DJ Ayres – Space ‘N Faders by Dj Ayres on Mixcloud

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This one is important to me for a few reasons: it was the first mixtape I made which Turntable Lab agreed to sell, which I think dates it around 2000.  Scott at Ten Deep did the art.  I remember I was asked to DJ an eighties party in like 1998 and I didn’t have enough eighties vinyl so I borrowed a crate from my friend Eli (aka Photocall); from then on I was hooked, and started building up my own collection, mostly digging at the flea markets in Chelsea. Spinbad’s eighties tapes were also hugely influential; I bit a bunch of these songs from his Rock The Casbah tapes and from DJ Red Alert when he was on the old school at noon on Hot 97. If memory serves, I recorded this one live straight onto a Sony CD recorder. Tracklist: Read the rest of this entry »

The Rub (Ayres & Eleven) – Goin Back to Cali by Dj Ayres on Mixcloud

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DJ Ayres – Sun Lovers by Dj Ayres on Mixcloud

Reggae / Dancehall Collabo with Ten Deep from around six years ago. This one won the Scion “free your mix” competition.
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I’ve decided to throw a classic mixtape on my web log every Thursday, and I needed a truly original name for the series, so I came up with Throwback Thursdays.  I hope the name isn’t taken!

This is one I did for The Rub History of Hip-Hop series, and it just landed in the top ten Best of Mixcloud 2012, even though I mixed it in 2008 and the music is all from 1993.  So it’s like wearing a throwback over another throwback.  Way back!  Back into time.

I was 17 in 1993 and I have very fond memories of driving around in a Chrysler listening to tapes by the Beatnuts, Alkoholiks, Tribe Called Quest, Das EFX, Ice Cube, etc etc.  TBH I feel like Hip-Hop History 1994 was a stronger mix, but 1993 has way more streams, so I assume somebody famous tweeted about it or something.  But the entire History of Hip-Hop series is awesome, with one mix per year from 1979-2009 mixed by Cosmo, Eleven or me, and can be found here and here.

Hip-Hop History 1993 Mix by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

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The Rub – January 2013 by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

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Mystikal – Hit Me
J. Cole – 2012
Smalltown DJs & Grandtheft – Stuck Here
Claude VonStroke & Kry Wolf – Turbosteppa
DJ Eleven – Last Beat (DJ Ayres Remix Instrumental)
Katy B ft. Geeneus & Jessie Ware – Aaliyah
JJAMZ – Heartbeat (Chrome Wolves Remix)
French Montana ft. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – Marble Floors
Trinidad James feat. T.I., Young Jeezy & 2 Chainz – All Gold Everything
A$AP Rocky ft. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big KRIT – 1 Train
Missy Elliot – Sock It 2 Me (Kaytranada Remix)
Pusha T. ft. Rick Ross – Millions
B.O.B. ft. T.I. & Juicy J – Still In this Bitch
Gent & Jawns – Turnup
Benny Benassi – Satisfaction (RL Grime Remix)
A-Trak & GTA – Landline
Jack Beats ft. Jess Mills – Somebody To Love
Boston Bun – Housecall
Holy Ghost! – It Gets Dark
Tigerskin – Lied
DJ Ayres – Sueños

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Another year and another batch of incredible Halloween costumes at The Rub Halloween party. Thanks to all of ya’ll who came out to celebrate with us. There was something really special about the energy of the night, and boy, did shit get real in NYC less than 48 hours later. We hope all of our friends and Rub family are holding up well during the aftermath of such a storm. Enjoy the photos below, all taken by our good friend Kenny Rodriguez.

NEW RUB RADIO! 

This a mixtape of songs with “work” in the title. Some songs are about working, and some songs are even about dancing at work (so to speak). But even if you don’t work at Bada Bing, they’re all safe to listen to at your jobby job. Aside from the theme, it’s a very random bag, but we guarantee it will make your day go a little faster! Big up The Hairpin for starting this mix series and having me do the first one.

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Thursday, September 6, Eleven and I will be DJing Fashion’s Night Out at the Aritzia store, 524 Broadway and Spring. Our recent mixes for Aritzia should give you a taste of what’s in store (get it?) for the night.

Photos from The Rub 10 Year Anniversary are here

I’m back from vacation and playing catch up, getting ready for The Rub this Saturday. Buncha new goodies coming up, starting with new mix from me and Eleven:

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