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Toronto Sounds Terrible (And it Shouldn’t)
Toronto Sound: Vol. 1 – A Memoir of the City’s Rising Producers by KLFTN I was really looking forward to reading this book. As a hip-hop historian, I wanted to dive into the history of beatmakers and producers from Canada. The cover art is amazing and looks great when the book is completely unfolded. Unfortunately,…
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Koty Kolter (Oshawa Hip-Hop Concert – Sunday)
Team Alpha Pack Entertainment in association with Ill Broken Entertainment presents Koty Kolter. Supported by one of the best opening lineups in Oshawa history, including names like Mack Money Milestone, Nathan Skullz of 420 Klick, Ruby Red and more. With a special guest performance by Justn Credible. DJ Chase March will be holding it down on the 1s and 2s. I…
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My List of 2018 Reads
I like to keep track of what I read and I think this is a great platform to do that. I blog about every single book I read, keep track of the number of books and the genre, and put them all together in a annual reading log that I update frequently. This is the…
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Chasing Content – No Fooling
It’s April Fools Day and I won’t be playing any pranks on you this year. It feels wrong to play jokes on Easter weekend. Instead, I will run the regular feature of Chasing Content. This is a monthly spotlight on the best posts from this blog last year at this time. You can read all…
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Always Start With Why
Start With Why by Simon Sinek Remember when Oprah gave away a car to everyone in the audience of her talk show? Do you remember what car she gave away? Or even what brand of car it was? My guess is that you do not. According to Simon Sinek, this is because this giveaway didn’t…
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Chase March Madness!
Welcome to the first ever Chase March Madness. Tomorrow on Word is Bond Rap Radio, we will be deciding what the best hip-hip album release of the month is. But we need your help. Please comment on this post with your selections, vote via Twitter, or via Facebook, or call in live tomorrow night at…
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Hip-Hop DJs Advancing Technology
Hip Hop DJs and the Evolution of Technology: Cultural Exchange, Innovation, and Democratization by Andre Sirois This was a fascinating read about the importance of hip-hop DJs in advancing and developing technology. Sirois aka DJ food stamp has done his research and it shows on every single page. Here are some of the things I…
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St. Patrick’s Day Hip-Hop Jam (London, ON)
Please join us for a St. Patrick’s Day jam as we get together to kick some rhymes and have a good time. There is no headliner for this event, just a bunch of cool rappers doing what they do best featuring . . . Hajiii The Modern Day Hippie Johnny Bars Labeled Minority Lola Sharky…
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Submit Your Tracks for The MIX(ed)TAPE 2
DJ Hullewud and I teamed up to create THE MIX(ed)TAPE a year and a half ago. Our goal was to create a mixtape like the ones we used to listen to in the 1980s and 90s. It featured new, unreleased and/or exclusive songs that were professional mixed and blended. We are now accepting submissions for…
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Oneida Blackhawks Fundraiser Event
The Oneida Blackhawks are a hockey team made up of 11-13 year-olds from Oneida Nation of the Thames. This community is just southwest of London, Ontario, Canada. They will represent their community in a battle of the best of the best during March Break in Missausaga as they compete in the Little NHL tournament. This group of…