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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.

  • O.C. from N.C. Interview

    O.C. from N.C. Makes a Song Cry

    No stranger to the show, O.C. from N.C. returns to talk about his new album, the use of the n-word in rap, his writing process, and all things hip-hop. And of course, DJ Chase March drops some great new jams and old school gems. We then close off this edition of Word is Bond Rap…


  • Word is Bond Rap Radio #338

    WIB Rap Radio #338 – Come Back Home

    No guests this week, it’s just two hours of great hip-hop music mixed live for the 338th edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio. The episode is book-ended with Kool G Rap tracks. We kick off the show with “Honest Truth” by Kool G Rap & 38 Spesh featuring AZ and close off the show…


  • XL - Sadat X & El Da Sensei

    XL – Sadat X + El Da Sensei (on WIB Rap Radio)

    Sadat X and El Da Sensei are legends in hip-hop. You may know them from Brand Nubian and Artifacts. Well, they have combined to form XL and have dropped a brand new collaborative album. They’ve worked together tons of times over the past 20 years, so it was only fitting for this to happen. The…


  • DJ Cummerbund and TempoMental (Word is Bond Rap Radio)

    DJ Cummerbund is a mash-up artist supreme. He creates magic when he takes two things that shouldn’t go together to create a musical masterpiece. My favourite is when he took a hard rock song and turned it into a disco track. Can you imagine Ozzy Osbourne in Earth, Wind, and Fire? If not, press play and…


  • CHRW Funding Drive 2018

    Getting Paid with Mark Steele

    This week on Word is Bond Rap Radio, we have Mark Steele on our phone lines talking about his new album, “It’s Been a Minute.” And as usual Chase March spins two hours of great hip-hop music. It’s also time for our annual funding drive at Radio Western. Please take a moment to watch the…


  • Nine on Word is Bond

    Nine Holding it Down on WIB Rap Radio

    Nine has been holding it down for 23 years. His distinct voice has captured our attention since we first heard him on “Whutcha Want” back in 1995. We start out this edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio with a half hour mixset of his music. and then get in-depth with an exclusive interview. Recorded…


  • G.Huff on Word is Bond

    G.Huff on WIB Rap Radio

    G.Huff called in to the show last week to talk about his new single “Rakim Meets the DOC” and kick it with Chase March live on the radio. We’ve been trying to make this happen for a while and glad it finally worked out. O.C. and PF Cuttin – Beneath the Planet Apes Senswif –…


  • WIB Rap Radio #332 – Power Moves

    Striving to make power moves, Word is Bond Rap Radio has been rocking the airwaves for close to seven years now. And we are not about to slow down. Today’s show features 90 minutes of great hip-hop music and then Chase March closes off the show by looking at songs that strategically use rests (moments…


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    Word is Bond Keeping it Constant (WIB Rap Radio)

    We keep it constant on Word is Bond Rap Radio every single week. You can always expect the best in underground hip-hop with a boom-bap aesthetic. Listen live weekly on the radio or catch the podcast here. Enjoy! DJ Flipcyde ft Dre Specs – Respect the Culture Rex Seshunx, Legitimate, and Ghost of Misery –…


  • Word is Bond Show #330

    We Gon’ Make It (WIBRapRadio #330)

    I had the chance to start early this week for Word is Bond Rap Radio so I jumped at the chance. It was a lot of fun mixing two and a half hours live on the radio. There weren’t any interviews so it’s straight music with that boom-bap, underground hip-hop that you love. Press play…