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WIB Rap Radio – Welcome Gizmo!
Big news to start off the show this week. Plus, local emcee, Stewie calls in to talk about his upcoming Mental Health Fundraiser, new music in the works, and the premiere of his Say No to Normal Radio Show. Stream the show with the player below or download it to take with you. Enjoy the…
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Gizmo’s Birthday Mixtape
My wife and I welcomed a new baby to the world and I wanted to give him a special birthday present. Here it is!We choose not to find out the gender of our baby ahead of time, so we didn’t know if we were going to have a son or a daughter. And I didn’t…
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In Depth and Exclusive with Wildelux
Wildelux has been rapping since the 1990s and continually drops dope projects. His name is pronounced Will Delux but the spelling shows that he is a fierce and wild emcee. It was nice to finally catch up with him and talk about the new E.P. produced by Roccwell. This episode of Word is Bond Rap…
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The 10:20:30 Rule
In his book, The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything, Guy Kawasaki gives some great advice regarding presentations. His tips are meant for business men and women when giving pitches, but I think they are transferable for presentations everywhere. New product announcements from Apple seem to follow these…
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National DJ Day – Let’s Celebrate!
It’s National DJ Day, let’s celebrate with some great routines and DJ sets. Roc Raida’s Winning Set – DMC World Champion 1995 Roc Raida was one of the best to ever do it. We lost him way too soon. Rest in Peace, Roc! Your music lives on and you continue to inspire DJs everywhere. Jam…
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Hip-Hop Matters – Yes, It Does!
Hip Hop Matters – Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement by S. Craig Watkins Here are some of the things I learned while reading this book. The Story Behind the Message We all know “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. It is often heralded as the…
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Children’s Materials (8-12 yrs) Reads
Last semester, I took a class for my Master’s of Library and Information Science program that focused on children’s material. The required reading list was quite long. Basically, I was expected to read two books a week over the course of term. Fortunately, I had already read some of the classics and we were given…
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Little Clues Reveal a Lot
The Tell: The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths about Who We Are by Matthew Hertenstein Little clues can reveal a lot. Here are some of the things I learned while reading this book. Hertenstein wrote about a study that observed the way couple talked to each other during an argument. By analyzing couples arguments,…
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The Great Teacher Manifesto
Do you have a public declaration of your intentions as a teacher? I’m betting that you don’t. Years ago, I wrote a mission statement for my teaching. “To help every student develop to his or her full potential. To develop intellectual potential and provide opportunities for social, ethical, emotional, physical, and aesthetic development of every…
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Word is Bond Rap Radio 2018 Rap-Up
This week on the show, we rap up the year that was, by playing some of my favourite tracks from 2018. We also need to start the year with a bang, so we played some brand new, 2019, joints as well. The show kicks off with Skillz annual year-end rap up and then gets book-ended…