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Raekwon on Mastermind Street Jam (May ’96)
Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan stopped by the Mastermind Street Jam on May 20, 1996. Here’s some hip-hop history for you. Live radio mixed by DJ Mastermind on Energy 108. Download this episode (for a limited time) or stream it with the player above. Did you miss any of the past episodes of Mastermind Street Jam?…
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Jay-Z Gets the Scholarly Treatment
JAY-Z: Made in America by Michael Eric Dyson I haven’t followed Jay-Z his whole career. I bought his first two albums on CD but then lost interest as he seemed to move in a more commercial direction. But I came back around with his Black Album and now have several of his discs. Interestingly, that…
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Word is Bond – Deeply Rooted
Milkcrate is a production team out of Toronto that have been making some incredible music for several years now. One of their members, Kenderman, suffered a huge loss recently. Not only did he lose all of his music gear in a fire, but his family has lost all of their possessions. Fortunately, they all got…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 60 (May 14, 1996)
Tape 60 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam show. I titled this one Dainja! It originally aired on March 14, 1996 on Energy 108 in Canada. DJ Mastermind threw down some great hip-hop jams every week. This was no exception. Press play and enjoy the show! WARNING – Explicit Lyrics and Mature Content Download…
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Citizen Kane’s Rap Documentary (Before Rap Docs were Cool)
J-Spade of Citizen Kane posted this on Facebook a few weeks ago. “I’m saying this for y’all to hear…LOUD AND CLEAR! Stop trying to write me out of Canadian Hip Hop History! You know who you are. I see all you old artist and industry cats that never had the impact back then trying to…
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DJ Slam Guest Mix and Animal Farm Interview
This week on Word is Bond Rap Radio we have a guest mixset from DJ Slam. If you like what you hear from him, check out 6 Degrees Radio on CIUT 89.5FM in Toronto Mondays at 10pm ET. We then travel back in time to 2009 to hear an interview I did with Animal Farm. You…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 59
Mastermind held down the show solo for a few episodes while Big Matt was on vacation, but he’s back for this episode of Mastermind Street Jam. Featuring new music (at the time) by 25 Ta Life, Akinyele, Artifacts, Busta Rhymes, Heather B, Kool G Rap, O.C. Real Live, Redman, Wu-Tang Clan, and more. Original Air…
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Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps I just binge-read this entire series over the course of two weeks. Vol 1 – Sinestro’s Law (2017) Vol 2 – Bottled Light (2017) Vol 3 – Quest for the Blue Lanterns (2017) Vol 4 – Fracture (2018) Vol 5 – Twilight of the Guardians (2018) Vol 6…
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Strange Breed Reps the Forest City
Word is Bond Rap Radio episode 461 features special guest Strange Breed. He called into the radio show to talk about his new album and the strange times we find ourselves in these days. Plus, I spin some great new jams and some hip-hop classics. Strange He continually reps for the Forest City and puts on…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Out for Dolo
Mastermind is out for dolo in this edition of Mastermind Street Jam. He held down the show by himself once again and blessed us with some brand new hip-hop This is just one tape from my vast collection. I share a new one here every week. Enjoy the trip down memory lane. Original Air Date…