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Best of 2022 – Selected by The Rub

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:18:15 +0000

Brooklyn’s own “The Rub” select their ten favorite tracks of the year in this new mix, exclusive to the Mixcloud Select subscribers!

Rub Radio – Favorite Things 2022 (DJ Ayres)

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:42:15 +0000

It’s the return of DJ Ayres’s Favorite Things mix series, with a round up of his favorite tracks of 2022! From grimy bars to smooth Afrobeats, disco to UKG, Ayres selects a little bit of everything! You can catch him live at The Bell House (including NYE!), more info at ITSTHERUB.COM.

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Tracklist:

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
Action Bronson – Tongpo (ft. Conway the Machine)
Earl Sweatshirt – Old Friend
Kevin Gates – Body
Lil Yachty – Poland
070 Shake – Cocoon
Two Shell – home
Hudson Mohawke – Rain Shadow
Wax Motif – Waiting
Charli XCX – Beg for You (ft. Rina Sawayama)
Beyonce – ALIEN SUPERSTAR
Drake – Sticky
Pink Pantheress – Boy’s a liar
IDK – Taco
Disclosure – Waterfall (ToKiMONSTA Remix)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Never Seen You Dance
Tyler ICU – Inhiziyo (ft. Nkosazana Daughter, Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa)
Lil Silva & Sampha – Backwards
Kendrick Lamar -Silent Hill (ft. Kodak Black)
Conway the Machine – God Don’t Make Mistakes (ft. Annette Price)

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 14, DJ Premier part 2

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:36:36 +0000

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! Gang Starr Foundation represents heavily of course, plus Nas, Biggie, Jay-Z, KRS, Rakim, and street anthems from Screwball, Royce Da 5’9″, Rah Digga and Krumb Snatcha.

For more Rub Radio producer mixes including J Dilla, Madlib and Prince Paul, and the year by year History of Hip-Hop mixes, visit: http://www.itstherub.com/category/history-of-hip-hop/

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Tracklist:

Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean
Heather B – My Kinda N***a (ft. M.O.P.)
Nas – N.Y. State of Mind (Pt. I & Pt. II)
The Notorious B.I.G. – Ten Crack Commandments
Gang Starr – Above the Clouds (ft. Inspectah Deck)
Group Home – Livin Proof
KRS One – MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know
Chubb Rock, O.C. & Jeru The Damaja – Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers
Gang Starr – Code of the Streets
Jay-Z – Friend or Foe ’98
Jay-Z – So Ghetto
Mos Def – Mathematics
Rah Digga – Lessons of Today
Sauce Money – Intruder Alert
Screwball – FAYBAN
M.O.P. – Stick To Ya Gunz (ft. Kool G Rap)
Royce Da 5’9”- Boom
Gang Starr – Full Clip
Tony Touch ft. Gang Starr – The Peacemaker
Rakim – It’s Been a Long Time
Krumb Snatcha – Closer to God
Devin the Dude – Doobie Ashtray

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 13, DJ Premier part 1

Kramos of The Cooks — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:36:12 +0000

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, Nas and Jay-Z plus personal favorites by CNN, The Lox, D.I.T.C., Griselda and more.

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Tracklist:

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

Rub Radio (April 2022)

Kramos of The Cooks — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 01:03:03 +0000

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 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 – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 12, Hit-Boy

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 02:00:16 +0000

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 1.6 BILLION WITH A “B” streams on a single streaming service (which will not be named here). From crafting Beyoncé anthems to recently producing two entire Nas albums single-handedly, the California native has more than earned his moniker.

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Tracklist:

A$AP Rocky – Goldie
Kanye West – Clique (ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z)
Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle
Beyonce – *** Flawless
Watch The Throne – N***s in Paris
Travis Scott – SICKO MODE (ft. Drake) / CAROUSEL
Young Money – Trophies (ft. Drake)
DJ Khaled ft. Kanye – Cold
Jay Rock – Wow Freestyle (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
Pusha T – My God
A$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)

Top 13 of 2021 – Selected by The Rub

Kramos of The Cooks — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 22:11:59 +0000

Last but not least in the series of “Top of 2021” mixes exclusive to our Select subscribers, we have the good guys of The Rub. They tried to trim down their selection to 10 tracks but end up keeping the best 13, hope you enjoy the music as much as they do!

Tracklist:

1- Nobles (ft. Earl Sweatshirt & Navy Blue) – Alchemist
2- Plentiful (ft. Pusha T) * Ayres’s Beanie Sigel Edit – Alicia Keys
3- Dear God (ft. Kevin Gates) – FL Dusa
4- Peru – Fireboy DML
5- Fountains (ft. Tems) – Drake
6- West Indies – Koffee
7- Otra Noche Sin Ti (ft. Khalid) – J Balvin
8- Cúrame – Rauw Alejandro
9- Be Careful (ft. Thundercat) – Kaytranada
10- Ocean (ft. Jamie Foxx) Amp Fiddler & Moodyman Remix – Solomun
11- Nerve – Rush Davis & Kingdom
12- Butterflies – Skrillex, Four Tet & Starrah
13- Just For Me – Pink Pantheress

Rub Radio (November 2021)

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 02:10:20 +0000

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!

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Tracklist:

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

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 11, Timbaland Part 2

Kramos of The Cooks — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:22:32 +0000

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.

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Tracklist:

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

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 10, Timbaland Part 1

Kramos of The Cooks — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 19:53:32 +0000

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, 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!

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Tracklist:

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
Ludacris – Potion
Cee-Lo – I’ll Be Around
Fabolous – Make Me Better (ft. Ne-Yo)
Timbaland – Grab The Wheel (ft. 6LACK)
Bryson Tiller – Sorry Not Sorry
Aaliyah – One In A Million
Tink – Million

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 9, The Alchemist

Kramos of The Cooks — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:59:59 +0000

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.

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Tracklist:

Jadakiss – We Gonna Make It (ft. Styles P)
Prodigy – Keep It Thorough
Dilated Peoples – Worst Comes To Worst
The Alchemist – Hold You Down (ft. Nina Sky & Prodigy)
Mac Miller – Red Dot Music (ft. Action Bronson)
Schoolboy Q – Break The Bank
Pharoahe Monch – No Mercy (ft. M.O.P.)
Dilated Peoples – The Main Event
The High & Mighty – Open Mic Night (ft. Baby Blak & Rasheed)
Styles P – I’m Black (ft. Marsha Ambrosius)
Mobb Deep – Got It Twisted
Cam’Ron – Wet Wipes
The Alchemist – Nobles (ft. Earl Sweatshirt & Navy Blue)
Conway the Machine – 200 Pies (ft. 2 Chainz)
Kendrick Lamar – Fear
Jay Electronica – The Neverending Story
Anderson .Paak – Make It Better

Rub Radio (April 2021)

Kramos of The Cooks — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:30:02 +0000

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, BROCKHAMPTON and more. Be sure to also check out DJ Ayres’s Ruff Ryders mix from earlier in the month, which includes a ton of DMX, at http://www.djayres.com/2021/04/07/ruff-ryders-mix/

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Tracklist:

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)

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 8, Madlib Invasion

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:29:22 +0000

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 catalogs of J. Dilla, Trackmasters and Prince Paul in recent months in our History of Hip Hop: Producers Series. Madlib is one of our favorites, a beatmaker but also a prolific artist and even a jazz musician who has recorded under a dozen aliases. This mix just scratches the surface of his work with MF Doom, J. Dilla, Lootpack, Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar, Erykah Badu and a whole lot more, laced throughout with original sample sources.

Let us know which producers we should highlight next, at @itstherub on Twitter and Instagram!

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Tracklist:

John Phillips – Promise Not To Tell
Lootpack – Whenimondamic
Walter “Junie” Morrison – Suzie Thundertussy
Kanye West – No More Parties in LA (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
Fever Tree – Ninety Nine and One-Half
Madvillain – America’s Most Blunted (ft. Quasimoto)
Airto Moereira – Fingers (Al Rada)
Strong Arm Steady – Needle in the Haystack (ft. Roscoe & Guilty Simpson)
Lata Mangeshkar – Do Jhoot Jiye Ek Sach Ke Liye
Mos Def – Auditorium
Gap Mangione – Diana In The Wind
Jaylib – The Official
Jimmy Scott – I Wish I Knew
Kazi – A.V.E.R.A.G.E.
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – You May Not Love Me
Westside Gunn – Gunnlib
Wiki – Eggs
Lonnie Smith – In The Beginning
Madvillain – Figaro
Quasimoto – Come On Feet
Lootpack – Loopdigga
Brian Bennett – Solstice
Madlib & Freddie Gibbs – Harold’s
Yesterday’s New Quintet – Sun Goddess
Jahari Massamba Unit – Merde (Basse-cour)
Madlib – Hopprock
Erykah Badu – The Healer
Dudley Perkins – Flowers

Rub Radio (January 2021)

Kramos of The Cooks — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:46:35 +0000

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.

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Tracklist:

Eli Escobar – zombieland
Madlib – Hopprock
Jazmine Sullivan – Girl Like Me (ft. H.E.R.)
Melii – You Ain’t Worth It (ft. 6LACK)
dvsn – So What (ft. Popcaan)
Wizkid – No Stress
Wale – Good Vibes (Za)
THEY. – Play Fight (ft. Tinashe)
Preditah – Distant Memory (ft. WSTRN)
Disclosure – Birthday (ft. Kehlani & SYD) MJ Cole Remix
Riton x Nightcrawlers – Friday (ft. Mufasa & Hypeman) Dopamine Re-Edit
Melanie C – Who I Am (Joe Goddard Remix)
Zhané – Hey Mr. DJ (Keys N Krates Flip)

Top 10 of 2020 – Selected by The Rub

Kramos of The Cooks — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 02:02:09 +0000

It’s time for The Rub to select 10 tracks + 1 bonus, their favorite of 2020, put together exclusively for our loyal Select subscribers.

Subscribe to our channel right here.

You will unlock exclusive shows, offline listening and upfront tracklists, but mainly, you will help keep the station alive for 2021 and beyond.

Peace!

Rub Radio – Paradise Garage Tribute

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:30:39 +0000

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.
(Check the list here) While the list turns out to be partially inaccurate, it did light a fire under us to rewatch “Maestro” and make a mix of a bunch of our favorite dance classics from the late 70s / early 80s.

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Tracklist:

MFSB – Love Is The Message
First Choice – Dr. Love
Teddy Pendergrass – You Can’t Hide From Yourself
Donald Byrd – Love Has Come Around
The Salsoul Orchestra ft. Loleatta Holloway – Runaway
Alycia Meyers – I Want To Thank You
Indeep – Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
Steve Arrington – Nobody Can Be You
Instant Funk – I Got My Mind Made Up
Chic – Chic Cheer
Central Line – Walking Into Sunshine
Raw Silk – Do It To The Music
Billy Ocean – Night (Feel Like Getting Down)
Sinnamon – I Need You Now
D-Train – Keep On
Lenny Williams – You Got Me Running
First Choice – Let No Man Put Asunder
The O’Jays – Put Our Heads Together
Loleatta Holloway – Love Sensation
Sister Sledge – Lost In Music
Jimmy “Bo” Horne – Spank
Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face
Chaz Jankel – Glad To Know You
David Joseph – You Can’t Hide Your Love From Me
Hugh Masakela – Don’t Go Lose It Baby
Candido – Jingo
George Kranz – Din daa daa
Liquid Liquid – Cavern
Dinosaur L – Go Bang
Machine – There But For The Grace of God
Musique – In The Bush
Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way
Dan Hartman – Relight My Fire
Rufus & Chaka Khan – Any Love
Idris Muhammad – Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
Joubert Singers – Stand on The Word

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 7, Best of J Dilla Part 2

Kramos of The Cooks — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:20:46 +0000

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 by Nas, Busta Rhymes and Ghostface Killah, and even a remix for Daft Punk!

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Tracklist:

Nas – The Season
Ghostface Killah – Whip You With A Strap
Busta Rhymes – Show Me What You Got
Gap Mangione – Diana in the Autumn Wind
Slum Village – Fall In Love
Bilal – Reminisce (ft. Mos Def & Common)
The Roots – Dynamite
J Dilla – So Far
Guilty Simpson – Man’s World
A Tribe Called Quest – Find A Way
Yancey Boys – The Throwaway
J Dilla – Center of the Movement
Oh No – Move (ft. Roc C)
M.E.D. – Push
Common – The Movement
Daft Punk – Aerodynamic (Slum Village Remix)
Phat Kat – Dedication To The Suckers
J Dilla – Pause (ft. Frank-n-Dank)
A Tribe Called Quest – Keep it Moving
Erykah Badu – Didn’t Cha Know

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 6, Best of J Dilla Part 1

Kramos of The Cooks — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:29:12 +0000

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 together this mix that we’re going to drop another one next week. So enjoy the History of Hip Hop: J Dilla Vol 1, and watch this space for Vol 2, with Nas, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface, The Roots, Tribe, of course more Slum Village plus some secret gems!

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Tracklist:

The Pharcyde – Drop
A Tribe Called Quest – Get A Hold
De La Soul – Stakes Is High
Common – Dooinit
Slum Village – I Don’t Know
Jay Dee – Fuck The Police
Slum Village – Raise it Up
Phat Kat – Don’t Nobody
J Dilla – The $
Jaylib – React
Jaylib – The Red
Q-Tip – Move
Q-Tip – Let’s Ride
The Pharcyde – Runnin
Slum Village – Players
Common – Funky For You (ft. Jill Scott & Bilal)
Steve Spacek – Dollar$
J-Dilla – Rico Suave Bossa Nova
J-Dilla – Think Twice (ft. Dwele)
J-88 – The Look of Love (Pt. 1) Excel Sample Edit

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 5, Best of Prince Paul

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 23:04:25 +0000

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 School & Dr. Octagon, this tribute takes you through some of our favorites from the Doo Doo Man’s storied career. Plus you get to hear some rarities from MF Doom, a very young Jay-Z and even Marvin Gaye!

Special thanks to Brian Coleman for linking us with Prince Paul – be sure to seek out his Check the Technique books and our companion mixes – and the Spitkicker crew for hooking us up with De La Soul back in the day.

And if you haven’t been listening to Prince Paul & Open Mike Eagle’s podcast, “What Had Happened Was,” in which Paul tells the stories of albums and groups he’s worked with throughout his career, we can’t recommend it more highly: https://starburns.audio/podcasts/what-had-happened-was/

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Tracklist:

Stetsasonic – Bust That Groove
Stetsasonic – Sally
De La Soul – Buddy (ft. Jungle Brothers & A Tribe Called Quest)
Queen Latifah – Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children (ft. De La Soul)
Big Daddy Kane – It’s Hard Being the Kane
Big Daddy Kane – It’s A Big Daddy Thing
3rd Bass – Brooklyn Queens
The Jaz – It’s That Simple (ft. Jay-Z)
Stetsasonic – Talkin All That Jazz
De La Soul – Say No Go
3rd Bass – No Static At All
Cypress Hill – Latin Lingo (Prince Paul Remix)
Gravediggaz – 1 800 SUICIDE
Dr. Octagon – Blue Flowers (Prince Paul Remix)
Kool Keith – Weapon World
Dave Chappelle Interlude
Prince Paul – Booty Clap
3rd Bass – The Gas Face (ft. Zev Love X)
MF Doom – Hot Guacamole (ft. Paul Barman)
Paul Barman – I’m Frickin Awesome
Groove B Chill – Top Of The Hill
Chill Rob G – Let Me Show You (Ultamix Remix)
Gravediggaz – Deathtrap
Handsome Boy Modeling School – Holy Calamity (ft. DJ Shadow & DJ Quest)
De La Soul – Ooh (Ft. Redman)
Living Colour – Funny Vibe (Prince Paul Remix ft. Daddy-O)
J-Live – Wax Paper
Dave Chappelle Interlude Pt. 2
Marvin Gaye – Everybody Needs To Be Loved (Prince Paul Alternate Mix)

Rub Radio – History of Hip-Hop: The Producers Vol. 4, Best of The Trackmasters

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:24:16 +0000

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 starting out DJing clubs, so these songs all hold a special place for us. Their classic sound is a chopped up breakbeat with familiar old-school samples – think Mya & Jay-Z “Best of Me” Remix, with the Biz Markie samples. But if you did a little deeper, you find that they worked the boards on all kinds of stuff, from Kool G. Rap and Pudgee tha Phat Bastard in 1992 to super top-40 towards the end of the decade, like Will Smith “Gettin’ Jiggy With It” and Destiny’s Child “Independent Woman.” So there should be something for everyone, and we hope you enjoy the mix.

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Tracklist:

Mary J Blige – Be Happy
Foxy Brown – Get Me Home (ft. Blackstreet)
Soul For Real – Candy Rain (Heavy D & Trackmasters Remix)
Notorious B.I.G. – One More Chance (Puffy & Trackmasters Remix)
Mya – Best of Me (Trackmasters Remix ft. Jay-Z)
Mariah Carey – The Roof
Nas – If I Ruled the World (ft. Lauryn Hill)
City High – Caramel (Trackmasters Joint) ft. Eve
Cam’Ron – Horse & Carriage (ft. Mase)
50 Cent – How To Rob
Jennifer Lopez – Jenny From the Block (Remix ft. Jadakiss & Styles P)
Destiny’s Child – Independent Woman Pt 1
Jay-Z – Jigga that N*gga
Noreaga – N.O.R.E.
Nature – Natures Shine
Nas – The Message
Notorious B.I.G. – Respect
LL Cool J – I Shot Ya (Remix ft. Fat Joe, Foxy Brown, Prodigy & Keith Murray)
Kool G Rap – Ill Street Blues
Pudgee Tha Phat Bastard – Life’s A Bitch
Slick Rick – Me & Nas Bring It To You Hardest
Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
Michael Jackson – Butterflies (Remix ft. Eve)

Rub Radio – Bill Withers Tribute

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:58:21 +0000

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.

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Tracklist:

Hope She’ll Be Happier
Don’t You Want To Stay
Use Me
Grandma’s Hands
Lean On Me
Just The Two Of Us
Lovely Day
The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
Harlem
I Can’t Write Left Handed (Live)
Heartbreak Road
Lonely Town, Lonely Street
Who Is He (And What Is He To You)
Better Off Dead
Soul Shadows
Can We Pretend
Make A Smile For Me

Rub Radio – Young Gifted and Black

Kramos of The Cooks — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 02:22:07 +0000

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!

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Tracklist:

Aretha Franklin – Young, Gifted and Black
Albert King – I’ll Play The Blues For You
Big Daddy Kane – Young, Gifted and Black
Roy Ayers – Red, Black & Green
X-Clan – Raise The Flag
Jungle Brothers – Acknowledge Your Own History
Brand Nubian – Concerto in X Minor
James Brown – Black And Proud
Pastor T.L. Barrett – Nobody Knows
T.I. ft. Quavo, Meek Mill & RaRa – Black Man
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Jeezy – My President is Black (ft. Nas)
Beyonce – Freedom (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
Jackson 5 – Walk On By (Live)
Public Enemy – By The Time I Get To Arizona
Ice Cube – Endangered Species (Remix)
Stop The Violence Movement – Self Destruction
Michael Kiwanuka – Black Man In A White World
Afro B – Melanin
Black Star – K.O.S. (Determination) (ft. Vinia Mojica)

Rub Radio – Rich Harrison VS Salaam Remi

Kramos of The Cooks — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:13:59 +0000

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 Usher, among others. Salaam Remi’s body of work goes all the way back to the early 90s, blending hip-hop and dancehall for crossover acts like The Fugees, Super Cat and Nas. Mixed by Dirtyfinger and DJ Ayres, this is a battle for dancefloor domination! Catch The Rub & Dirtyfinger spinning live on the last Saturday of the month at The Bell House.

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Tracklist:

Rich Harrison (Mixed by Dirtyfinger)

Amerie – Got To Be There
Mos Def – Undeniable
Jennifer Lopez – Whatever You Wanna Do
Jennifer Lopez – Get Right
Usher – Ride
Beyonce – Crazy In Love (CFLO edit)
Beyonce – Freakum Dress
Amerie ft. Jay-Z – 1 Thing
Usher – Take Your Hand
Toni Braxton – Take This Ring
Amerie ft. Foxy Brown – Talkin’ To Me
Kelly Rowland – Can’t Nobody
Che’Nelle – Summer Jam
Beyonce – Suga Mama
Missy Elliot – Can’t Stop
Tha’ Rayne – Didn’t You Know
Usher – Whatever I Want
Diddy ft. Mary J Blige – Making It Hard
Christina Aguilera ft. Steve Winwood – Makes Me Wanna Pray

Salaam Remi (Mixed by Ayres)

Funkmaster Flex – Six Million Ways To Die
Super Cat – Ghetto Red Hot (Hip Hop Mix)
Ini Kamoze – Here Comes The Hot Stepper (Heartical Mix)
Zhigge – Rakin in The Dough
Kool G Rap & Nas – Fast Life (Norfside Remix)
Mega Banton – Sound Boy Killing (Smoothed Out Remix)
Da Bush Babies – Remember We (Salaam Remi Version)
The Fugees – Nappy Heads (Remix)
The Fugees – Fu-Gee-La
Caron Wheeler – Star (ft. Biz Markie) (Vibes mix)
Blu Cantrell – Breathe (ft. Sean Paul)
Nas – Made You Look
Nas – The Don
Jackson 5 – ABC (Salaam Remi Krunk-A-Delic Remix)
Jazmine Sulivan – Bust Your Windows
Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry on Their Own
Miguel – Pineapple Skies
Miguel – All I Want Is You (ft. J. Cole)
Black Thought – Fentanyl

Rub Radio (December 2019)

Kramos of The Cooks — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:45:24 +0000

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 Year with us, so be sure to grab your tickets before they sell out: Link to buy tickets

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Tracklist:

A$AP Ferg – Floor Seats
Three 6 Mafia – Sippin on Some Sizzurp (ft. UGK & Project Pat)
Megan Thee Stallion – Big Drank
Too Short – Blowjob Betty
Shawnna – Gettin Some Head
Pardison Fontaine – Backin It Up (ft. Cardi B)
DaBaby – Vibez
Future – Crushed Up
Travis Scott – Highest In The Room
Lil Baby – Life Goes On (ft. Lil Uzi Vert & Gunna)
Pop Smoke – Dior
Mustard – Ballin (ft. Roddy Ricch)
Jorja Smith – Be Honest (ft. Burna Boy)
Majalia – Simmer (ft. Burna Boy) Ill Blu Remix
Koffee – W (ft. Gunna)
French Montana – Writing on The Wall (ft. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian)
KAYTRANADA – Culture (ft. Teedra Moses)
Juice WRLD – Bandit
YoungBoy NBA – Self Control
Chance the Rapper – Handsome (ft. Megan Thee Stallion)
Lil Uzi Vert – Futsal Shuffle 2020
Whole Truth – Can You Lose By Following God
Kanye West – Follow God

Rub Radio – Matthew Africa “Best of Gang Starr”

Kramos of The Cooks — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:51:31 +0000

We don’t know about you but we’re loving the new Gang Starr album. We thought of doing a mix of classic Gang Starr tracks but remembered that our homie Matthew Africa (who we miss every day) did a really great one, so we decided to revisit his. Big thanks to DJ Step One for digging up the file and sending it over! (https://twitter.com/PaulDJStepOne)

Matthew Africa wrote this when he first put out the mix:

“Gang Starr is one of my favorite acts from the 1990s. There is no rap group I listened to more in that era, although De La Soul, Outkast & A Tribe Called Quest all run pretty much neck and neck.

Still, in recent years I haven’t listened to Gang Starr much. Maybe it’s because they haven’t released any new music since 2003. Maybe it’s because in the last decade the school of hardcore hip hop that they defined stagnated and played out so hard.

For me, this mix was about rediscovery. It grew out of an episode of 2 Busy Saying Yeah [Matthew’s rap podcast at the time] from a few weeks ago; after reading about Guru’s health troubles, I devoted a 2-hour episode to Gang Starr’s music. It was my first time mixing a lot of the songs in years and it felt so good, so natural, that I knew I had to turn it into tape along the lines of my previous tributes to $hort, Kells, etc.

Unlike those mixes, which I struggled with for weeks and months each, this was a breeze. I spent an afternoon figuring out the track list, recorded the mix live one evening and then spent a few days puttering with the multi-track to clean it up, add drops and get it down to CD length.

I drew tracks from all six of Gang Starr’s albums, and each is represented more or less in proportion to how much I like it: 1992’s Daily Operation tops them all with 9 selections, although 1990’s Step in the Arena, 1994’s Hard to Earn and 1998’s Moment of Truth all feature prominently with 7, 6 and 5 tracks, respectively. The first and last albums got kind of short shrift, although there were more songs I would have included from each if I hadn’t run out of space. They have one of the strongest catalogs in rap music and there were a lot of additional songs, verses and scratch parts I wish I could have included.

Big thanks to my man XJ, who laced the cover, and my main man DJ Eleven on quality control.”

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Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. You Know My Steez
3. Just to Get a Rep
4. Mass Appeal
5. Step in the Arena
6. Now You’re Mine
7. The Militia feat. Freddie Foxxx
8. B.Y.S.
9. Take It Personal
10. The ? Remainz
11. Full Clip
12. DWYCK feat. Nice & Smooth
13. Who’s Gonna Take the Weight?
14. Jazz Thing
15. Soliloquy of Chaos
16. Check the Technique
17. Credit Is Due
18. Speak Ya Clout feat. Jeru the Damaja & Lil Dap
19. It’z a Setup feat. Hannibal
20. Words I Manifest (Remix)
21. 2 Deep
22. The Place Where We Dwell
23. Suckas Need Bodyguards
24. Flip the Script
25. What You Want This Time?
26. Love Sick
27. Ex Girl to Next Girl
28. The Planet
29. Make ’em Pay
30. Execution of a Chump
31. DJ Premier Is In Deep Concentration
32. Take Two & Pass
33. Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)
34. Rite Where You Stand feat. Jadakiss
35. I’m the Man feat. Lil Dap & Jeru the Damaja
36. Code of the Streets
37. Tonz ‘o’ Gunz
38. Next Time

Rub Radio (October 2019)

Kramos of The Cooks — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:24:03 +0000

Rub Radio October 2019 is a fat pumpkin full of hip-hop treats, from trap to twerk to pop to backpack rap! Be sure to come party with us at The Bell House on October 26. Buy your tickets right here.

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Tracklist:

Lil Tjay – F.N.
Dreamville – Costa Rica
DaBaby – RAW Shit (ft. Migos)
Chance The Rapper – GRoCERIES (ft. TisaKorean)
Travis Scott – Highest in the Room
Lil Tecca – Did It Again
Lizzo – Truth Hurts Remix (ft. DaBaby)
IDK – Lilly
Polo G – Pop Out Remix (ft. Lil Tjay, Lil Baby & Gunna)
Big Sean – Berzerk (ft. A$AP Ferg & Hit Boy)
Saweetie – My Type Remix (ft. Jhene Aiko & City Girls)
Anderson .Paak – Jet Black (ft. Brandy)
Big K.R.I.T. – Addiction (ft. Lil Wayne & Saweetie)
Gang Starr – Family & Loyalty (ft. J. Cole)
Skyzoo & Pete Rock – It’s All Good
Danny Brown – 3 Tearz (ft. Run The Jewels)

Rub Radio (September 2019)

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:12:39 +0000

Rub Radio this month is mixed by DJ M!LLS, who will be playing the party on Saturday, September 28. (Plus he has been designing our flyers for the last two years!) The mix is chock-a-block with summer bangers, perfectly wrapping up the season, and even teases a handful of future hits going into fall.

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Tracklist:

B.T. Express – Everything Good to You
DMX – Get at Me Dog
Asap Rocky & Asap Ferg – Pups
Young Thug – The London
YBN Cordae ft. Anderson Paak – RPN
Nipsey Hussle – Last Time That I Checc’d
Kash Doll ft. Big Sean – Ready Set
Drake ft. Rick Ross – Money in the Grave
Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer (Anthem Kingz Blend)
Sam Spiegel & Ape Drums – Mutant Brain
Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy – Be Honest
Tory Lanez, Quavo, Tyga – Broke Leg
City Girls, French Montana – Wiggle It
Saweetie – My Type
Lil’ Tecca – Shots
Wale – BGM
Mac Miller – What’s the Use?
Goldlink ft. Tyler The Creator & Jay Prince – U Say
Tyler The Creator – I Think
Swae Lee ft. Drake – Won’t Be Late
Prince – Kiss (Mills Remix)

Rub Radio (August 2019)

Kramos of The Cooks — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:49:46 +0000

This month we’re joined by DJ DirtyFinger, both on Rub Radio and at the party at The Bell House on Saturday 8/31! Our August mix boasts a wide variety of shit we’re feeling, including new rap, dancehall, afrobeats, house, R&B and NOLA brass.

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Tracklist:

The Rub Set

Lil Tecca – Ransom
Megan Thee Stallion – Simon Says (ft. Juicy J)
Nicki Minaj – Megatron
Burna Boy – Show & Tell (ft. Future)
Jubilee – Mami
Wiley, Steflon Don & Sean Paul – Boasty (Acapella + Grandtheft & Wuki Remix)
Chance The Rapper – Ballin Flossin
Kingdom – High Enough (ft. Tiara Thomas)
DJDS – Magic Loop (ft. Dijon)

DirtyFinger Guest Set

Young Blood Brass Band – Pastime Paradise
De La Soul – Me Myself And I (Kon vs Nick Bike Funkadelic Knee Deep edit)
Joey Purp – Elastic
Ski Mask The Slump God – Faucet Failure
LightSkinKeisha – Hey LightSkin ft. Yella Beezy
OverDoz – Last Kiss ft. Pharrell
Mac Miller – Dang! (ft. Anderson.Paak)
Saweetie – Emotional (ft. Quavo)
Brasstracks – In my feeling

Rub Radio (June 2019)

Kramos of The Cooks — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 23:29:48 +0000

The Rub residents: DJ Eleven & DJ Ayres are two of NYCs most respected DJs and you can hear why with this slick mix blurring the lines between hip-hop, dancehall, afro beats, grime, disco, house and more. Check the skills, click the heart, download the tracks and head over to the next installment of THE RUB on Saturday June 29th at The Bell House in Brooklyn featuring guest DJs Getlive!, Ric808 and Mike Nasty.

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Tracklist:

Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott The London
Tory Lanez, Quavo & Tyga Broke Leg
Drake ft. Rick Ross Money In The Grave
Octavian ft. A$AP Ferg Lit
Skepta Bullet From A Gun
Cardi B Press
Dreamville feat. JID, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy Down Bad
A$AP Ferg & A$AP Rocky Pups
Mary J Blige ft. Nas Thriving
Shenseea ft. Tyga Blessed
Michael Brun, GuiltyBezy & Mr Eazi Akwaaba Ayiti
Sinden & Todd Edwards Deeper
Purple Disco Machine Body Funk (Yolanda Be Cool Remix)
The Magician Ready to Love (Mercer Radio Edit)
Soul Clap Jupiter Crush
Kehlani ft. Ty Dolla $ign Nights Like This (HONNE Extended Mix)
Jessie Reyez ft. 6LACK Imported

Rub Radio (April 2019)

Kramos of The Cooks — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:01:43 +0000

Rub Radio is back with a mix of new music, their first one in a while after 4 consecutive Hip Hop History mixes. Ayres and Eleven pay tribute to Nipsey Hussle (RIP), build a vibe with new disco, hip-hop and R&B then close out the set with some deep house and club records. Enjoy! And be sure to come back next month for Hip Hop History 2014.

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Tracklist:

ODB – Good Morning Heartbreak (Intro)
Nipsey Hussle – Dedication (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
Anderson .Paak – King James
Kaytranda – Dysfunctional (ft. VanJess)
Escort – Slide
2 Chainz – 2 Dollar Bill
Melii – HML (ft. A Boogie wit da Hoodie)
Afro B – Melanin
Casanova – 2 AM (ft. Tory Lanez & Davido)
Birdman & Juvenile – Filthy Money
Gunna – One Call
Flume – Friends (ft. Reo Cragun)
Semma & Kingdom – Bittersweet
KH – Only Human
Todd Edwards – You’re Sorry
Maxwell – Shame (H508 Cyril Hahn Remix)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Energy Fantasy (Baltra Vocal Remix)