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Mastermind – Hit Me With That!
Relive some classic hip-hop radio with this freshly digitized cassette of my collection of the Mastermind Street Jam episodes. Featuring new music (at the time of broadcast) from . . . Beatnuts, Cash Money Click, Casual, Coolio, De La Soul, Erick Sermon, Ghostface, Heltah Skeltah, Large Professor, Mobb Deep, O.C., Royal Flush, Smooth Da Hustla,…
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Free Magazines on Your Phone (from Libby)
I used to love reading magazines. When I was a teenager, The Source Magazine was pretty much required reading. It was a great way to find out about rap music releases and artists. I even used the pictures to wallpaper my basement studio. It was great. Over the years I have enjoyed a number of…
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Rick Hyde Exclusive on Word is Bond Rap Radio
Rick Hyde is the special guest for this edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio. He is an emcee and producer from Buffalo, New York who has been making a lot of noise lately. Along with Benny the Butcher, he is a member of Black Soprano Family and they have been putting in work. I…
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Tape 52 – Mastermind Street Jam
Here’s tape 52 of my collection of the Mastermind Street Jam. I have been having fun digitizing these tapes. I share a new on every Monday and we’re not even halfway through my collection yet. This one originally aired on Energy 108 back on April 15, 1996 and features music by Bahamadia, Boogiemonsters De La…
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Star Wars: Aftermath
Star Wars: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig One thing I never understood about the Star Wars universe is how the good guys never seem to win. There was a huge celebration at the end of Return of the Jedi when the evil empire was defeated. The New Republic should have restored peace to the universe after…
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WIBRapRadio – Wheels the Film
This week, Word is Bond Rap Radio, features an interview with the creative team behind the new movie Wheels. Chase March talks to Paul Starkman who wrote and directed the film, and Arnstar, the lead actor who plays the role of an aspiring DJ. Chase March also spins some new hip-hop tracks from some new artists,…
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Classic Hip-Hop Radio from 1996 – Mastermind Street Jam
Part 2, the Tuesday night edition of Mastermind Street Jam was originally broadcast on April 9, 1996 on Energy 108 (107.9 fm) in Canada. I cut most of the talking out of this one. But that’s because I liked rocking with these shows like they were mixtapes. I would bump then over and over again…
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Mr. D thinks Teaching is Hard
Teaching: It’s Harder Than It Looks by Gerry Dee Some people know Mr. D from his hit television show of the same name. In it, he plays a teacher who tries his best to do as little work as possible. His ultimate goal is to become a gym teacher and be popular among the students.…
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RIP Double K, plus an Omen44 Interview (WIBRapRadio)
The hip-hop world is mourning the loss of Double K from the rap group People Under the Stairs. We had to kick off the show with an hour’s worth of his incredible music. Double K was a producer, emcee, and DJ of one the finest groups to ever put it down. The group released their final…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 50 (Apr ’96)
Here’s a classic episode of Mastermind Street Jam that I taped off the radio and have digitized for your enjoyment. This show was how we got exposed to a lot of great hip-hop before the worldwide web. Most of us, didn’t even have the Internet at home when this show was on the air. Thankfully,…