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WIHH9 – Celebrating International Women’s Day
Tonight is the night. We celebrate International Women’s Day with 8 hours of real hip-hop music and talk. This is the 9th annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular. It features . . . an in-depth interview with Boog Brown StaHHR in her own words a roundtable discussion with Skulastic, Cassette, and Raxx DJ Chase March mixsets…
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The Power of Choosing Your Words Carefully
As a teacher, it is important to use words wisely. How we say something can be just as important, or maybe more so, that what we say. For instance, having a long list of classroom rules that prohibit all sorts of behaviour and activities sends a rather negative impression. It makes your class feel restrictive…
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Hip-Hop Anonymous Reunion – TONIGHT
It’s been a while since we had an edition of Hip-Hop Anonymous. It’s time to bring it back to where it all started. This used to be a monthly event to showcase local talent in the hip-hop sphere. DWG Entertainment is back and I’m glad to be be rocking this show. Featuring performances by Tempomental…
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The Best of Last March
It’s time for another edition of Chasing Content. Let’s pick through the spring buds and find some great posts to look back on. Read all of the posts from last March or just these highlights Start With Why “Remember when Oprah gave away a car to everyone in the audience of her talk show? Do…
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What to Watch . . . What to Watch?
Have you ever spent thirty minutes or longer scrolling through the available titles on Netflix or other streaming platforms? Have you walked away from the experience still not knowing what to watch? It can be daunting choosing a program amongst the hundreds of possibilities. You don’t want to waste your time, but how can you…
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Strange Ice Hills at the Beach
I decided to stay active this winter. Normally, when it starts to get cold, I hang up my running shoes for the season. I don’t like running outside when it gets below 5°C. The funny thing is, it’s been warmer than that several times this winter and I have taken full advantage of that by…
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Bring It Back to School
If you’re not familair with #edchat, it is a way to spark discussion among educators on Twitter. It is an interactive, online discussion where teachers can share thoughts, ideas, questions, and best practices. Many of these discussion groups are scheduled, but through the magic of Twitter, you can chime in any time. Here is a…
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Blending Comedy & Music (DJ Mix)
Jim Gaffigan is one of my favourite comedians. I had the crazy idea of mixing some of his material with songs that complimented it. It all started with cake. Gaffigan has a hilarious bit that I thought would be even more funny when mixed into Flo Rida’s “Cake”. When I dug deeper, I found a…
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February Three Years Ago
Let’s go shovel the snow to unearth the blog posts that have been getting buried this winter. Specifically, let’s look back at what was happening here three years ago at this time. Read all of the posts from February 2016 or just these highlights. There is an Art to Asking A few years back, I…
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New Release from the Vaults
Back in 2005, I produced, wrote, and recorded an E.P. entitled Life’s Music. I never did anything with it and it has sat in my vaults for over ten years. I think it is finally time to unleash it. No one has heard this, until now. I hope you enjoy it. It starts out with…