Hip-Hop
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DJ Russell Peters on Mastermind Street Jam
Russell Peters is a hilarious comedian and actor. But did you know that he’s also a DJ? He appeared on several episodes of the Mastermind Street Jam back in the 1990s. This is the first time I captured it on cassette. And unfortunately, I tuned in late that day and only got the last half…
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Keep Marching (WIBRapRadio #427)
Last night Word is Bond Rap Radio featured two hours of underground hip-hop with that boom-bap aesthetic. We didn’t have any interviews and delivered some classic and brand new joints mixed by yours truly, Chase March. Remember to keep marching for what is right. Black Lives Matter. Let’s never forget that. Chase March – Word…
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Mastermind Street Jam – November 7, 1995
Last week’s edition of the Mastermind Street Jam throwback was from Monday November 6th, 1995; the first time the show aired in its new time slot. Instead of a two-hour long show once a week, the program was split into two and ran Monday and Tuesday nights at midnight. This episode is the second hour…
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Long Overdue – Chokeules on Word is Bond Radio
Chokeules just dropped his twentieth project, Nepotism, in as many years. I’ve been a fan of his for quite some time. It’s a crime that it has taken me this long to get him on the program. We start off this episode of Word is Bond Rap Radio with a half hour mix of his…
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Mastermind Street Jam – New Time Slot
This is Tape 21 of my collection of The Mastermind Street Jam that I taped off the radio back on November 6th 1995. It was the first episode of the show in it’s new time slot. Mondays and Tuesdays at 12:00 a.m. Midnight. The two hour format on Saturdays was excellent. This late night burial…
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Lak and Capone kicking it on Word is Bond
Capone (of Capone and Noreaga) has teamed up with Lak (pronounced “Lock”) to drop a new EP entitled Wolves. They both called in to Word is Bond Rap Radio to discuss the new project, hip-hop history, positive lyrics, and much more. You know, we had to kick off the show with some CNN classics and a…
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Golden Era Hip-Hop Radio (Mastermind Street Jam)
The Mastermind Street Jam was golden-era hip-hop radio at its finest. It was required listening and thanks to the invention of blank cassette tapes, it was something I could listen to again and again. Now you can too, thanks to this thing called the Internet. I even did a tracklisting for this one. It’s on…
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Word is Bond Rap Radio – More Rugged
Word is Bond Rap Radio continues to come at you from my underground bunker while the Covid-19 restrictions are still in place. This one features straight music. No interviews this week. Catch the show live every week on 94.9 CHRW Radio Western, Thursdays from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 am EST. All 424 episodes are available…
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Mastermind Street Jam – WC and Maad Circle
Digitized cassette tape of iconic radio show – check! Proper track listing – check! Interview not edited out – check! Dope live radio – always with the Mastermind Street Jam This is Tape 19 of my extensive collection and it features a live interview with WC and the Maad Circle. I have a lot more of…
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Word is Bond – Bluestamp Official
Word is Bond Rap Radio is moving time slots. You can still catch the show on 94.9 fm CHRW Radio Western Thursday nights, just a little bit later than usual. We will now be on from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 am EST. And you can always find the podcast here. Last night’s show featured these…