Hip-Hop

  • Mastermind Street Jam #42 – Soul Food

    The Mastermind Street Jam was broadcast on Energy 108 in the 1990s and it was one of the best radio mixshows ever to bless the airwaves. This is Tape 42 of my collection that I titled “Soul Food.” Original air date – February 19, 1996 WARNING – Explicit Lyrics and Mature Content Download this episode […]


  • Lyric Jones Closer Than She Appears

    Lyric Jones is a singer, songwriter, emcee, drummer, and producer who has been making and releasing great music since 2012. Her brand new album, Closer Than They Appear, is available wherever you get your music. She called in to the radio show this week and we chopped it up with this in-depth and exclusive interview. […]


  • Mastermind Street Jam: NY,NY LA,LA

    I used to love recording the Mastermind Street Jam back in the 90s. It was like getting a free mixtape every week. I would tune in to the now-defunct Energy 108 and record the show on cassette. This way I could enjoy it whenever I wanted. I still have over 100 of these tapes and […]


  • All Women’s Voices Day 2020

    Word is Bond Rap Radio has a special episode of the show tomorrow for All Women’s Voices Day on 94.9 fm Radio Western. Hosted by my wife, it features interview clips and great music from some amazing female emcees and DJs. Tune in at 1:30 pm ET on Sunday December 6th to hear interview clips […]


  • Word is Bond Pays Tribute to Alex Trebek

    In this edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio we pay tribute to Alex Trebek and DJ Spinbad.  As you usual, we start off the show with music and feature a great set that DJ Spinbad did where he weaved 50 classic hip-hop tracks together. Kicking off the second half hour of the show, we […]


  • Mastermind Street Jam – Back for More

    Tape 39 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam radio shows features three different episodes mashed onto one cassette. Once again, I apologize for the abridged nature of this one. If I knew I was preserving Canadian hip-hop mixshow history, I would have recorded the programs in full. I just wanted a dope tape to […]


  • Classified – I Love It (Chase March Flip)

    Canadian hip-hop icon, Classified, is running a contest right now. The challenge is to take any beat from his new EP “Time” and create a verse over it, but it can only be thirty seconds long. I flipped “I Love It” that had Just Chase on it. Now it’s got Chase March. Lyrics I move […]


  • Hip Hop on Jeopardy (RIP Alex Trebek)

    Know Your History is a radio documentary series that dives deep into hip-hop music and culture. In this episode of the show, we pay tribute to Alex Trebek, the longtime host of Jeopardy. You will be able to play along with clues, learn about the history the show has with hip-hop, and hear a song […]


  • Tiye Phoenix, In-Depth & Exclusive

    Tiye Phoenix is an emcee and producer who has been featured on tracks by some the most notable hip-hop. She is part of the group Polyrhythm Addicts alongside DJ Spinna, Shabaam Sahdeeq and Mr. Complex. You have heard her on tracks with The Artifacts, Talib Kweli, Eternia, and Jean Grae to name a few. This year […]


  • Double Dose of Mastermind Street Jam

    I tried to squeeze both the Monday night and Tuesday night edition of the Mastermind Street Jam on one 90 minute cassette. As you can tell from the J-card, I hoped for no repeats. I couldn’t quite fit both shows on, but this gave me more music to listen to in my Walkman back in […]