The Rub has been doing the world an undeniably necessary public service in recording their The History of Hip-Hop series of weekly mixtapes. They're unsurprisingly excellent: impeccable selection, flawless mixing.
History Of Hip Hop Volume 22: 2000 (Mixed by Cosmo Baker)My favorite thing about these mixes is the fact that hearing hip-hop's finest grouped not by region or style but by year means that every record is uniquely contextualized. They all fit together in a way that I'd forgotten from my ever-advancing vantage point. They are of a piece, just like they were when you lived through them
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Hip-Hop History Volume 21: 1999 (mixed by DJ Ayres)
Hip-Hop History Volume 20: 1998 (mixed by DJ Ayres)
Hip-Hop History Volume 19: 1997 (mixed by DJ Eleven)
Hip-Hop History Volume 18: 1996 (Mixed by Cosmo Baker)
Hip-Hop History Volume 17: 1995 (mixed by Cosmo Baker)
Hip-Hop History Volume 16:1994
Hip-Hop History Volume 15: 1993
Hip-Hop History Volume 14: 1992 (mixed by DJ Eleven)
Hip-Hop History Volume 13: 1991 (mixed by DJ Eleven)
Hip-Hop History Volume 12: 1990 (mixed by Cosmo Baker)