tracklist:
J-88 – Look Of Love (Excel Sample Edit)
Mary J. Blige – I Love You (Remix ft. Smif N Wessun)
Big Daddy Kane – Smooth Operator
2Pac – Do For Love
Apache – Gangsta Bitch
A Tribe Called Quest – Electric Relaxation
Common Sense – I Used to Love Her
Young Gunnaz – No Better Love
Shyne – Bonnie & Shyne (ft. Barrington Levy)
G-Unit – I Wanna Get To Know You
Eric B. & Rakim – Mahogany
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Rub Radio is international zone coasting this month, playing our favorite new music from all over: Toronto, Montreal, Haiti, South Africa, Nigeria, Jamaica, Los Angeles, Hamburg, Belfast, London, Atlanta, Memphis, Queens, Philly, Newark… Grab your passport and let’s go!
Fireboy DML – Peru
Kaytranada – $payforhaiti (ft. Mach-Hommy)
Keys N Krates – Original Classic (ft. Juicy J, Chip & Marbl)
Grandtheft & The Halluci Nation – Saucin (ft. So Loki & Dom Vallie)
Doja Cat – Options (ft. JID)
Syd & Smino – Right Track
Tems – Replay
Katy B – Under My Skin
Pink Pantheress – i must apologize
Shenseea – Run Run
Majid Jordan – Sway (ft. Diddy)
Little Simz – Point and Kill (ft. Obongjayar)
Common – When We Move (ft. Black Thought & Seun Kuti)
Frigid Armodillo – Rule of Calm
Choices – Cybernetic
Rush Davis & Kingdom – Nerve
Boys Noize & ABRA – Affection
Bicep – Apricots
In our first Timbaland mix, we focused on his foundation, and in the follow up, we’ve put together a mix of absolute bangers from the height of his career. #1 hits for Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, 50 Cent, Omarion and Bubba Sparxxx, plus lesser known tracks with MIA, Shawnna, Jeezy and more.
Omarion – Ice Box (co-produced by The Royal Court)
Justin Timberlake (co-produced by Danja & J. Timberlake)
Timbaland – The Way I Are (ft. Keri Hilson & D.O.E., co-produced by Danja)
Timbaland – Give It To Me (ft. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake, co-produced by Danja)
Missy Elliott – Pass That Dutch (co-produced by Missy)
Missy Elliott – Gossip Folks (ft. Ludacris, co-produced by Missy)
Ludacris – Rollout (My Business)
Jay-Z – Big Pimpin’ (ft. UGK)
Rick Ross – You Know I Got It (Reprise)
Jeezy – 3 A.M. (ft. Timbaland)
50 Cent – Ayo Technology (ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, co-produced by Danja)
Timbaland – Shakin (ft. Aaliyah)
The LOX – Ryde or Die Bitch (ft. Eve & Timbaland)
Beyoncé – Partition (co-produced by Justin Timberlake, Mike Dean, J-Roc, Key Wane)
Bubba Sparxxx – Ugly
Missy Elliott – Get Ur Freak On
Timbaland – Drop (ft. Magoo & Fatman Scoop, co-produced by Craig Brockman)
M.I.A. – Come Around (ft. Timbaland)
Shawnna – Shake Dat Shit (ft. Ludacris)
Jay-Z – Jigga What Jigga Who (ft. Amil)
Tweet – Oops (Oh My) (ft. Missy Elliott)
Ginuwine – Same Ol G
Aaliyah – Rock The Boat
ICYMI: Best of Timbaland Pt 1 is HERE
Best of Timbaland Pt. 1
Posted: September 6, 2021 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, Producer Series, Rub Radio
The Producer Series has been so much fun to work on, and our newest entry is nothing short of magical! In hindsight, Timbaland is universally accepted as the gold standard of hip-hop and R&B production, but when he first came out of Virginia Beach in the 1990s, it was like an alien had landed on Earth, bearing otherworldly technology. The double-time drum patterns, the beatboxing, the sample flips, the synthesizers: he was truly speaking a different language. In Part 1, we’ve featured many of his early hits with Missy, Aaliyah, Jay-Z, Nas and Ginuwine, with a sprinkling of forgotten gems from Tweet, Ms Jade, Nelly Furtado and Pastor Troy.
Be on the look out for Part 2, coming at the end of September!
Aaliyah – Are You That Somebody (OG + Supafriendz Remix)
Memphis Bleek – Is That Your Chick (ft. Jay-Z & Missy Elliott)
Missy Elliott – Beep Me 911 (ft. 702 & Magoo)
SWV – Can We Get Kinky Tonight (ft. Missy Elliott)
Missy Elliott – Sock It 2 Me
Timbaland & Magoo – Luv 2 Luv U
Aaliyah – Try Again (ft. Timbaland)
Nas – You Won’t See Me Tonight (ft Aaliyah)
Pastor Troy – Are We Cuttin (ft. N.O.R.E. & Ms Jade)
Petey Pablo – Raise Up (All Cities Mix)
Jay-Z – Snoopy Track (ft. Juvenile)
Jay-Z – It’s Hot
Missy Elliott – The Rain
Tweet – Call Me
Ms Jade – Ching Ching (ft. Timbaland & Nelly Furtado)
Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
Ginuwine – Pony
Jay-Z – Dirt Off Your Shoulderz
Rell – It’s Obvious (ft. Jay-Z)
Nas – Owe Me (ft. Ginuwine)
Lil Kim – The Jump Off
LL Cool J – Headsprung (ft. Timbaland)
Ludacris – Potion
Cee-Lo – I’ll Be Around
Fabolous – Make Me Better (ft. Ne-Yo)
Timbaland – Grab The Wheel (ft. 6LACK) co-produced by Nes
Bryson Tiller – Sorry Not Sorry (co-produced by Millibeatz)
Aaliyah – One In A Million
Tink – Million (co-produced by AnonXmous)
The Alchemist on Rub Radio: Producer Series
Posted: June 23, 2021 Filed under: History of Hip-Hop, Producer Series, Rub Radio
FINALLY we celebrate the producer of some of our favorite rap records of the past 25 years, Alan the Chemist! The breadth of this man’s career is remarkable: he started out in The Whooliganz in the early 90s, made big waves in underground hip-hop with beats for Dilated Peoples, became Mobb Deep’s in-house producer, and went on to craft hits for Jadakiss, Eminem, Nas, Cam’ron and a whole lot more. Unlike most of his peers, in 2021 he still releases at a breakneck pace, with Griselda, Action Bronson, Curren$y, Earl Sweatshirt, and the list goes on. And he raps! It was almost impossible to boil this all down into a 40 minute mix but we did it.
Tracklist: Read the rest of this entry »
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1. Black Rob Medley (R.I.P.)
2. IDK – Shoot My Shot (ft. Offset)
3. MOO$H – Nice
4. Tierra Whack – Link
5. Conway the Machine – 200 Pies (ft. 2 Chainz)
6. BROCKHAMPTON – CHAIN ON (ft. JPEGMAFIA)
7. Lil Tjay – Calling My Phone (ft. 6lack)
8. FKA twigs – Don’t Judge Me (ft. Headie One & Fred again)
9. serpentwithfeet – Sailors’ Superstition
10. Jaymie Silk – Don’t Go (ft. Lia)