October 2020
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 33 (Dec ’95)
What’s better than a great hip-hop radio mixshow? Having an entire collection of classic episodes at your fingertips. That’s why I have been digitizing my collection of Mastermind Street Jam shows and sharing a new episode with you every week. This is the 33rd installment of the series. I hope you are enjoying this trip […]
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Thankful
It’s Thanksgiving here in Canada. I hope you are enjoying the beautiful long weekend. I also hope that you can take some time to reflect on the things you are thankful for this year. I know that 2020 has tested us in ways we probably never could have imagined. Things have been difficult, but we […]
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Rest in Peace, DJ Divinyl (WIBRapRadio #437)
DJ Divinyl was a great DJ who crafted some amazing beats. He is gone way too soon and will be missed by everyone who knew him. DJ Hullewud dedicated the last episode of Break North Radio to his name and featured some of his music. His family and friends also shared their memories of the […]
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Getting to the Heart of it (The Poetry of Rap)
In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap by Alexs D. Pate I used to think that rap music was just poetry set to music. I’m not sure I feel that way anymore. Rap music can be more powerful than poetry. There is something created in the marriage of beats and rhymes that […]
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Alphabet Soup by Hip Hop HeadUcatorz
Last year, a group of teachers got together to celebrate World Teachers Day with a special track entitled “Each One Teach One.” We had such a blast working together and making that song, that we decided to become a crew and continue releasing music. Our next song was about the new way of learning we […]
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 32 (Dec 12, ’95)
I love hip-hop radio mixshows and used to tape this one every single week. The Mastermind Street Jam was one of the best on the air and it still bangs 25 years later. Enjoy the throwback show that aired live on 107.9 fm in Canada back on December 12, 1995. Featuring music by Original air […]
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In-Depth and Exclusive with Arrested Development
Arrested Development are an iconic, award-winning hip-hop group that have been active since the 1990s. With over a dozen albums in their catalogue, and no signs of slowing down, they consistently make great music that keeps your head nodding without dumbing down their message. It was a honour to get Speech and Configa on the […]