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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.

  • 13 Years of Word is Bond Rap Radio (Audio)

    We celebrated 13 years of Word is Bond Rap Radio this week with some amazing in-studio guests. This show is also available on video. Although, I didn’t hit record on the camera at the very start and missed the first two songs. But, if you’d like to watch the video instead of just listening to…


  • Women in Hip Hop 15 – Doechii & MC Lyte

    This is the last installment of our annual International Women’s Day special. Hopefully you’ve had the chance to take in the first two segments. We brought you 5 hours of great music and talk celebrating Women in Hip Hop. Time to close out this years edition of the show as we continue to celebrate Women’s…


  • Word is Bond Rap Radio – 13th Anniversary (Thursday)

    Word is Bond Rap Radio is celebrating its 13th Anniversary this week with a special live broadcast. This radio show premiered on March 5, 2012 with Chase March as the host and DJ. With over 650 episodes, he continues to bring you the best in underground boom-bap with fresh Hip Hop music, real talk, and…


  • Women in Hip Hop 1984 (Word is Bond)

    We continue our celebration of Women in Hip Hop with the second installment of our 15th Annual International Women’s Day Radio special. This one kicks off with a dope mixset of some great emcees. After that, we look closely at 1984 and the women who were making noise on the mic in those early days…


  • Women in Hip Hop 15 – Celebrating International Women’s Day (Part 1)

    Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day with our 15th Annual Women in Hip Hop Spectacular. This is the first 2 hours of the special 5 hour broadcast and it features a mixset of some dope women emcees and a lively roundtable discussion with Cronica, Ganga Lee, Tiffany Chantelle, and Tiye Pheonix. Listen for free (on Patreon) Vita…


  • Celebrating International Women’s Day with Women in Hip Hop 15

    Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day with our 15th Annual Women in Hip Hop Spectacular. The first 2 hours of the special 5 hour broadcast are available right now exclusively on Pateron. This episode features a mixset of some dope women emcees and a lively roundtable discussion with Cronica, Ganga Lee, Tiffany Chantelle, and Tiye Pheonix. Listen…


  • Not a Tom Green Episode (WIB #649)

    Tom Green is enjoying a renaissance right now. He’s out on the road doing a stand-up tour, has launched a new Prime TV series, and produced a documentary about his life. I have been a fan of him since as far back as I can remember. I watched his TV show on community cable. I…


  • New Hip Hop Mix + Grammy Recap

    The Grammy Awards haven’t been relevant for years. They have often ignored Hip Hop and don’t have a good record of providing artists that truly deserve the award or even the nomination to end up on the program. I know a lot of people that just ignore its existence. I still tune in though. I’m…


  • Missed a Week (Oops)

    Word is Bond Rap Radio airs every Thursday night at 10:00 pm ET on 94.9 fm Radio Western. If you miss the show live, you can catch the podcast version on-demand. I normally release the new episodes on Tuesdays and they are exclusive to Patreon for a week. The following week, I post them on…


  • Still Got The Same Energy (Episode #647)

    This is episode 647 of Word is Bond Rap Radio and we still for the same energy. Live Radio is so much fun. Especially when I have guests, calls, texts, or social media contact while doing it live. This week’s show is straight music and was powered by a request that came in via text…