The Rub began in the summer of 2002, as a party where Brooklynites with good taste in music could come together, get wasted and dance until the wee hours of the morning. Even in that first year, it was clearly something special, garnering praise from the Village Voice (“best party in Brooklyn to dance sweatily to smart music”), New York Press (“best party in NYC”) and many others. Ten years later, the original formula still holds true: great dance music mixed well, affordable drinks, and real people; no dress code, no bottle service and no celebrity DJs.
Building on the consistently rammed club night, The Rub turned into more than a party, taking the show all around the world, moving hundreds of thousands of records and CDs, recording legendary mixes such as The History of Hip-Hop and racking up hundreds of episodes of Rub Radio. The Rub DJs have played shows with everyone from Gucci Mane to The Chemical Brothers, DJ Premier to Justice, adapting with the times but never forgetting the foundation of hip-hop, classic disco, funk and soul.
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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…
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Top 10 of 2020 – Selected by The Rub
It’s time for The Rub to select 10 tracks + 1 bonus, their favorite of 2020, put together exclusively for…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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 &…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Rub Radio – Matthew Africa “Best of Gang Starr”
We don’t know about you but we’re loving the new Gang Starr album. We thought of doing a mix of…
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