Word is Bond Rap Radio

Chase March brings you the best underground hip-hop music and talk with his weekly radio show. He educates and entertains with interviews, hip-hop history, and mixsets. Listen to Word is Bond live, stream, or download the show.

Send submissions (albums or singles) in 320 kbps MP3 format (or Apple Music links) to wordisbondrapradio@gmail.com No other streaming links are accepted.

  • Measures & Moments (WIBRapRadio #544)

    The title track from this episode comes from local emcee and artist TempoMental. He drops a project every year for his birthday and this year he brought us a second volume is his Jacked Off YouTube series. Near the end of the episode, I freestyled a mixset with a few throwback tracks that might surprise

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  • Piano Riffs in Hip Hop (Word is Bond #543)

    Charles Cornell has an amazing YouTube channel where he breaks down the musical elements of different songs. He often plays along on the piano as he listens to a song and tries to figure out what makes it work. His videos touch on all sorts of eras, genres, and mediums. One of his most recent

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  • Femme Deadly Venoms (Word is Bond Episode 542)

    This week’s show features an interview with Femme Deadly Venoms. I only just discovered them this year, but they’ve been making music together for 10 years now. They use live instrumentation on the new album, cover some pretty heavy topics, and make music that knocks. You need to check out the interview and the new

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  • Hip Hop Since Day 1 – WIBRapRadio #541 (Ticket Giveaway)

    It feels as though I have been Hip Hop Since Day 1. I can’t remember it ever not being a major part of my life. I was born around the time it was as well. Maybe that is one of the reasons I resonated with the title track this week.  Cymarshall Law is an artist

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  • Supreme Cerebral on Word is Bond (Episode 539)

    I start off the show this week with a mixset of Supreme Cerebral songs and features. Then, I get him on the phone line for an in-depth interview. We talk about the 3 projects he has already dropped this year and the one that comes out shortly. This man has been grinding for years. It

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  • RIP Coolio (A Word is Bond Rap Radio Tribute)

    Hip Hop has lost another one. Rest in Peace, Coolio. You will be missed. This tribute mix kicked off the show last night. I had already put the podcast together too so this is a bonus episode. If you listened live last night, you got an additional half hour of programming. Much respect to his

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