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XL – Sadat X + El Da Sensei (on WIB Rap Radio)
Sadat X and El Da Sensei are legends in hip-hop. You may know them from Brand Nubian and Artifacts. Well, they have combined to form XL and have dropped a brand new collaborative album. They’ve worked together tons of times over the past 20 years, so it was only fitting for this to happen. The…
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DJ Cummerbund and TempoMental (Word is Bond Rap Radio)
DJ Cummerbund is a mash-up artist supreme. He creates magic when he takes two things that shouldn’t go together to create a musical masterpiece. My favourite is when he took a hard rock song and turned it into a disco track. Can you imagine Ozzy Osbourne in Earth, Wind, and Fire? If not, press play and…
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The Hip-Hop Nutcracker Ticket Giveaway
The Hip Hop Nutcracker is coming to Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario and you have a handful of chances to win a pair of tickets to see the show. It sounds crazy to put a hip-hop spin on the timeless classic, but there are some big names behind it. Kurtis Blow, the first rapper to put…
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Getting Paid with Mark Steele
This week on Word is Bond Rap Radio, we have Mark Steele on our phone lines talking about his new album, “It’s Been a Minute.” And as usual Chase March spins two hours of great hip-hop music. It’s also time for our annual funding drive at Radio Western. Please take a moment to watch the…
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The MIX(ed)TAPE 2 Rises to the Top
This is really cool. The MIX(ed)TAPE 2 debuted in the number one spot on the CHRW Earshot Chart in its very first week of release. In week two, it fell to the third position. But that is still quite the accomplishment. We are in the process of getting the project to other radio stations as…
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Nine Holding it Down on WIB Rap Radio
Nine has been holding it down for 23 years. His distinct voice has captured our attention since we first heard him on “Whutcha Want” back in 1995. We start out this edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio with a half hour mixset of his music. and then get in-depth with an exclusive interview. Recorded…
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WIB Rap Radio #332 – Power Moves
Striving to make power moves, Word is Bond Rap Radio has been rocking the airwaves for close to seven years now. And we are not about to slow down. Today’s show features 90 minutes of great hip-hop music and then Chase March closes off the show by looking at songs that strategically use rests (moments…
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Word is Bond Keeping it Constant (WIB Rap Radio)
We keep it constant on Word is Bond Rap Radio every single week. You can always expect the best in underground hip-hop with a boom-bap aesthetic. Listen live weekly on the radio or catch the podcast here. Enjoy! DJ Flipcyde ft Dre Specs – Respect the Culture Rex Seshunx, Legitimate, and Ghost of Misery –…
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We Gon’ Make It (WIBRapRadio #330)
I had the chance to start early this week for Word is Bond Rap Radio so I jumped at the chance. It was a lot of fun mixing two and a half hours live on the radio. There weren’t any interviews so it’s straight music with that boom-bap, underground hip-hop that you love. Press play…
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It’s Cayoz on Word is Bond Rap Radio!
Cayoz hails from Oceanside, California and is not be confused with the Canadian emcee K-os, although both rappers pronounce their name “Chaos.” If you are a regular listener of this show, you will have heard this man before. He makes great songs and even has a few Canadian connections. It was nice to finally kick…