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We Gon’ Make It (WIBRapRadio #330)
I had the chance to start early this week for Word is Bond Rap Radio so I jumped at the chance. It was a lot of fun mixing two and a half hours live on the radio. There weren’t any interviews so it’s straight music with that boom-bap, underground hip-hop that you love. Press play…
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#TheCanadianClassicTour #LDNont Submission
Classified is coming back to London to rock the London Music Hall and I could be opening up for him. He is running a competition where he asks people to write and record something to one of three beats he provided. I decided to jump on the turntables and mash all three beats up. Here…
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It’s Cayoz on Word is Bond Rap Radio!
Cayoz hails from Oceanside, California and is not be confused with the Canadian emcee K-os, although both rappers pronounce their name “Chaos.” If you are a regular listener of this show, you will have heard this man before. He makes great songs and even has a few Canadian connections. It was nice to finally kick…
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MacNaughton Morrison Trail Run
Let’s explore the MacNaughton Morrison Trail in Exeter, Ontario. It starts out with a bit of a boardwalk and continues with this concrete one. There are distance markers throughout the route. Unfortunately, it is not a looped course, but there is still a lot to offer visually and it is definitely work a trip. There…
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Hana’s Story NEEDED to be Told
Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine An educator in a small museum in Japan asked for some artifacts for an exhibit she was preparing on the Holocaust. One of the items she received was an empty suitcase with a girl’s name painted on the front of it. This peaked her curiosity and she set forth to…
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Canadian Hip-Hop Historian Alex Kuchma on WIB Rap Radio
Canadian Hip-Hop Historian, Alex Kuchma, called in to Word is Bond Rap Radio to talk about all things hip-hop. He even brought in some music that you might not have heard before. He is writing a book of the rich history we have in this country when it comes to hip-hop music and culture. Kuchma is…
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The Back to Old School Hip-Hop Show (Sept 7th)
DWG Entertainment presents . . . The Back to Old School Hip-Hop show! Before school gets fully back into the swing of things, come out and PARTY with us at a super dope hip-hop show! Your DJ for the evening will be none other than Chase March! Performances by: Typewriters Madhattr Tempomental And your headliner, back…
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WIB Rap Radio #327 – Lee Reed
We start out the show with 30 minutes of great Lee Reed music, and then talk to the man himself in this special edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio. Lee Reed is an amazing artist and veteran of the Hamilton music scene. Right now, he is fighting a battle against an unfair system that…
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Escape From the Library
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein I have to admit that I don’t like the genre of mystery. It’s not appealing to me to see someone solve a murder. Detective fiction seems too formulaic and improbable for me to truly get into the story. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library sounded like a great…
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Word is Bond Remembers Aretha Franklin
We pay tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who passed away last week in this edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio. We start out with a story about her iconic version of “Respect” and the history behind the tune. Then work our way through 30 minutes of tunes that sampled her music,…