Hip-Hop
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Life is Good with Lozen on WIB Rap Radio
Lozen has been releasing music for close to ten years now and has quite the story to tell through her music and this interview. It was a pleasure chopping it up with her on the radio. We had a lengthy discussion off-air too that I wish you could have heard. Here’s a brief bio .…
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All Request in ’96 (Mastermind Street Jam)
The Mastermind Street Jam did an all-request show back on March 18, 1996 featuring tracks from . . . AZ, GZA, Masta Ace, Method Man, Pete Rock & CL Smooth , Raekwon, Real Live, Souls of Mischief, Ultramagnetic MCs, Wu-Tang Clan, and more. I hope you enjoy this digitized cassette, recorded live from the radio…
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A Tribute to Axel Rosa (WIBRapRadio)
The local hip-hop scene has suffered a great loss. Axel Rosa was more than just a music producer. He took a real interest in the young up-and-comers and did his best to nurture and develop the talent that he saw. He was at every hip-hop show in town, whether or not any of his artists…
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Classic Hip-Hop Radio from 1996
I just finished digitizing tape 44 of my collection of The Mastermind Street Jam radio show. This one is from March 11, 1996 and features music by . . . CL Smooth, Cypress Hill, Das Efx, Dogg Pound, Geto Boys, Grand Puba, Group Home, GZA, Jamal, Keith Murray, LL Cool J, Method Man, Mic Geronimo,…
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A Word is Bond Christmas (2020)
Word is Bond Rap Radio is on Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on 94.9 fm Radio Western and runs for two hours. That means that this year’s holiday special starts on Christmas Eve and brings us right into Christmas morning. I wanted to share this mix with you early, however. You can listen to it…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape #43 (1996)
It’s time for another throwback edition of the Mastermind Street Jam. Every week, I digitize and share a cassette tape from my collection of this iconic hip-hop mixshow. We are now on Tape 43. This one features music by . . . Bahamadia, Capone-N-Noreaga, Fugees, Jay-Z, Junior Mafia, Luniz, Mobb Deep, Nonchalant, Pharcyde, Raekwon, Smooth…
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You are Not Alone (WIB Rap Radio #446)
Danny Gable called in to the show Thursday to talk about You Are Not Alone Volume 3: A Mental Health Awareness Event. Unfortunately, by the time this show is podcasted you will have missed the event. Don’t worry though, there will be a fourth volume some time next year. This is an important tradition that…
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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…
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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.…
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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…