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Mastermind Street Jam – Jan 28, ’95
I’m not sure how I numbered these tapes wrong. Last week, I shared Tape 14 of my Mastermind Street Jam collection. That one was from April, but Tape 15 is from January? I’m confused. Sorry for not getting these all in chronological order. I thought they were. Oh well, we still get to enjoy some…
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Exclusive Interview with Jamo Gang
I had a blast on the radio this week with hip-hop supergroup, Jamo Gang. Ras Kass wasn’t able to join us, unfortunately, but J57 and El Gant kept us entertained with some great stories and incredible music. We prerecorded this interview and that’s why we didn’t get in-depth with what is going on in the…
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Chase It Back One Year
Let’s go chase it back one year in a little segment I call Chasing Content. You know how it works! Browse the posts and click the links! Read all of the posts from last June or just these gems. Pantsing is the Best Way to Write Outlines suck. Get a good idea for the story and…
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Add It Up – A Hip-Hop Salute to Math
The Hip Hop HeadUcatorz have teamed up with Manitoba teacher and emcee Mr. Will Penner to talk about the importance of having a solid foundation in math in our daily lives. Check out the lyric video to “Add it Up.” We had a blast bringing this track to you. Let’s see if you can catch all…
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WIB Rap Radio #418 – Stand Up
We start off this edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio with a track from Heavy D called “A Better Land” because I think we can make a better land. We are on a precipice right now and we need to do something. That’s why I’ve broken down this week’s podcast into two segments. I…
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Mastermind Street Jam – April 15, 1995
This is Part 14 of my extensive collection of the Mastermind Street Jam, an amazing radio show that was broadcast on 107.9 fm back in the 1990s. The station reached much of Southern Ontario and even parts of the USA. Mastermind mixtapes were legendary too. Enjoy the classic, golden-era hip-hop! And let me know if…
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LOTUG Takeover WIBRapRadio
Lords of the Underground are an iconic hip-hop group that have been putting it down since the early 1990s. It was a pleasure to chop it up with them on the radio last night. We spin tons of their great music and get in-depth with an exclusive interview. That, plus a mixset of new music…
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Word . . . The Language of Hip Hop Culture
Roc the Mic Right: The Language of Hip Hop Culture by H. Samy Alim “The African American oral tradition is rooted in a belief in the power of the Word. The African concept of Nommo, the Word, is believed to be the force of life itself. To speak is to make something come into being.…
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Mastermind Street Jam – April 1, 1995
Mastermind Street Jam was appointment radio in the mid 1990s. Here’s the 13th tape from my collection. It featured an interview with Naughty by Nature. I chopped the interview a bit, unfortunately. I wish I had kept it for historical purposes. Instead, I wanted mostly music on the cassette so I could rock with it…
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Spinning Back with DJ Realistic
DJ Realistic is someone that I have looked up to for a really long time. You might remember him from the radio show he launched with Eklipz on 93.3 CFMU out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Live N Direct was required listening every week. Teh show still continues to this day, although with a new host…