Posted on 12 August 2008 by Lee
It must be nice to be an artist in Sweden or some other socialist utopia where you get a monthly check just to “explore ideas” but does any cool shit ever really come out such a cozy existence? Sometimes the best art comes out of the most oppressive situations.
Check out the “criminals” in this fantastic documentary that has found its way on to Google Video. Watch as black, white and Puerto Rican kids help create the culture that is currently keeping Lil Wayne in cough syrup.
Posted on 21 July 2008 by DT
The words “The Rub” for some invokes thoughts of a mishmash secret ingredients that they carefully concoct to help tenderize and/or enhance the flavor of the meat that they’re cooking. For others its the party rocking dj trio known as The Rub, which consists of Cosmo Baker, Dj Ayres and Dj Eleven. As a collective they’ve been rocking the scene via clubs and online radio since 2002. Their parties are known to be bananas and to guarantee a great time. We were fortunate enough to catch up with the trio for a quick interview.
First off, I got to say that I’ve been a fan of the Rub for a while now. The whole History of Hip-Hop series as well as the It’s The Motherfucking Remix compilations are insane. Anyways, what’s the origin behind the Rub? How did the crew end up forming?
Eleven: We’d all met separately in the years before the party began. Ayres & Cosmo met through On the Go magazine; Eleven & Ayres met through mutual friends; and, Cosmo & Eleven through a mutual DJ friend who’d forgotten to bcc their email list. Ayres started the party at Southpaw with one of its owners, Mikey Palms. Eleven played at the first one and Cosmo at the second. From there, we kept building, and the party at Southpaw, the CDs and the Rub continued to grow and grow and GROW!
How’d you guys all come up with the name the Rub? Is there a meaning behind the name?
Ayres: When we were trying to think of names for the party, we went through a bunch of different ideas, and I was looking at records for inspiration. “The Rub” is a George and Gwen McRae song about slowing the music down and dancing close, so it’s a thinly veiled metaphor for sex. And then a “rub” is also a simple scratch from the early days of hip-hop DJs, so the name fit nicely and everyone liked it. None of us had any idea that this party was going to be so successful and last so long, but because it did, we’re all happy we came up with a good name and logo.
Posted on 31 March 2008 by DT
So last month we did a post on The Rub’s “History of Hip-Hop” ’90s series. That can be seen here. Recently they dropped the ‘99 mix which brings the whole ’90s era to an end. The mix features a ton of classics from Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Common, Nas, E-40 and classic 50 cent with his joint “How to Rob”. Unfortunately for some reason the mix cuts out after that song and as you can see from the tracklisting there’s still some morsels of goodness. Hopefully they’ll repair this soon. Until then enjoy this.
The Rub “The History of Hip-Hop Vol.21: 1999″
Download here
Posted on 25 February 2008 by DT
This Mixtape Monday features The Rub. Well I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile now, but I wanted to wait for these guys to drop a few more mixes before we spread the love. The Rub has gone and done a collective mix of some of the greatest and influential songs of their respective years. The era, the ’90s. Yeah you remember that shit, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Biggie Smalls, Ice Cube, Gang Starr and the list goes on and on. My favorite of all the mixes are ‘94, ‘95 and ‘96, the height of the “Golden Era” of Hip-Hop. Listen to two of my favorite streams below and hop on over to Brooklyn Radio to download the rest of the series. They just dropped Vol. 19 1997 last night.
The Rub “The History of Hip-Hop Vol.17 1995″
The Rub “The History of Hip-Hop Vol.18 1996″
Check out Brooklynradio.net to download the series.
