Mastermind Street Jam
The Mastermind Street Jam is an iconic radio program that aired from 1994-2001 on Energy 108. I recorded the program faithfully and digitized the tapes. There are over 100 episodes archived here.
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Mastermind Street Jam – Feb ’96 (Tape 40)
The Mastermind Street Jam was one of the best sources for new hip-hop music back in the day and one of the best mixshows ever. This is a tape I made back in 1996. I wish I hadn’t cut portions of the show from the recording, but back then I just wanted a dope tape…
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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…
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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…
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Mastermind Street JAMuary
I titled this edition of The Mastermind Street Jam – Street Jamuary, get it? It is Tape 37 of my collection of this iconic Canadian hip-hop mixshow that was broadcast on Energy 108 (107.9 fm) This one features music by . . . Bahamadia, Blahzay Blahzay, Broadway, Das Efx, Gang Starr, GZA, Inspectah Deck, LL…
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Mastermind Street Jam Stands the Test of Time
January 8th, 1996 at midnight, Mastermind took to the air to cut, blend, and mix some of the best hip-hop out at the time. He broke records, premiered tracks, and held it down for the hip-hop mixshow tradition every single week. These tapes have stood the test of time. I hope you enjoy them as…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Kicking in 1996 with a Bang!
Every Monday and Tuesday night at midnight, we got some great hip-hop mixed live on the radio by DJ Mastermind. It was pretty much required listening back in the day and I am proud to share these tapes of one of the best radio shows ever; The Mastermind Street Jam. Click on the picture to…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 34
Here’s a super phat edition of the Mastermind Street Jam that was live on Energy 108 (107.9 fm) back on December 19, 1995. It features new tracks (at the time) by Bahamadian, EPMD, Das Efx, Gza, LL cool J, Mad Lion, Method Man, and more. Check the J-card for the full tracklist of this great…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 33 (Dec ’95)
What’s better than a great hip-hop radio mixshow? Having an entire collection of classic episodes at your fingertips. That’s why I have been digitizing my collection of Mastermind Street Jam shows and sharing a new episode with you every week. This is the 33rd installment of the series. I hope you are enjoying this trip…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 32 (Dec 12, ’95)
I love hip-hop radio mixshows and used to tape this one every single week. The Mastermind Street Jam was one of the best on the air and it still bangs 25 years later. Enjoy the throwback show that aired live on 107.9 fm in Canada back on December 12, 1995. Featuring music by Original air…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 31 (Dec ’95)
Here is Tape 31 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam radio shows. This was one of the best hip-hop radio shows ever. DJ Mastermind held it down for real hip-hop music back in the 1990s on commercial radio in Canada. This episode features a special announcement. You can probably guess what that is from…