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Lak and Capone kicking it on Word is Bond
Capone (of Capone and Noreaga) has teamed up with Lak (pronounced “Lock”) to drop a new EP entitled Wolves. They both called in to Word is Bond Rap Radio to discuss the new project, hip-hop history, positive lyrics, and much more. You know, we had to kick off the show with some CNN classics and a…
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Golden Era Hip-Hop Radio (Mastermind Street Jam)
The Mastermind Street Jam was golden-era hip-hop radio at its finest. It was required listening and thanks to the invention of blank cassette tapes, it was something I could listen to again and again. Now you can too, thanks to this thing called the Internet. I even did a tracklisting for this one. It’s on…
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Word is Bond Rap Radio – More Rugged
Word is Bond Rap Radio continues to come at you from my underground bunker while the Covid-19 restrictions are still in place. This one features straight music. No interviews this week. Catch the show live every week on 94.9 CHRW Radio Western, Thursdays from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 am EST. All 424 episodes are available…
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Another Trip Around the Sun – Chasing July
It’s been an entire year since these posts were first published here on my blog. This is probably a good time to take look back at them. Read all of the posts from last July or just these cool ones The Sun is Also a Star (And it Shines) This was a great read that…
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My New Favourite Show – Stargirl
I hadn’t planned to watch Stargirl. I was getting a little burnt out with all of the superhero television shows. After the Crisis crossover event, I felt like I needed a break. I went into the pilot of the series with some reluctance, but it quickly won me over and continues to do so every…
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Mastermind Street Jam – WC and Maad Circle
Digitized cassette tape of iconic radio show – check! Proper track listing – check! Interview not edited out – check! Dope live radio – always with the Mastermind Street Jam This is Tape 19 of my extensive collection and it features a live interview with WC and the Maad Circle. I have a lot more of…
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Word is Bond – Bluestamp Official
Word is Bond Rap Radio is moving time slots. You can still catch the show on 94.9 fm CHRW Radio Western Thursday nights, just a little bit later than usual. We will now be on from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 am EST. And you can always find the podcast here. Last night’s show featured these…
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Rakim’s Rhyme Book & How He Revolutionized Rap Music
Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius by Rakim Rakim is one of the most talented poets that our generation has even known. He revolutionized hip-hop with his laid back style on the microphone and his novel way of rhyming. He didn’t merely place his rhymes at the end of each line,…
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What Happened to the Beach?
What happened to the beach? This used to be a great place to sit in the shade. This grouping of trees was meters away from the water and up a small hill. Here’s an old picture of it from my blog archive. It was the only one I could find. You can see that it…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Live Via Satellite
This is Tape 18 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam cassettes taped directly from the radio back in the mid 1990s. This was required listening every week and I rocked with the tapes for weeks afterward. Free mixtapes! Yes, sir! I even completed the j-card for the first time with this tape. Original air…