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WIB Rap Radio Pays Respect to Nipsey Hussle
We kick off the show with a small tribute to Nispey Hussle. This dude was doing great things for his community and it’s a tragedy that he was cut down in his prime. I wasn’t really a fan of him and hadn’t played his music before on the show, but the hip-hop community is hurting right…
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Adventures in Space via Comics
Here are the latest graphic novels I copped from the public library and my thoughts on them. Captain Marvel – Alis Volat Propriis I have to admit, I don’t know much about the character of Captain Marvel. My exposure to her comes from the Civil War crossover event, and the appearances she has made in…
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DJing a Show Tonight in Windsor
Underground Empyre Entertainment Presents: The No Sleep Canadian Tour – Windsor, ON. featuring . . . Blaze ON3 and Trey Mark with performances by Laydee Tee, Yung B, Dino, Nu Breed, and Luca Mele and local support from B. Rose, Givvy, and Labeled Minority with DJ Chase March on the 1s and 2s. Help support the local hip-hop…
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Getting Classroom Volunteers
“If I just ask for a volunteer, my students sit on their hands and look away. You’ve been there. You can almost feel your back muscles tense as you think, Oh please, don’t call on me. So I don’t ask. Instead, I say, ‘In case you’re worried about volunteering to role-play with me in front…
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April Showers, Blog Post Flowers
April showers bring forth blog post flowers. That’s the saying, right? Here’s what bloomed last year at this time. Read all of the posts from last April or just these beautiful ones. Canada Under Siege In the year 2112, a war erupts between the United States of America and Canada. This graphic novels tells the…
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WIBRapRadio’s 7th Anniversary special with Billy Danze (M.O.P.)
Word is Bond Rap Radio celebrated its 7th year on the air with a very special edition of the show. Billy Danze of the legendary M.O.P. called in to kick it with Chase March. They had a great discussion and played a ton of his music. We announced the winner of the #ChaseMarchMadness 16 bar…
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Mash-Ups are All Around Us
You are probably familiar with a musical mashup. This is when a new song is “created by juxtaposing large, recognizable sections of two or more commercially releases songs.” Here is an example of one of my favourites. It combines the sounds of Earth, Wind, and Fire with the vocals of Ozzy Osbourne. “To those who…
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Catching Up on Monthly Highlights
I am trying to complete my Chasing Content archive. Out of 130 months of blogging, I am missing 14 of these “Best Of” posts. Let’s drop that number down, shall we? Read all of the posts from March 2014 or just these highlights. Walkie Talkies to Cell Phones A small plan crashed in a very…
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Originality is Always the Answer
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant I really enjoyed this book. I took tons of notes while reading it. Here are a few of my takeaways from it. Question the Default “The hallmark of originality is rejecting the default and exploring whether a better option exists.” I do this all the time.…
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Confounding Cereal Aisle
I find these stores signs absolutely hilarious. What exactly is adult cereal? As I walked down the aisle, I got more confused. What makes a brand of cereal, “Family Cereal”? Is it wrong that I eat many of the “Kid’s Cereal” brands too? I felt compelled to move many of those boxes over to the…