Rub Radio (Brooklyn Radio)
In July 2002, The Rub began with a simple goal: the creation of a classics and hip-hop party to be held on the first Saturday of every month at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY. We do it Brooklyn style: great dance music mixed well, affordable drinks, and real people; no dress code, no bottle service, no VIPs and no celebrity DJs. The combination of great music, a hot and sweaty dance floor, and phenomenal word-of-mouth buzz for the party brought the people there. The unparalleled mix of hip hop, disco, 80s, reggae, funk, house and everything in between keeps them coming back. In addition, the three DJs have been releasing mixtapes at a breakneck pace, traveling to gigs around the world, and put out six official Rub CDs and 11 records. Over the last few years, The Rub boys have DJed in over 50 cities in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and everywhere in between alongside Public Enemy, Chemical Brothers, Justice, Slick Rick, Diplo, Mark Ronson, Moby, A-Trak, DJ Premier, Blonde Redhead, MSTRKRTFT, Spankrock, and Grandmaster Flash, to name a few.
- Update frequency
- every 45 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 14, DJ Premier part 2
With most producers, part two of a “Best of Mix” would be for the rarities, the underrated album cuts, the B-sides. But with DJ Premier, The Rub could do 10 of these and never run out of bangers! Gan…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 13, DJ Premier part 1
This 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, N…
Rub Radio (April 2022)
Lots of new rap music this month with some throwbacks / samples sprinkled in. This is Rub Radio!
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Tracklist:
DJ Shadow – 6 Days
Pusha T – Just So You Remember
Slim Thu…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 12, Hit-Boy
Hit-Boy is an impossible name to live up to unless you’re responsible for Jay-Z & Kanye West’s biggest hit of the last 15 years. And that’s to say nothing of his hand in SICKO MODE, a song which has …
Rub Radio (November 2021)
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, A…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 11, Timbaland Part 2
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 Timberlak…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 10, Timbaland Part 1
The Rub is back! Tickets for September 25 are here: The Rub 19th Anniversary
The Producer Series has been so much fun to work on, and our newest entry is nothing short of magical! In hindsight, Timba…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 9, The Alchemist
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 e…
Rub Radio (April 2021)
The Rub starts things out this month with a medley of Black Rob tunes, to mourn his passing and celebrate his artistry. Then it’s a set of new music from Conway the Machine, FKA twigs, Tierra Whack,…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 8, Madlib Invasion
During lockdown, we’ve been huge nostalgia junkies, revisiting all the great records we’ve collected over the years. Rub Radio fans have gotten a taste of our comfort food, as we’ve mixed the catalog…
Rub Radio (January 2021)
New music to start 2021 off right, from R&B to instrumental hip-hop to Afrobeats to throwback house and more! Mixed as always by Brooklyn’s premier party-rocking crew, The Rub.
Rub Radio – Paradise Garage Tribute
During quarantine, a list of 1000+ records Larry Levan played at the Paradise Garage made the rounds, and we had some time on our hands so we went through it and listened to a ton of disco songs.
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Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 7, Best of J Dilla Part 2
Rub Radio is back with a second J Dilla mix! Volume 2 features production for A Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, Common, The Roots and Bilal, a whole bevy of Detroit rap classics, forgotten joints…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 6, Best of J Dilla Part 1
Next in our Producer Series, we’ve got J Dilla! What can you say about one of the greatest beatmakers of all time, of any genre? The music speaks for itself, and we had so much fun putting togethe…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 5, Best of Prince Paul
We’ve been Prince Paul fans since we were kids, starting with his production for De La Soul’s first three albums. From Stetsasonic, Big Daddy Kane, 3rd Bass to Gravediggaz, Handsome Boy Modeling Scho…
Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 4, Best of The Trackmasters
For our fourth installment of The Producers, we’re diving into The Trackmasters’ catalog of hits! The duo of Poke & Tone were responsible for a ton of hits in the mid to late 1990s, when we were star…
Rub Radio – Bill Withers Tribute
Bill Withers was a beautiful singer and songwriter, and his death broke our hearts. We put together an hour of our favorite songs as a tribute.
Love to everyone in these trying times.
Rub Radio – Young Gifted and Black
Inspired by Black History Month, The Rub presents a new mix of black excellence including Brand Nubian, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Public Enemy, James Brown, Meek Mill, Afro B and more!
Rub Radio – Rich Harrison VS Salaam Remi
For the third installment of The Producer Series, we salute two kings! Rich Harrison dominated the 2000s R&B charts, bringing back funk and go-go samples on huge hits for Amerie, Beyonce, J-Lo and Us…
Rub Radio (December 2019)
The Rub New Year’s party is coming up! We’ve enlisted our homie Parlé (itsparle.com) to spin the party, plus he gave us a killer set for Rub Radio! We’ll also have Hasan Insane ringing in the New Yea…