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A Style Guide for Indigenous Writing
Elements of Indigenous Style : A Guide For Writing By And About Indigenous Peoples by Gregory Younging This book is the first of its kind and a much needed reference tool for authors, writers, and creators to make sure they are using culturally appropriate publishing practices. If you are writing about Indigenous Peoples in any…
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Word is Bond Rap Radio #499 – Best of 2021 (Part 2)
2021 was a great year for Hip Hop. There was no way I could fit everything into one Best of 2021 show. In fact, I couldn’t fit every track I wanted in this second edition either. So, I kept it moving and spun for an extra thirty minutes. That’s four and a half hours of…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 101 (Oct 8, 1996)
Mastermind was playing it by ear on October 8th, 1996. Some of the best Hip Hop mixshow work this way. Live radio, playing the jams that they want to hear, and freestyling on the decks. It’s always a treat when the Mastermind Street Jam is on. Featuring music by Beatnuts, Busta Rhymes, Bush Babees, Ghostface,…
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Library Graphic Novel Haul
The public library is a great place to read comics for free. Here is my latest haul from the local branch. Justice League – Future State This collection seems a little disjointed. It starts off with a two-part story featuring The Flash and the jumps to an Aquaman tale that doesn’t seem connected to it.…
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Unleash the Creativity with Creativity Inc
Creativity Inc: Overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration by Ed Catmull Imagine being the co-founder of Pixar and president of Walt Disney Animation and having the guts to put this statement in print . . . “Early on, all of our movies suck. . . We dare to attempt…
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Now is the Time, to Hit That Target!
Next week I will be celebrating the 500th episode of my show, Word is Bond Rap Radio. It’s quite the milestone and not something I ever really thought about. I just craft the best radio show I can on a weekly basis and have been doing so for ten years. Ten years of work that…
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Best of 2021: A to G Edition (Word is Bond Rap Radio #498)
These are some of my favourite tracks from this past year and I barely scratched the surface with this show. When I started to put it together, I threw a lot of tunes in my crate and only got up to G alphabetically. I’d always wanted to do an A to G show. I guess,…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 54 (April 22, 1996)
We’re back from the holiday break. You were probably expecting Tape 101 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes, but I found a missing tape over the holidays and digitized it for you. So here it the tape we skipped ten months ago. We will be back to posting new episodes every Monday until…
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Oh Brother, Skip This One
This book received a lot of attention when it came out but I don’t get the hype. I say, skip it and find a better read with the same themes.
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Hip Hop HeadUcatorz Spread Some Christmas Cheer
In the tradition of Chirstmas Rappin by Kurtis Blow, Christmas in Hollis by Run-DMC and all the great Hip Hop holidays tunes that have followed, we wanted to spread some Christmas Cheer this season. You can download or stream the song for free from Bandcamp. Christmas Cheer by Hip Hop HeadUcatorz Lyrics Tigz Trimming tree…