Know Your History

It’s crazy how quickly the seasons change. It went from unseasonable warm to the first snow storm of the season in just a few days. Summer to snow in the blink of an eye. I didn’t make it into the station Tuesday night because of the [Keep Reading]

August 11th, 1973 is considered to be the birth of hip-hop culture. In this edition of Know Your History, we get to the bottom of how that can be. This was part of Radio Western’s Word Up 2018, the first annual day-long celebration of hip-hop [Keep Reading]

We are celebrating International Women’s Day in a big way tonight. It’s our 6th Annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular.  An entire overnight of radio programming dedicated to hip-hop’s better half. We have all sorts of great content [Keep Reading]

Rakim is one of hip-hop’s finest talents. He revolutionized the game with his unique wordplay and multi-syllabic style. His influence expands well beyond hip-hop as well. You can hear his voice sampled on dozens and dozens of hip-hop classics. [Keep Reading]

Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. I’m your host Chase March and we have a great show for you today. Normally, what I do on this program is build the show around a specific theme that is important to hip-hop [Keep Reading]

Know Your History is a documentary radio series that I do once a month for DOPEfm Radio and The Word is Bond Rap Radio Hour. I explore a different topic related to hip-hop music and culture every month. The show is normally half an hour long but I [Keep Reading]

Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. Today, I want to start out our journey in 1995. That was the year that a member of the Wu-Tang Clan dropped a seminal hip-hop classic. The album is brilliant with banger after [Keep Reading]

I wanted to honour and pay tribute to my father in a meaningful way. He was always a positive influence in my life and supported me in all of my musical endeavours. I wouldn’t be actively involved in hip-hop if it weren’t for him. So, [Keep Reading]

There are some great Halloween-themed rap songs. The first one I ever heard was “The Haunted House of Rock” by Whodini. I was so captivated by this record for a number of reasons. Number 1, the artwork is absolutely gorgeous. Number 2, [Keep Reading]

Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. It’s hip-hop history month every month here on the program as we dive deep into topics that explore this rich, cultural history in detail. I’m your host, Chase March, and this [Keep Reading]