Hip-Hop

  • Ice T’s Rap School (Lesson Plan)

    Ice T went to a prestigious prep school in New York and taught a group of kids who literally knew nothing about rap music and hip-hop culture, how to write and perform their own rap song. The best thing about the whole experience is that it was filmed for a television series on VH1 back in…


  • Hip Hop is in the Building (Networking Event)

    This is where I will be tonight. It’s more than a rap concert on a Friday night. It is a networking event designed to bring together different members of the hip-hop community in the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada area. It will be a great opportunity to meet artists, deejays, radio personalities, journalists, promoters, photographers, and many…


  • My Infamous Beatbox Routine (A Blast from the Past)

    I tried to get a rap career started in the late 1990s. This was before the days of YouTube. But I have old video cassettes of some of those performances and I just uploaded a few. This is one of the best beatbox routines that we ever did. Yep, that is me on the beatbox…


  • The Word is Bond Podcast

    Check it out, my podcast is now on the first page of the hip-hop category. I’ve been working hard to bring you the best in underground hip-hop, music, and talk each and every week. I’m on the radio Saturday nights with Daddy J. Our show is called DOPEfm and you can tune it in on 93.3…


  • Know Your History – The Complete Third Season

    Know Your History is a documentary radio show that I produce each and every month. The show is subtitled “Your Monthly Dose of Hip-Hop Knowledge” I try my best to deliver content that educates and entertains. I am a hip-hop historian and love sharing these stories about the rich culture of hip-hop with you. This…


  • Kool Krys Autograph

    Kool Krys is a talented rap artist. Her album, “Listen to Your Art” even made it on my Top 12 albums of 2012. Even cooler is that I have it autographed now. It was such a pleasure having her on the first roundtable discussion I ever did for the radio. It was part of our…


  • The Word is Bond Christmas Special

    I hope you’ve been following the weekly podcast I’ve been doing this year for The Word is Bond. We dropped 40 episodes for you in 2012, bringing you the best in underground hip-hop music and talk. This is the last show of the year.  A show dedicated to the type of Christmas music you don’t…


  • Know Your History 32 – The Famous Sample

    That record right there is the source of inspiration for dozens and dozens of rap songs. In fact, it has even been sampled in rock songs, pop songs, television commercials, and pretty much everywhere you hear music. Within the first twenty seconds of the song, I was able to pick up two different sources where…


  • DOPEfm – Hip-Hop Radio at Its Finest

    DOPEfm is an overnight hip-hop radio show that can be heard on 93.3 fm each and every Saturday night. If you don’t live in the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada area and can’t tune in the signal, you can stream us live on the station website. If you can’t stay up to listen to us live, you…


  • Know Your History: Episode 34 Halloween Hip-Hop

    Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. I’m your host Chase March and today we are celebrating Halloween, hip-hop style. You can download this episode for free or stream it with the player below. We need to start the Halloween edition of the show with this song. There’s no question about…