Hip-Hop
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Word is Bond Rap Radio Celebrates 5 Years
I started Word is Bond Rap Radio five years ago. The tagline of the show has always been “real hip-hop music and talk” and I have been happy to share some of my favourite music with you week in and week out for the past 250 episodes. I have had in-depth and exclusive interviews with…
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UGK – London’s Rap Battle League (Volume 1)
UnderGround Kings Battle League London makes its debut this Friday. It’s a brand new, premiere rap battle league. There will be live performances, several battles, special guests, a main event match, and live deejays. The event will be professionally filmed as well. It is sure to be an amazing night and I hope to see…
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Five Rappers Who Will Breakout in 2017
In the world of hip-hop, we hope 2017 will be just as awesome as 2016 was, with its many surprises from new album releases to the introduction of new musicians in the limelight. Despite the challenges some of the musicians experienced, there were several great releases. The rise of some musicians has created a buzz…
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Lyrical Mind’s Birthday Bash – Oshawa
Come out and celebrate Lyrical Mind’s birthday with some good friends, good vibes, and a great night of hip hop. Headliner: Lyrical Mind Opening Performances By: Last Breed Justn Cr3dibl3 Chezza Cizzle Tre Da Kidd Milestone Billy Marks Infamous Dance Performance By: Heather Mascarin DJ Chase March on the 1s and 2s all night long.…
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Top 16 Albums of 2016
A few years back I wrote a post about the best albums of that year. I called it the Top 9 Albums of ’09 and unknowingly started a tradition. Every year now, I have to add one more album to the list. This year, I had no problem finding 16 albums to rank. It was…
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End of the Year Hip Hop Anonymous Bash
We are closing off the year with one more edition of Hip Hop Anonymous featuring performances by Tempomental, Sankdafied, Typewriters, Laura Leger, Traffimatics, KRouge, Revelated Me, and T Will. There will also be a beat showcase by AdD. DJ Chase March on the 1s and 2s all night long. WHAT: Hip Hop Anonymous – End of…
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A Chase March Hip-Hop Christmas Mix
I did this mix of underground Christmas-themed hip-hop live on the radio Monday night. I get tired of the same-old, same-old Christmas music every year. That’s why I did some digging and found some new and new-to-me tunes to spin. Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you have a safe and happy holiday and enjoy the…
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The King of Rock-Bottom
Ten Ways to Not Commit Suicide by Darryl McDaniels (DMC) I am a huge Run-DMC fan. They are my all-time favourite group. So when I saw this book at the public library, I knew I had to pick it up. I had heard DMC talking about this book on the radio, and to tell you…
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12th Annual Xmas Wrap (Biggest Rap Show of the Year)
One of the first hip-hop concerts I ever went to in London, Ontario was The 4th Annual Xmas Wrap. I was strictly a fan back then and just starting my career in radio. I wasn’t really known yet, especially outside of Hamilton. A lot has happened in the past eight years. DJ Hullewud distinctly remembers meeting me…
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Medical Ngajuana: The Prescription Tour (Brantford – Dec 16)
Ngajuana is one of the most talented artists I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He is prolific in his output, having written over 500 songs and now he is launching his very first headlining tour. If you haven’t seen this man live yet, do yourself a favour and come to the show this…