The Rub - History of Hip Hop Rap Up

The Rub has just rapped up their History of Hip Hop series with Volume 21, ending in 1999. Be sure to download the whole series if you haven't already. If you've noticed Brooklyn Radio has been having some problems, Imeyer at Crewcial.org is hosting the '90s. So many quality tracks. Did you notice anything they left out? Leave it in the comments.

• The Rub History of Hip Hop volume 21: 1999

The Rub History of Hip Hop: The 90's

SXSW Day 1 Pictures

Maggie Horn and her new friend

Scottie B and Cosmo Baker
Ian Meyer from Crewcial.org
L to R: DJ Eleven, Nick Nack, Tittsworth and Cosmo Baker
Cosmo Baker
Big homie DJ Eleven
Chingo Bling welcoming us to Texas

The Rub History of Hip Hop: 1992

Over at BrooklynRadio.net, The Rub have taken the opportunity to present a history of hip hop beginning with 1979. They've just started up again and are have just released Volume 14: 1992. DJ Eleven runs through over 50 tracks in just over 2 hours ranging from Gang Starr to Dr. Dre to Redman, Too $hort and so many more. I can't recommend enough to subscribe to this podcast if you haven't already.

Listen/Download Volume 14, (tracklist)

Subscribe to The Rub on BrooklynRadio, Download 1989 and before

Mad Pussy and Pics

Killin em in the club. Transit was dope Saturday, I mean White T's plus Brendan plus Dirty can only equal awesomeness. Meanwhile TwoOneFive was there taking pictures. Mad Pussy is back again this Saturday with The Rub. Remember the Pleasuretown Parties? Yes, yes and more yes.

• Mad Pussy White T's Pics
• Guest list for Mad Pussy with The Rub. First 200 girls get free drink tickets, $5 on list all night.

UPDATE: Just added $2 vodka drinks til 12.

Lots 'o' Links

• Philebrity.tv has weekend picks for art installations at Vox and Space 1026
• Rose and Thom from Sweatheart on Trading Spaces? Huh? Special hipster episode with Ryan Creed, blogger extraordinaire of UWishUNu.com, sending updates over to Philebs.
• The PW reports on the loss of an iconic graffitti wall at 5th and Cecil B. that was just sold to developers
• Kate Kilpatrick reports on Sketch Pad, a T-shirt airbrush shop in North Philly
• Photos and recap of the insanity that was the P. Little, Bonde do Role show
• More photos from the Rub at Fluid. Also, Cosmo (and friends?) will be at Transit 11/17. More details as they become available
• A van driving around the city just waiting for kids to stop it and tell them their story
• Hopefully, not too late, but DiBruno Brothers is one of a handful places that is allowed to import mangosteens. This formerly forbidden fruit does not come cheap at approximately $15 per or $45 per pound.
• Did you make your Restaurant Week reservations yet?
• A redeeming quality of the Eagles Monday Night Meltdown? Reef in the interlude
• Septa kept transfers so they raised fares. Thanks.
  

Weekend Pics

Holla. Eleven and Cosmo killed it at Fluid on Friday. White Tees did their thing of course. That basement for Bang Gang was out of control.

• Let Me Rub pics on their MySpace
  
• Two.One.Five was in the building and will have pics from Fluid soonish
• Philthy.us has pics from Oh Murder at Silk and White Teees
• YapSnaps has pics from Bang Gang
  

What It Do: September 07 First Friday

Its First Friday. Its September. Yeah, you might be back in class which sucks. Party it up this weekend cause in a few months you'll feel bad when you have to cram and instead go out and party.

Friday

• First friday and all the fun that it brings. Ya know the usuals.
  
• Don't forget to Stop by Topstitch (311 Market) for deals and such
  
• Holland Boys, S. Prcss, Lions of Judah - deep Sleep 8 - 10
• Sneaker Auction at Made to Order (817 N 2nd)
  
• Its the Motherfucking Rub at Fluid $5 on the List.
  
• You might want to get there now cause the list is already over 400 people and 400 people are not fitting into Fluid at one time.
• You know what it is White Tees White Belts - $10 with free beer til late night, 1516 Parrish

Saturday

• Northern Liberties Music Fest - Like all day, its outside, they have the flea market and almost always there is Yards. Got to love Yards. 3rd and poplar
  
• For the Love of Kicks Sneaker Expo - Temple University Underground SAC Phase 2 at 13th
• Aesop Rock, Cage and more at Starlight, 21+, starts at 8
  
• Buy Tickets, only 200 left (there were 400 left yesterday)
• Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass, new album out now
• Cage - Grand Old Party Crash
  
• Bang Gang DJs from Australia on Modular Records in West Philly and west Philly I mean U. City
  
• Philadelphyinz at Medusa
• Mojito is still going strong.
  

Sundae

• Footaball season starts. Could. The. Eagles. Go. All. The. Way?
  
• Sundae party at Bubble House. 34th and Sansom.
  

What The Fuck Was I Thinking

(insert picture of signed CD I have that says “Casi Go Fuck Yourself or else Bitch” but I don’t have a camera at work)

When I first started to work in an office I always listened to music while I worked. Back in the day I used to stream online radio all day and download shit from soul seek. Then the tech dudes at my office caught me and sent an email to my boss and they shut down my internet port. So when we moved offices and they redid the computers they removed the audio card from my computer and I don’t even get to hear the Microsoft login noises and shit like that now. Which isn’t all that bad when you sneak into your desk at 9:45 on Wednesday after drinking all night and waking up in your hall way. I used to love our meetings at 10:00 in the morning when I would be getting yelled at the whole time with a stamp from the night before and my body reeking of smoke and my perspiration stinking like beer. It used to be the high light of the day when I finally sobered up enough at 1:00 to do some real work and fix all the shit I had fucked up that morning all hung over.

With so many mornings being all fucked up like this my musical interests at work have really started to change and I have rediscovered my affinity for folk music. Before I used to sit at work and listen to Juke and only listen to folk at home on the porch in my shade garden drinking organic wine but now I see its soothing pleasures while sitting in a 4x6 all day looking at computer screen wondering if the shit I do actually makes a difference in the world or in Philly. Soon my CD collection changed from loads of underground booty house/electro mixtapes, random indy rock promo CD’s, and straight fire backpack rap to Easy Listening bangers and Acoustic Folk battle breaks. (You can’t “clog” better then me, you can’t “clog” better then me. end note sadly there is no wiki on flogging which is basically this South Virginia style of clogging that is pretty dope to see live its a little quicker stylistically speaking since Southern Bluegrass got that two step heat.)

One of my most recent additions is this CD by Jenny Owens Young who blends country, folk, dirty lyrics, songs about fucking dudes and leaving them for her own personal pleasure, and all other types of craziness. She is playing tonight in Philly at the Tin Angel for $10 bucks and its gonna be the raddest show since she generally talks shit on the audience in between songs which is always a good look for an emerging folkstress singing in the city of brotherly love.

Go at 10:30 the show will be over by the time its 12:00 and you can show off your one speed to all the 30 something’s as they realize its going to be an hour and a half drive back to Doylestown.

Interview with Ian Meyer

Drink Moloko just posted an interview with Ian Meyer. You may know of Ian from his websites based at Crewcial.org, or you may know him as the partyographer for the Rub, White Tees (above), or as nerd nerd nerd. Ian's manifesto, if you will, mirrors mine when taking pictures at parties and my initial start in photography. All I need now is to stop dancing so I can bring out a digital SLR.

Interview

What It Do: Your Weekend Guide

So I just finished a little something that I'm super excited about. Baby steps, baby steps. I will be letting you all know about it real soon like. Also, Casi from Flamin Hotz Records has just joined the blog and will be posting about all sorts of blog house, blog indie and other stuff in other words mpfrees since I've been slacking lately. Also, coming up is a brand new t-shirt design, a bunch of records, mixtapes a bunch of giveaways, basically right now the sky is the limit. Stay tuned on the same bat channel.

Friday

• Jinxed Tatooo Dunny Release Party
• Designer vinyl "toys, tattoo artists, DJs, beer and art (by tattoo artists)"
• Need we say more? Jinxed 7 - 10PM (620 S. 4th Street)
  
• Padlock Gallery Opening (1409 Ellsworth St.)
• Carnivolution
• I'm not really sure about this one but if you saw the clowns this past First Friday, that might give you a good idea. Its a party run by clowns "dedicated to anyone who fears or hates clowns" (3819 Hamilton Street)
  
• Ladies Love Hip Hop with host Jean Grae (Fluid, 613 South 4th Street)
• $5 b4 11 or on the guestlist
• Mission 300 - 12 Bowling lanes, all you can drink beer, all you can eat Philly pretzels, limited to 150 people all courtesy of Badminton Stamps. (16th and Shunk)
• Futureshock 086 - Skipmode and Skeme Richards with shelltop hip hop (Khyber upstairs)
  

Saturday

• Scion and Paperstreet Present The Rub: Philadelphia at the newly opened Marathon Bar (10th and Walnut)
  
• Monster with Steven Bloodbath and Emynd & Bo Bliz
  
• From Emynd: "Really cute hipster jawns, cheap drinks ($2 PBRs and CHEAP liquor) and only $5 to get in and you're guaranteed to wile out.
• Philadelphyinz at Medusa
• Illvibe latenight loft party jumpoff (Arts Garage 1520 Parrish)

Sunday

• Professor Murder, Tussle and The Golden Ball - 8PM All ages (4028 Filbert)
  

Brooklyn Radio On Blast

We haven't mentioned Brooklyn Radio in a bit because you should already be listening. In case you haven't, they've been killing it lately.

The last Rub Radio featured DJ Eleven live on Lord Sear's All Out Show on Shade 45. Its an all Yay Area mix featuring E 40, Pack, Cataracs, the original stunna Mac Dre and more.

• Download it here and get the full tracklist here. Pick up Eleven's new mixtape Gangsta Shit as well, it bangs harder than a conjugal visit.

Turntable Lab Radio got that dance / rock / whatever on lock picking out the hottest joints available at their store from the last three weeks. Check out tracks from Snoop, Clipse, Simian Mobile Disco, Justice, Tameil, Drop the Lime, MIA, Technics and more.

• Download it here and get the full tracklist here.

The Lemon Red monthly mix is back with a special holiday mix from Snack & C'mish the resident Turntable Lab Radio DJ's.

• Download it here and get the full tracklist here.
  

Previously: Bass Bandits EP Out Now, Rub Radio Been Killing It

Rub Radio Been Killing It

The Rub has been killing it over on Brooklyn Radio. Last week was DC go-go (will post up the link once archives are back up) and this week Eleven hits us off with a reggae mix. Get the above mix for free by buying something from The Rub store or Turntable Lab. Pick up DJ Eleven's reggae mix J.A. Goods, Cosmo's Love Break 2, The European Tour Mix CD, The Motherfucking Remix 2.2 (unmixed and DJ friendly) or something else from the store that keeps growing.

• DJ Eleven - Brooklyn Radio reggae mix

• European Mix CD

• E-40 - Tell Me When To Go (Cosmo Baker Snakes & Martyrs Remix)
• Rick James - Ghetto Life (DJ Eleven Remix feat Busta Rhymes)
• DJ Ayres - La Da Dee

Reggae Mix tracklisting

Sizzla Rise To The Occassion
Richie Spice / Chuck Fender Freedom
Cornell Campbell Ain't No Tricks In The Bock
Johnny Osbourne Ready Or Not
Sizzla Free Up
Richie Spice Dem Leaders
Richie Spice Open Da Door
Collie Buddz Come Around
Chezedek Inna Di Road
Super Cat Me Glad She Gone
Barrington Levy Come Home
Richie Spice Brown Skin
Gentlemen No Doubt About It
Turbulence Repatriate
Ms. Dynamite Fall In Love Again
Beres Hammond Try If You Want
Supahype Uptown Story
Bounty Killer Far We Come Fron
Dr. Evil We A Gangsta
Dr. Evil More Punnany
Vegas One Of Them
Pinchers Double Xplosion
Busy Signal Too Much Gun
Vybz Kartel Politics
Stephen Marley feat. Jr. Gong Marly & Bugu The Traffic Jam
Busy Signal Hey Girl
Chosen Few Shaft
Sanchez Forever
Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing (Remix)

PS. Ruboween is back, with Ayres, Cosmo, Eleven, Scott Melker and Tittsworth

The Rub Radio

Not content with occasional appearances on East Village Radio, The Rub now runs things on radio thanks to Brooklyn Radio. This fledgling online Internet radio station was launched in late July and currently has 7 different shows to satisfy your musical needs.

BrooklyRadio.net Launched July, 2006

Broadcasting all over the globe, from the world's most famous borough...(Let me hear ya say, OOOOOOOW Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!)

It's BrooklynRadio.net

With some of New York City's best DJs, entertainers, and straight up delinquents in the mix, you're bound to find a show to blast in the office, dorm or where ever it is you do what you do. The best part: All shows are easily streamed and downloaded to your brain, um, computer.

Download hour long sets from the Rub:

• July 24, 2006: 10.Deep Vol. 7 - Sun Lovers - Tracklist
  
• July 31,2006: Lemon Red - Second Half - Tracklist
  
• Aug 7, 2006: Ayres & Cosmo present Hip House - Tracklist
  

Rumours, hearsay and word on the street

The following is speculation, sayings, wishfulness, possibilities, dreams etc. Not responsible if you make plans to drive cross country and these don't actually happen.

• Two more boat parties this month? Can we keep it up with one every other weekend?
• Oxy Cottontail is scheduled to make an appearance in the city of Brotherly Love. Apparently she loves woodgrain.
• Tittsworth will be making an appearance in July. No word on the date yet.
• A booze bus to Brooklyn to Rub it up?
• New Curtis Vodka mixtape with all original tracks? Just that Yeti Shit.

Got a tip? Hit us off with an email to 5151List@gmail.com.

The Rub & A-Trak stop in Philly

The Rub & A-Trak passed through on Sunday on their Sunglasses is A Must Tour thanks to PaperStreet. The Walnut Room had an interesting crowd as half seemed to be there for the tour and the other half were there for their usual Sunday night martinis. Regardless, them dudes did their thing and real heads know the deal.

A-Trak, Cosmo and Ayres were already on when I got there. The setup they have is nothing short of amazing. They have "four turntables, four computers (three Serato & one Ableton), a loop pedal, three mixers and a sampler." The three of them were rocking the tables etc. doing live remixes.

A-Trak would then do a solo show demonstrating his skills that earned him a DMC World champion title at the age of 15. Next up were special guests Cuiziner and Orgasmic who performed a handful of songs. The beats were good, the performance was good, I just wish I knew French.

Back to the The Rub and A-Trak performing the rest of the night. Meanwhile Michael Mayo aka DJ Butch Mayo was there shooting footage for his upcoming documentary Philasophical chronicling the Philadelphia DJ scene. More on that in the future. Cosmo and Ayres ended up playing past 2, after the lights came on. They just kept dropping funky track after funky track.

I shot some video from the night, check it out here here. Pictures are here (with guest shots from Trigger)

Simplefly put up pictures here and clip of A-Trak doing his thing.

If that wasn't enough we have tour diaries from Ayres and A-Trak

And for good measure to make up for not posting this until days later Bonde do Role - Melo do tabaco (A-trak remix) direct from the much improved and updated Mad Decent website

Also check out this sampler from Cuiziner's mixtape

Hangovers are cured with more drinking

True story. Pictures and tales of debauchery from the Spankrock party bus tomorrow. For now:

Friday

Fire! Power! Happy Hour @ Johnny Brendas with Breakdown

Minnow shop with Last Friday art

You already know about Ya Tu Sabes

Seclusiasis presents the Straight Dope with a Streets listening party

Medusa has been around a year? Anniversary party tonight I'm not sure if I think that its been longer or shorter

Ladies Love Hip Hop with Ultraviolet

Saturday

Philebrity presents Thrilladelphia Hancock Street Rock n Roll Carnival Free block party in Northern Liberties.

Two words: Pop Off and sometimes (like Y) one word: Popoff

Mojito has been rescheduled for next week

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

Art, juggling, magicians, brazillian percussion and more at the Fairmount Arts Crawl

Its The Motherfucking Rub with Kanye's DJ A-Trak (click for guestlist), Cuiziner & DJ Orgasmic of TTC from Paris all at the Walnut Room

Its the Rub on Radio

While Catchdubs is out of town, a whole cavalcade of guest DJs will be on East Village Radio including Ayres and Kanye West's DJ A Trak who will be in town next sunday for the Sunglasses is a Must tour at Walnut Room. $3 Red Stripes early and its guestlist only

More info via Fader blog

Party and Bullshit

While some of us are underachievers, we have a simple goal that underlies all of 51:51. Quite simply its "Have More Fun". Its really quite easy. Add good music, lots of strangers, alcohol, friends, red bull, dancing and alcohol and shake together until the club closes. The BPP have this mix down to a science and so it elevates our game whenever we party with them.

The night started out like a typical Saturday as we pregamed with our friends brandy, red bull and vodka before heading out to Metro for the Popoff shack. When we arrived Finger on the Pulse were on the decks downstairs. FOTP are a trio of dj's from nyc with a crazy dance party in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Drink specials were in full effect with $3 lagers. We headed upstairs and Brendan and Jesone were on the decks with that Soultraveling vibe. Happy birthday to whoever's birthday it was. BPP rolls in and the party is officially started. Emynd, Bo Bliz and Deluxxx in the place while Elixir is focused on the mic. Deluxxx lets me know that the Snap or Die mixtape with Low Budget is almost done but is on hold as Low Bee tours Europe. The place is packed, a group of girls are giggling and dancing near the pole. Go ahead Seg, I see you. I run into Sara and she lets me know that I should pick up this months issue of The Fader as I make a cameo appearance in the Spank Rock article as the pictures are from his appearance in Phily. Its all about that party and bullshit. 1:30 and we still have another party to go to.

Fast forward to Transit as we arrive and security recognizes us as we roll up. Its the Rub with Ayres, Cosmo and Eleven on the main floor with four turntables and two laptops. Downstairs Joey Blanco from the Soultravelers has the baby making jams. The Rub had the motherfucking remix live and well with the party jams. Shortly after 2 the rest of the Metro crowd packs the place. Oh no, it looks like a member of BPP could be sidelined from playing but no. The BPP are professionals and play through the pain and kick game regardless. Dancing, lagers, pictures and shots are effortlessly mixed together as we party and bullshit. We have succeeded, our goals are deemed accomplished so we stumble home with help from Mr. G.

Check the slideshow for photographic evidence.

UPDATE:
Jay Simplefly has pictures up as well from Sweatheart/VIP @ Khyber then the Rub @ Transit here

UPDATE2:
More pictures posted courtesy of Ayres

More Bounce: Eta

Eta mix for 2006. Honestly I'm not sure what exactly what to include in this post every week and then all of a sudden I have list of at least 10 tracks like that. We do have some mainstays and so we'll start out with one:

• Its the first of tha month (ok, second) and Lemon Red has the mixes on lock with all three rub dj's contributing seperate mixes. There was a mixup last week as The Rub New Years was only meant for streaming. So if you want to cop that since you missed the party, go holler at them.
  
  
  

  • DJ Eleven mix here and track listing here

    
    

  • Cosmo Baker mix here and track
    listing here

    
    

  • DJ Ayres mix here and track listing here

    
    
  
  

  • Smalltown DJ's are are two dj's you need to check out. Hailing from Alberta, Canada, they have been dropping ill mixes at Hai Karate since 1999. They'll be touring this spring again so check them out if they're anywheres near you.

    
    

    • Check the myspace and download their hip house remix of Heavy D: We got our own thangy. (What ever happened to him?)

      
      

  • Illy Emcee has been grinding in the dnb/jungle scene for a minute now. You may remember him from Killsound with CBK or at Rowdy Thursdays. Illy has a new hip hop CD Living in the Moment, which you can cop all over the place.

    
    

    • Check out the album sampler.

      
      
    
    

  • DJ Handler from Modular Moods has a couple quality mixes up

    
    

    • He has a bmore mix so enjoy Bmore down the house

      
      

    • The Balagan Boogaloo Mixtape is a quality world funk mix with afrobeat, Bhangra, baile funk and New Mediterannio and more.

      
      
    
    

  • ZeroAlpha from Stakeout Music has a couple mixes up for discerning house lovers

  • We were last listening to ZeroAlpha live at Club 4531
  • DJ Dstar out of Buffalo has a good mix up here. Check him out at the Icon this Saturday. We're really enjoying the flyer.

  • If you like techno minimal and your house micro, or are just looking to hear more music from the Freak DJ's, Check out WallyC's mix here

    
    

  • Finally we have some more Bonde do Role.

    
    

    • First up Curtis Vodka gives us a Ghetto ass remix of Funk de Esfiha

      
      

    • Next up is a music video for Bonde do Role – Vitiligo. Hmmm...

      
      

  • Oxy Cottontail is just being a tease. Remember kids the easter bunny always gives you good stuff, so be patient.

    
    
  
  

More Bounce: Zeta

Zeta means 6. We're all over the place with this post from Motown Philly to Baile Funk remixes to real Funk. Get them now while they're hot.

• DJ Unique from Pure Sensations out of London has a new mix CD out called Old Skool Flava Vol 1. It starts out with Motown Philly, is sprinkled with Bell Biv Devoe and more of your favorites for a quality smoothed out mix. (This will likely be deleted soon, so getit now)
  


• We're off to Brazil and find Disco D and Diplo working with new artists
  

  • Disco D is working with Braza
    

    • “Son do Braza” feat Aori & Mr. Shock
      

    • “Welcome to Brasil”
      

    
    

  • Diplo has a new label Mad Decent and has signed Bonde do Role a group of 2 djs and a female MC who are the self proclaimed “new kind of baile funk love bastard”
    

    • Check this snippet of Funk de Esfiha from Lemon-Red

    • Check their Myspace for 4 more tracks and a link to Turntable lab where you can pick up their debut EP
      

• Slightly old but still quite good, Jack's Mash is a mix of hip hop and more into a medley “to be played while getting wrecked with your mates”. OK, we'reinterested. Wu Tang, Onyx + Black Sabbath, Its Yours Back in Black? Ok, we'll be listening on repeat.
  

• Remember when we went to The Rub on New Years? Well they handed us an excellent CD just for showing up which you can now go download thanks to BPM. It won't be up forever so go get it. UPDATE: As mynine pointed out, there is currently problems with the download of this. I've contacted BPM to find out whats going on so instead go check out the Happy New Mix from Lil' F and DJ Slow on MyNineCanPiss
  

• Get Stoopid has a bunch of San Francisco Bay area hip hop. Check The Team's Grow Up from their mixtape Team – Go
  

• Chuck da Fonk and Fonkquish are a local Philly funk/soul band with P Funk inspirations and collaborations
  

  • Check their myspace page and download their 4 songs. Nate you Know it and That's How it Is are duking it out in round 1.

    
    

  • Also check out this “Little Dutch girl – An ode to coming home after Transit” Watch out for their new EP this spring