The Rub – History of Hip Hop 2014

2014 was a banner year for a handful of rappers and producers who were familiar to hip-hop fans – Young Money, GOOD Music, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, etc – but their music was evolving and absorbing influences from the margins.  Upstarts Fetty Wap, Rae Sremmurd,  Bobby Shmurda, OT Genasis, Makonnen and Dej Loaf all scored huge hits and got cosigns from the previous generation of rap stars.  DJ Mustard kept chugging along with a string of top 10 radio records in a streak which may have only been preceded by The Neptunes the decade prior.

History of Hip Hop 2014 is a rich tapestry of ATL trap, West Coast gangster rap and NYC drug dealer anthems, plus a ton of styles that defy categorization (D.R.A.M. raps over a Nintendo theme, Vic Mensa sings over deep house, Mystikal does a spot-on James Brown impression and Kanye is flipping full on gospel music).  We hope you enjoy listening to the mix as much as we did making it!

Tracklist:

Problem – Andale (ft. Lil Jon)
Wiz Khalifa – We Dem Boyz
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Juicy J – Low (ft. Young Thug)
Young Money ft. Drake – Trophies
Rae Sremmurd – No Flex Zone
E-40 – Choices (Yup)
OT Genasis – CoCo
Future – F*ck Up Some Commas
Salva – Drop That Bitch (ft. Kurupt, Schoolboy Q, Problem & Bad Lucc)
Kevin Gates – I Don’t Get Tired (ft. August Alsina)
Big K.R.I.T. – King of the South
Migos – Handsome and Wealthy
Bobby Shmurda – Hot N*gga
Rick Ross – Nobody (ft. French Montana)
DeJ Loaf – Try Me
IamSu – Only That Real (ft. 2 Chainz & Sage The Gemini)
DJ Mustard – No Reason (ft. YG, Jeezy, Nipsey Hussle & RJ)
Iggy Azalea – Fancy (ft. Charlie XCX)
Big Sean – IDFWU (ft. E-40)
Migos – Fight Night
Que – Rich N*gga Problems (ft. Future)
YG – Who Do You Love (ft. Drake)
Nicki Minaj – Truffle Butter (ft. Lil Wayne)
Low Pros – Muscle (ft. Juvenile)
Sage The Gemini – College Drop (ft. Kool John)
T.I. – About The Money (ft. Young Thug) Watch The Duck Remix
Kevin Gates – Break The Bitch Down (ft. K. Camp)
French Montana – Don’t Panic
Mr. Collipark – On The Table (ft. Fabo)
Mark Ronson – Feel Right (ft. Mystikal)
Kendrick Lamar – I Love Myself
Major Lazer – Aerosol Can (ft. Pharrell Williams)
Schoolboy Q – Studio (Grandtheft Edit)
Vic Mensa – Down On My Luck
Travis Scott – Don’t Play (ft. Big Sean & The 1975)
Rick Ross – Sanctified (ft. Kanye West & Big Sean)
Jeezy – Seen It All (ft. Jay-Z)
J. Cole – No Role Models
D.R.A.M. – Cha Cha
Busta Rhymes – Calm Down
Cam’ron & A-Trak – Dipshits
Run the Jewels – Close Your Eyes
Juvenile – Booty
Wiz Khalifa – Ass Drop
Rich Gang – Lifestyle (ft. Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan)
Drake – 0 to 100
Lil Wayne – Believe Me (ft. Drake)
Bas – Lit (ft. J Cole & K-Quick)
Bar Kays – Be Like Me (ft. 8 Ball & MJG)
Big K.R.I.T. – Mind Control (ft. E-40 & Wiz Khalifa)
YG – Really Be (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
Makonnen – Tuesday (ft. Drake)