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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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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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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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Digging the Samples – Episode #444
This week’s Word is Bond Rap Radio episode is all about the great samples you’ve heard on countless songs. I play the original songs that producers have mined to make the great tracks our favourite emcess have rhymed over. I also look at one particular song and how it has been flipped in three completely…
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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…
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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…
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WIB Rap Radio – Radio Western’s 39th Birthday!
Radio Western celebrated its 39th Birthday with special one hour mixsets from some of its DJs that were also recorded on video. The first hour of this show can be seen with the YouTube embed below. The second hour kicks off with an interview with local emcee Kamo. And then Chase March closes off with…
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40 tracks of 2020 on Word is Bond Rap Radio
I like to freestyle my mixsets and hadn’t planned for this to happen, but last night on the show I spun 40 brand new tracks. It just happened to be Episode #440 as well. So we have 40 songs from 2020 in episode 440. The symmetry is beautiful isn’t it? Press play, enjoy the show,…
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Word is Bond Rap Radio – Quiet Trip
Word is Bond Rap Radio is still being recorded from my home studio while the radio station continues to be under quarantine. But I love to keep the tunes bumping every single week. If you have a request or want to interact with us online, find us on Facebook or comment on a Twitter post or…
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The Silent Edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio
This is The Silent Edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio. It features tracks about silence, peace, and quiet. Dallas Taylor lets us know What Silence Can Teach You About Sound and we look at rap songs that have noticeable rests in them. You can even hear John Cage’s infamous 4:33 in this episode of the show.…
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Rest in Peace, DJ Divinyl (WIBRapRadio #437)
DJ Divinyl was a great DJ who crafted some amazing beats. He is gone way too soon and will be missed by everyone who knew him. DJ Hullewud dedicated the last episode of Break North Radio to his name and featured some of his music. His family and friends also shared their memories of the…