Silent Cacophony
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I Surrender (Can I Raise a White Flag?)
Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace by D.L. Hughley and Doug Moe I’m not sure it’s appropriate to wave a white flag right now, but I truly believe that we need to surrender under the conditions that D.L. Hughley and Doug Moe lay out for us in this brilliant book. So here it…
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Another Trip Around the Sun – Chasing July
It’s been an entire year since these posts were first published here on my blog. This is probably a good time to take look back at them. Read all of the posts from last July or just these cool ones The Sun is Also a Star (And it Shines) This was a great read that…
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My New Favourite Show – Stargirl
I hadn’t planned to watch Stargirl. I was getting a little burnt out with all of the superhero television shows. After the Crisis crossover event, I felt like I needed a break. I went into the pilot of the series with some reluctance, but it quickly won me over and continues to do so every…
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Rakim’s Rhyme Book & How He Revolutionized Rap Music
Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius by Rakim Rakim is one of the most talented poets that our generation has even known. He revolutionized hip-hop with his laid back style on the microphone and his novel way of rhyming. He didn’t merely place his rhymes at the end of each line,…
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What Happened to the Beach?
What happened to the beach? This used to be a great place to sit in the shade. This grouping of trees was meters away from the water and up a small hill. Here’s an old picture of it from my blog archive. It was the only one I could find. You can see that it…
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Let’s Make a Change (for the better)
Today, the Canadian government announced that they will be extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for an additional 8 weeks. Over 8.4 million Canadians signed up for the program so far. I wanted to share an excerpt from Calvin’s Canadian Cave of Cool today because I think Calvin made a great case for continuing this…
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WIB Rap Radio – Erase Racism
Sesame Street held a townhall for families to help teach kids about what is going on in the world right now. It was pretty powerful stuff for a kids television show. I had to start off this week’s edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio with a clip from that special to hammer home the…
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Advanced Flow & Delivery for MCs
How to Rap 2: Advanced Flow and Delivery Techniques by Paul Edwards This isn’t a manual on how to rap. I don’t think a book can really teach you how to craft great hip-hop songs. But studying the work of talented emcees is definitely a good place to start. There are plenty of ways to…
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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…