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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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Celebrate Hip-Hop’s Birthday with Word Up!
August 11th, 1973 is recognized as the first hip-hop event. Last year, we celebrated hip-hop’s birthday with the first ever Word Up spectacular. Well, this weekend we did it again. I did a special on breakdancing and talked to Midus to debunk some of the myths surrounding this often-misunderstood element of hip-hop culture. Later in…
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WIB Rap Radio #378 – High Voltage
Word is Bond Rap Radio comes at you lie every Tuesday night from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight EST on 94.9 fm Radio Western. We broadcast out of the heart of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada and always bring you high voltage content. This weeks show features these great songs, mixed by yours truly,…
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London Hip-Hop History Shines on WIB Rap Radio
London, Ontario, Canada is known as the Forest City and it has a rich history of hip-hop. Alex Kuchma is writing a book on Canadian hip-hop history and will have an entire chapter dedicated to the scene. He was on CBC radio talking about it this week. I had to feature a clip of that…
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WIB Rap Radio – Courage for Freedom
Axel Rosa and OhKG stopped by the show last week to talk about the fundraising concert they are part of. Courage for Freedom is dedicated to raising awareness of human trafficking and sexual exploitation while helping victims and their families. It’s a heavy topic, but hip-hop doesn’t shy away from them. This episode also features a…
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DJ Tictactic on WIB Rap Radio
DJ Tictactic takes over the Word is Bond Rap Radio airwaves this week and provides us with a great mix of underground hip-hop and boom-bap. Catch him every week on his own program Hip-Hop Tictactics as well. Fat Joe – Oh My God Remix MC Shan – The Bridge Joell Ortiz – I Need A…
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Double Up with WIB Rap Radio
Double Up with some great hip-hop for two hours. Featuring a few artists twice along the way. This was a fun show to do, but live college radio always is! Rel McCoy ft Grimace Love – The Moment Ras Kass ft Styles P & Lil Fame – Guns N Roses Edo.G, Shabaam Sahdeeq, & Fokis…
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Jay Are (John Robinson & J Rawls) Drop Knowledge on WIB Rap Radio
John Robinson and J. Rawls are Jay Are and they believe in “Youth Culture Power” Chase March chops it up with them about their educational philosophy and talks about their new book and album. A lot of knowledge gets dropped this episode. We start out with half an hour of their music, move on to…
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Word is Bond #372 – The MIX(ed)TAPE 2
Two years ago, DJ Hullewud and DJ Chase March teamed up to create an original project to harken back to the essence of hip-hop. A time when you could hear your favourite deejays throwing down mixes on cassette. The MIX(ed)TAPE 2 was released in October and, at the time of its release, featured new and…
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Word is Bond #371: Sharp as a Knife
Every Tuesday night, Word is Bond Rap Radio brings you the best in underground hip-hop mixed live. I do my best to keep it as sharp as a knife. I hope you’e been enjoying the 371 episodes so far. Keeping the tradition of college and campus radio alive and well! Original Air Date – June…
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Word is Bond Remembers Bushwick Bill
Bushwick Bill passed away last week due to pancreatic cancer. He was planning on doing a farewell tour to say goodbye to his fans. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen and we lost him too soon. Fortunately, his music and influence live on. We celebrate his life by spinning some Geto Boys classics, some new joints, and…