Hip-Hop
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WIB Rap Radio – Dead Homiez
We’ve lost way too many emcees over the years. I had the idea to pay tribute to them in a special edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio. My idea was start off the show with Ice Cube’s “Dead Homiez” and then play tracks exclusively from rappers who have passed away. This is a show…
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Kung-Fu Vampire, Locksmith, and Friends (FRIDAY in London, ON)
DWG Entertaiment along with Axel Rosa present . . . Kung-Fu Vampire and Locksmith with special guests Noise and Fortunato DJ Chase March on the 1’s and 2’s Local Support by Tempomental Labeled Minority Lola Stopwatch Solyd Roy Kung Fu Vampire is an American rapper from San Jose, California and the vocalist of the musical group…
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WIB Rap Radio – Falling (RIP Tom Petty)
Tom Petty passed away Monday night and I wanted to pay tribute to him by kicking off the show with the Teenage Fan Club / De La Soul song that sampled his iconic hit “Free Falling.” After that I get into two hours of great hip-hop music mixed live on the radio. And close off…
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My Top 5 Hip-Hop Podcasts
In honour of National Podcast Day, I thought I would share with you my favourite hip-hop podcasts. 1. Break North Radio DJ Hullewud starts off every show with a classic record that has been sampled by several notable hip-hop acts. He spins great underground hip-hop for the first hour of the show, and then gets…
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Hip-Hop Anonymous is For Everyone (Friday)
Friday night, DWG Ent presents the All-Ages Edition of Hip-Hop Anonymous. It’s a rap concert featuring live performances by some of the best artists in the city and surrounding area. Traffimatics is headlining the event and y’allready know, he puts on a great live show. Also on the bill is Stewie, who was just recently…
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Word is Bond Exclusive – Tone Chop and Frost Gamble
http://chasemarch.com/Word-is-Bond-Rap-Radio/WIBRapRadio%20279%20-%20Tone%20Chop%20and%20Frost%20Gamble.mp3 Tone Chop and Frost Gamble call into Word is Bond Rap Radio to talk about their new album “Respect is Earned Not Given” and premiere some of the tracks. The project drops on Friday, so if you like what you hear, go cop it. We also are giving away tickets to Hip-Hop Anonymous in…
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Stewie visits Word is Bond Rap Radio
http://chasemarch.com/Word-is-Bond-Rap-Radio/WIBRapRadio%20278%20-%20Stewie.mp3 Local emcee, Stewie joined me at Radio Western Monday night to talk about the cool shows he’ll be playing at over the next few weeks, to world premiere his song “Why They So Serious” on the radio, and to kick a few freestyle rhymes. We talk about horror movies, the melding of rock and…
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Oh KG and Labeled Minority Live on Word is Bond
http://chasemarch.com/Word-is-Bond-Rap-Radio/WIBRapRadio%20277%20-%20Oh%20KG.mp3 Word is Bond Rap Radio has a few world premieres for you on today’s show. First up, Oh Kg stops by the studio to drop his new single. Then we have the long-awaited Ngajuana track “Murder in Reverse.” In it, Ngajuana tells a story in rhyme from top to bottom. He then reverses the direction…
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150 Tracks for Canada 150 (The Rap Up)
http://chasemarch.com/Word-is-Bond-Rap-Radio/WIBRapRadio%20269%20-%20Canada%20150%20(Rap-Up).mp3 I played 150 Canadian hip-hop tracks to celebrate Canada 150 last month. This is the fourth and final installment of that series. All in all, we featured ten hours of homegrown hip-hop. This extended episode features a half hour of First Nation artists, over three hours of great music, and wraps everything up in a…
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Hip-Hop Formed in Clay in an Amazing Way
What is Hip-Hop? by Eric Morse and Anny Yi This book is incredible for so many reasons. It celebrates hip-hop in a way that shows respect for the art and culture. It not only pays tribute to some of the pioneers of the art form, but it does so in a way that is quite…