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REVIEW: IV The Polymath

.:ALBUM REVIEW: IV The Polymath - New Vs. Old

In the past few years, instrumental hip-hop albums have started to garner widespread attention. Previously, MCs used to seek out beat tapes to practice their rhymes or find producers for their albums. Nowadays, producers can release entire projects that don’t sound out of place without a rapper spitting over the tracks. This tradition of showcasing beats without rappers started back in the mid 90s with the help of artists such as DJ Shadow and his album “Endtroducing.” The latest release to come across my desk in this genre is IV the Polymath’s “New Vs Old.”

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INTERVIEW: Moka&Chief

.:INTERVIEW: Moka Only & Chief -- Word Is Bond Exclusive Interview

We told you about Moka Only and Chief's show at East Village in London for Doctor's Order previously with our review and we posted some great pictures courtesy of Ruben Cruz of Kraken photography, but it is now time to present our exclusive interview with the duo, recorded a few hours before the show, where they tell us about London, Crickets and more.

Big shout out to Spin Doctor for providing a place for us to conduct the interview and of course to Moka Only and Chief, who took some time to chill with us and answer our questions despite jet lag and tiredness.

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MIX: DJ FYO – Beats To The Vibes 2

.:MIX: DJ FYO - Beats To The Vibes 2 -another side- (WIB EXCLUSIVE)

Japanese DJ and Word Is Bond affiliate DJ FYO has once again blessed us with an exclusive mix. You should know the deal by now from his previous mixes; 40 tracks blended with some additional gems showcasing the sounds of WIB and DJ FYO's own musical palette.

Previous Beats To The Vibes mixtapes have now become available for download, you can find them via the link...

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EVENT: Idle Warship

.:EVENT REVIEW: Idle Warship at the Key Club (Los Angeles)

In the City Of Angels, no matter what day of the week it is.. if you're a fan of any particular artist, chances are you'll be coming out to see them. In this case, this past Wednesday night was no different, as the Key Club became a fully packed house, waiting for Idle Warship artists Talib Kweli & Res (w/their band) to come out and jam for their fans. You can even see the anticipation on the audience's faces that once they got started, it was definitely going to be a good night, brought to you by Move Forward Music & Fusicology.

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13Aug/102

DOWNLOAD: The Scribblenauts – Sands Of Time

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Something a bit left field from the usual boom bap, we post, but I am digging the dark and sinister tone of this track by the newly formed group Scribblenauts.

Sands of time if off their debut EP titled "Low Light Turbulance" to be released in mid September.

About:

"H.W., Redlist and DJ Emoh Betta (of the Deck Demons)
The three talented Boston-bred hip-hop veterans that make up The Scribblenauts bring a wide spectrum of musical variety to the table.
The music they create together is a departure from their own prospective solo careers that have come into shape. Their debut album “Low Light Turbulance” takes a journey into the minds of three humans struggling to grow up and prosper."

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3Jul/100

The Underground Chronicles Of H.W (Part 4): The Final Chaptah!

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This part should have been delivered quite awhile ago and for that I apologize to the readers of Thewordisbond.com and to my own people. I have been stuck trying to climb the next rung on the ladder and that has left me without time to finish this and so here I am. I present to you the Final Chaptah

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27Jun/102

The Underground Chronicles Of H.W (Part 3): Canada!

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Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 and Sunday, May 23rd, 2010:

We had a few days off between our next show in Toronto and the show from Detroit.  I had wanted to wake up early and head to Toronto for the TFC Vs New England Revolution game.  I am a huge fan of the Revolution and I had never been to a TFC game at BMO Field.  It turns out though that my time of when the game was starting was way off and I didn't even wake up until after the game had started.  I had then heard Dru talking about how Saturday mornings in the Eastern Market district are real crazy.

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19Jun/100

The Underground Chronicles Of H.W (Part 2): Tour Is Hell

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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010:

Brzowski was taking the bus down from Portland, Maine to meet up with me in Boston, Ma for the start of our tour. I had to swing by the Bus station and swoop him up, we went back and forth about the previous weeks of our lives, both had seen some turmoil and he was excited as I am to leave our home state for pastures unfamiliar to us. I ask how the show had gone the previous night and I was glad to hear that it was great! Brzowski is a performer unlike anyone I have ever seen and can hold the stage down for any sort of crowd. You might not enjoy all the music he does but you will enjoy his performance and probably support him for the human being he is in this world. We had 3.5 hours to go on the Mass Pike to get to the Albany show, we both had so many new songs to share on the trip that Brzowski just started hammering out new tracks for his upcoming release in Russia (Blood Drive volume 3!) and I was heavily impressed by the sound and structure he had taken with this release. I decided to show off my new group project (The Scribblenauts) with my best friends DJ Emoh Betta and Redlist. I had taken a more hip hop and technical approach when I decided to create that group with Redlist and DJ Emoh Betta.

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7Jun/100

The Underground Chronicles of H.W. – Life on the road (part 1)

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Where do I even start?  I left home for tour on May 18th, 2010 to embark on a 3-4 week journey with one of my great friends in life and rap music, Brzowski.  This was to be my 2nd time touring the Canadian landscape and hopefully the second time making a good living as a touring rapper.  I had many fond memories of touring Canada from April of 2009 and I had written quite a bit about the experience I had while out there with some great people (Thesis Sahib, Pierre The Motionless, Funken, James P Honey and James Reindeer).  I had been anticipating the same results and was just very anxious to leave the states considering where I was in my state of mind.  My girlfriend at the moment had just broken it off with me, I was dead poor, and I had fallen into a slight slump when it came to my writing getting done for my next album.  This was the beginning.

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5Jun/100

The Chronicles Of H.W: The life of a (not) famous rapper. (Introduction)

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Hello TheWordIsBond.com readers,

My name is Josh, but some of you might know me by my rap name "H.W." or "Hazardous Wastes" I have decided to join up with thewordisbond.com and tell you all about my life as a non-famous rapper from Boston.  I just got off tour and I have about 3 weeks worth of real life troubles and struggles to share with aspiring rappers and readers of this site.  My first post about it should go up on Monday.  I have been doing this "rap shit" for quite sometime and I have toured the USA 5 times and Canada twice.  I have met many amazing people and have great stories to go with any moment in your life.  I hope you read on and can relate to what I am saying, rap has never paid my bills.  But I overpaid the meter and damn it I am using my time. pce4now...

Josh/H.W.

The Underground Chronicles:

"Every month we are bringing a new artist on board as a guest writer, and for the duration of that month he/she will be sharing their personal experiences with you and tell you about the ups and downs in the life of an underground artist, first hand, like a window in to the life of an artist or a personal diary."

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25May/100

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Hazardous Wastes (H.W)

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Hazardous Wastes is an up & coming artist from Boston/Massachusetts. In this exclusive Interview, he gives us an insight on how he started and the struggles he goes through as a Independent underground Hip-Hop artist.
A really honest and down to earth interview. I am sure a lot of upcoming artists will relate to his words and fellings in relation to the music industry nowadays.

If you like the interview make sure you download his latest FREE EP..."A Year's Worth Of Worry"

This is our first video interview, please drop us a comment with your thoughts.

Enjoy

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