Hip-Hop
-
WIB Rap Radio – Frozen Flows
We had an ice storm Tuesday that shut most of Southern Ontario down. Several school boards, universities, and places of business closed their doors, including Western University. With the campus shut down, and no school for me to teach, I decided to record my show from home. This is the Snow Day edition of Word…
-
Before Eminem . . .
Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement by S. Craig Watkins Sometimes, I read a hip-hop book and don’t learn anything new. That was not the case with this book. Watkins has some great stories to tell and knowledge to drop. White Hip-Hop Eras Watkins breaks down…
-
WIBRapRadio #350 – Don’t Lie to Me
This week’s title track comes from Nieve and SoulChef off their album Sunflower In The Sunlight. It’s a feel-good vibe that matches the tone of live show perfectly. I had a lot of fun spinning this week’s show. I hope you enjoyed it, or are enjoying it for the first time right now! Let me…
-
Young Stitch at Jux Cain’s B-Day Bash
Beat Drum Media presents, The BET Freestyle Friday – World champion, Young Stitch live in London, Ontario. It’s Jux Cain’s Birthday Bash party, hosted by IHeart Radio Personalities, Jux ‘N Juke. With opening acts Diztrikt Apolo Chris Jackson Typo Real Fate Ashley Nicole Wiesbeck and music provided by DJ Chase March WHAT: Jux Cain’s Birthday Bash…
-
Hip-Hop Cannot Die
Is Hip-Hop Dead? by Mickey Hess This was an interesting read and I learned a few things including . . . Why rappers have such strange names? “Hip-hop naming grows out of larger traditions. The choosing of rap names reflects the on-air names of 1950s disc jockeys, the 1960s move for black athletes and entertainers…
-
Traffimatics Live on Word is Bond
Friend of the program, Traffimatics, stopped by to kick some freestyles off the top of the dome, talk about what’s coming up music wise, and just hang out. This is Episode 350 of Word is Bond Rap Radio. Remember that you can hear the show live Tuesday nights on 94.9 Radio Western in the London,…
-
Request The MIX(ed)TAPE 2!
This is really exciting! The MIX(ed)TAPE 2 is charting across the country. We are currently #8 in the National Hip-Hop Chart. That is huge! The album is in the Number 2 spot in Edmonton for CJSR and in the 9th position in Geulph for CFRU. We sent The MIX(ed)TAPE 2 to all campus radio stations…
-
Music for Mental Health Concert
Mental health should be a concern for us all. For many of us, it is not something we ever have to think about. For others, it affects them every single day in ways that are difficult to cope with. There are big gaps in the mental health infrastructure. Everything we can do to help people…
-
D-sisive Opens Up About Mental Health
I have been a big fan of D-sisive since I first saw him perform in the 1990s. He’s had quite the journey of the years, but I didn’t even know the half of it. He shared this video on his social media accounts and it is quite powerful. Give it a view, it only take…
-
NEW MUSIC – Gizmo’s Lullaby
My new song, “Gizmo’s Lullaby” is now available wherever you get your music. I wrote it to celebrate the birth of my son. My wife and I didn’t find out the gender during the pregnancy so we didn’t know whether we were going to have a son or daughter. It felt strange just saying “the…