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I’m passionate about the art of deejaying. I write and share concert and book reviews, technology highlights, upcoming events, mixtapes, and much more.
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Mastermind Street Jam #3 – October 22, 1994
Mastermind Street Jam was a great Golden Era hip-hop mixshow on Energy 108 (107.9 fm CINJ) that people from Hamilton to Toronto enjoyed back in the day. I taped it religiously and have started digitizing those cassettes to share with all of you. This is Tape 3 from my extensive collection and it features an…
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Sa-Roc & Kathy Iandoli on WIHH 10
This is the second part of Women in Hip-Hop 10, our annual special celebrating International Women’s Day. In this show, we have an in-depth and exclusive interview with Sa-Roc and play some of her amazing music. We also talk with Junii, who opened up for her and Rapsody in Detroit a few weeks back. And…
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Women in Hip-Hop 10 Shining a Spotlight on Hip-Hop’s Better Half
March 8 is International Women’s Day and we celebrate it every year by dedicating an entire overnight of radio programming to the Women in Hip-Hop. This is Women in Hip-Hop 10, our tenth annual spectacular and we have tons of treats for you. If you missed the show last night, stream or download this portion…
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10th Annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular (Tonight)
We celebrate International Women’s Day every year by shining a spotlight on hip-hop’s better half. Tonight will be our tenth annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular. We have mixsets, artist interviews, a roundtable discussion, a spotlight on the the tenth year rap music was recorded and all the women’s voices you could hear that year. Plus…
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MIDI Changed Everything
“In 1981, Roland developed a standard for electronic musical instruments called Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI. This was a standard for unifying the signal that connected the keyboard and sound generator. By unifying all the different types of signals that manufactures had been using into the MIDI standard, we were able to give electronic…
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Mastermind Street Jam (Oct 1994) Tape 2
Welcome back to Mastermind Mondays, the day you can visit here to take a trip back in time to hip-hop’s Golden Age. A time when you could turn on commercial radio and hear a great mixshow by DJ Mastermind. The Mastermind Street Jam could be heard from 5:00 to 7:00 pm EST on Energy 108…
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All the Way Live (Episode #403 of WIB Rap Radio)
The station computer was down this week so I couldn’t run ads or promo spots. This meant that I had to do a full three-hour show without any commercial interruption. It also gave me a chance to play a lot of songs. I hope you enjoyed it. The podcast of the show will now be…
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Mastermind Mondays – Tape #1 of The Mastermind Street Jam
Mastermind Street Jam was a radio show on Energy 108 (107.9fm) that served the Hamilton, Burlington, and Toronto areas in the mid to late 1990s. This hip-hop mixshow was required listening. It was unique because it was on commercial radio Saturdays from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. It then moved to Monday and Tuesday nights from…
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Kicking it with The Good People
Saint and Emskee of The Good People call in for an in-depth interview on Word is Bond Rap Radio. Before the chat, I kick off the show with a half-hour mix of their music and then top it all off with some great new hip-hop. This is episode #402 of the show and it looks…
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Word is Bond Rap Radio Celebrates 400 Episodes
Word is Bond Rap Radio celebrated its 400th episode with a special three-hour show featuring guest DJs, live performances, and trivia. I updated the flyer to reflect what the show actually looked like Thursday night. DJ Hullewud and Bnutz both took to the wheels of steel to deliver great mixsets. Branded Moore called in from…