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Double Up with Word is Bond Rap Radio
Double Up with some great hip-hop for two hours. Featuring a few artists twice along the way. This was a live show back before the global pandemic closed the radio station. I hope to get back in to the station soon. Live college radio is always so much fun. And while this is an encore…
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Mastermind Steert Jam – July 8, 1996
I once again have a numbering issue with this edition of Mastermind Street Jam. I labelled this one as Tape 76 but it looks like it should have been Tape 75. I don’t seem to be missing a tape in the date sequence. Oh well! Press play and enjoy this radio show I taped live…
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A Homeschooling Handbook
The Homeschooling Handbook how to make homeschooling simple, affordable, fun, and effective by Lorilee Lippincott I have decided that I will be homeschooling my son. As an educator with 18 years of experience in the classroom, I think I have a good foundation for that. I don’t want my homeschool to be like the public…
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The Return of Rap City (On Our Screens)
Rap City was such an important part of music television back in the day. It was great to see a block of television devoted to rap music. We were able to discover new tunes, and see some of our favourite emcees who we’d only ever seen in magazines or on album covers. Well, the show…
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Super Posts from Last July
It’s time to take a leap through the archive in a single bound. This will bring us back one year to explore some of the cool things that we happening then. You can read all of the posts from last July or just these super ones . . . My New Favourite Show – Stargirl…
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In-Depth with Chadio on Word is Bond Rap Radio
This week, I talk with Chadio. He has a new album with The Dirty Sample out right now. They both have a rich history in hip-hop, so it was nice to get him on the program and chop it up. Chase March & Strange Breed – Word is Bond ThemeShabaam Sahdeeq ft UG & DV…
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Mastermind Street Jam – 25 Years Ago This Week
Here’s a cool radio show that I taped 25 years ago this week. It’s the 74th tape of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes. I’m having fun digitizing these and sharing them with you. This was an iconic hip-hop mixshow on the Canadian airwaves and it deserves all the shine it can get. Mastermind…
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Celebrate Differently – First Nations Hip-Hop on Canada Day
It’s Canada Day today and while I normally like to celebrate it by playing nothing but Canadian hip-hop on Word is Bond Rap Radio, I knew I needed to do something different this year. I’m familiar with few First Nations emcees but not enough, so I took to Facebook and asked for suggestions. I was…
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Having a Blast at the First Nations Video Shoot
I had a lot of fun this weekend providing the music for a special day on the Chippewas of the Thames First Nations Reserve. They were shooting a music video there to help call attention to the horrors of Residential Schools. Dave from NYC Stylz was on hand providing orange shirts to people and I…
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The Gift of Gab Tribute Mix on Word is Bond
I had a really tough time programming this week’s edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio because it happens to fall on Canada Day and I knew that I needed to do something different this year. I had to acknowledge the First Nations artists we have in hip-hop. I asked for artist and song suggestions…