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Word is Bond Rap Radio brings you the best underground hip-hop music and talk. DJ Chase March educates and entertains with interviews, hip-hop history, and mixsets. Listen live, stream, or download the show. Send submissions (albums or singles) in 320 kbps MP3 format (or Tidal links) to wibrapradio@bell.net. No other streaming links will be accepted.
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Cover Songs in Hip-Hop
Cover songs are done regularly in every genre of music except hip-hop. Why is that? Why are cover songs so rare in hip-hop? Who has done covers and what’s the history behind them? Let’s explore that today in the 90th episode of Know Your History, a documentary series that dives deep into hip-hop music and…
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Word is Bond Live at NYC Stylz
Last week, I did an in-store appearance at NYC Stylz and spun tunes for the customers and staff all afternoon. I had a blast spinning tunes from a variety of different genres and eras. If you are a loyal listener to the show, this one will sound a bit different. It’s not all underground boom-bap…
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Ngajuana Throwback Interview & Mixset
Ngajuana is a fierce emcee from London, Ontario Canada. I first met him over a decade ago. We connected at the Jack Richardson Music Awards, now known as The Forest City London Music Awards. Since then, we have rocked countless shows together and I have become a huge fan. I wanted to dig back in…
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Get Educated with A.D. Carson on Word is Bond
A.D. Carson is an emcee and educator. He rapped his doctoral dissertation, released a peer-reviewed rap album published by a university press, and he teaches hip-hop at the University of Virginia. His body of work not only demonstrates just how expansive hip hop can be but it is challenging the relationship between the hip hop…
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R.I.P. Biz Markie + John Robinson Interview
Hip-Hop has lost another icon. Rest in Peace, Biz Markie. You made us laugh, kept the beat going with your mouth, rhymed alongside some of the best to ever do it, all the while with a smile on your face and a spring in your step. The show starts out with a tribute mix to…
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Double Up with Word is Bond Rap Radio
Double Up with some great hip-hop for two hours. Featuring a few artists twice along the way. This was a live show back before the global pandemic closed the radio station. I hope to get back in to the station soon. Live college radio is always so much fun. And while this is an encore…
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In-Depth with Chadio on Word is Bond Rap Radio
This week, I talk with Chadio. He has a new album with The Dirty Sample out right now. They both have a rich history in hip-hop, so it was nice to get him on the program and chop it up. Chase March & Strange Breed – Word is Bond ThemeShabaam Sahdeeq ft UG & DV…
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Celebrate Differently – First Nations Hip-Hop on Canada Day
It’s Canada Day today and while I normally like to celebrate it by playing nothing but Canadian hip-hop on Word is Bond Rap Radio, I knew I needed to do something different this year. I’m familiar with few First Nations emcees but not enough, so I took to Facebook and asked for suggestions. I was…
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The Gift of Gab Tribute Mix on Word is Bond
I had a really tough time programming this week’s edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio because it happens to fall on Canada Day and I knew that I needed to do something different this year. I had to acknowledge the First Nations artists we have in hip-hop. I asked for artist and song suggestions…
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Grand Analog Throwback (Word is Bond Rap Radio)
Time to jump back in time and replay an interview that I did with Odario of Grand Analog in 2010. This was before Word is Bond Rap Radio even existed. It originally aired on DOPEfm on 93.3 CFMU in Hamilton. Shouit-out to Daddy J still holding it down for that program. I start off this…