2011 The Year Dubstep Broke

2011: The Year Dubstep Broke MMHive Tracking the most important-and strangest!-developments in dubstep's biggest year ever. OG DUBSTEP DON THE FUTURE OF D JAN Britney Spears drops "Hold It Against Me" Chase and Status release No More Idols FEB James Blake releases self-titled, debut LP Nicki Minaj's "Roman Revenge" debuts on Billboard's Hot Rap/R&B charts MAR Elusive Burial releases two new tracks! APR Katy B releases On a Mission Kode 9 and the Spaceape release Black Sun MAY Over 20,000 attend Electric Daisy Carnival (rave) in Orlando JUN Nero composes the "Dubstep Symphony" which is performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra on Radio 1 19 Rap producer Araabmuzik releases album of remixes of Euro producers like Deadmau5, a month after playing EDC JUL Bassnectar plays Red Rocks amphitheatre, brings own speakers, racks up $100,000 in fines for noise violations Zomby drops Dedications, is not dubstep AUG The Throne's "N****s in Paris" has dubsteppy breakdown, samples Flux Pavilion on "Who Gon Stop Me" Nero drops Welcome Reality SEP ост Joker releases The Vision, Tiesto remixes it Skrillex covers Spin magazine, collaborates with the Doors NOV Skrillex nominated for five Grammy Awards DEC Korn releases dubstep album, The Path of Totality INFOGRAPHIC HO-MUI WONG TEXT JULIANNE ESCOBEDO-SHEPHERD MMHIVE UBSTEP OPULATHIS GET S GET SUB-BASS GOES POP A SKRILLEX MORE POPULGET CRAP