“Chadio and The Gumshoe Strut … deliver a sharp, soulful boom-bap cut that finds strength in both reflection and momentum.” – Folded Waffle
New review of Chadio & The Gumshoe Strut’s “Bring It Back” by Folded Waffle…
“Chadio and The Gumshoe Strut … deliver a sharp, soulful boom-bap cut that finds strength in both reflection and momentum.” – Folded Waffle
New review of Chadio & The Gumshoe Strut’s “Bring It Back” by Folded Waffle…
On May 8, Epic did a live interview with Chase March on Word Is Bond Rap Radio. You can now check it out through the archive as either just audio or watch the video version. Access both links here.
Here is the playlist:
Chase March & Wizekrak – Word is Bond
Spade the Shadow – Bye
J-Live – Recognize Real
Blacktivity – Inwards
Bernadette Price ft Terra Van Poo – No Love
Ashayla Anu – Healer (cover)
Blame One & Preed One ft Paranoize – Don’t Give Up
Vokab – Puttin That Work
MindsOne – Blank Slate
SolMessiah ft Sa-Roc – Auest
Ivason Black ft Dav!d Sm!th – The Difference
BlazeWun – As The World Keeps Turning (Remix)
Epic & Deadly Stare ft Chokeules – Walking Through Toronto
Epic & Deadly Stare – Turntables in the Van
Venom ft Shadez of Brooklyn – Wrong Time (MiLKCRATE Remix)
Jericho Jackson (Elzhi & Khrysis) – I Am Him
Lords of the Underground & Snowgoons – Circle of Life
The Pharcyde & 1999 WTF – Phabulous
Black Thought – Soundtrack to Confusion (MiLKCRATE Remix)
Gravity Propulsion ft Locksmith & Apathy – It’s Up To You
Queen Herawin – Anxiety
Tone Chop & Frost Gamble – Feel Like Rapping
Revolutionary Dre Guevara – Revolutionary Love
GodfatherDon & Jazz Spastiks – U Already Know
Meeco & DJ Access – That Boy
Che Noir & Superior – Ivory
Grace Chia – Hurdles
Bronze Nazareth & Termanology – Things I Seen
B1 The Architect & Eddy Jones – Broken Dreams
Ev Emanuel – Yellow Bicycle
MC Frontalot – Never Read the Comments
“Over The Gumshoe Strut’s soul-jazz infused backdrop, Chadio blends expressive flows, insightful bars and wit…” – Word Is Bond
Word Is Bond has provided a review of Chadio & The Gumshoe Strut’s “Bring It Back”, the second single from their upcoming album, Root Sellers.
New single from Chadio & The Gumshoe Strut, the second from their upcoming collab album, Root Sellers.
Now based in Kamloops, BC, veteran MC Chadio returns with “Bring It Back”, the second single from his forthcoming album, Root Sellers. Dropping this summer via Hand’Solo Records, the project marks a new chapter — rooted in experience, sharpened by time, and driven by purpose. Over gritty, soul-infused production from acclaimed beatmaker The Gumshoe Strut, Chadio blends clever wordplay, lived-in perspective, and a deep respect for the craft. It’s a boom-bap burner that feels equally at home on dusty speakers or in fresh playlists. Already known to many through his “Sunday Bars” live rap sessions on Instagram, Chadio continues to carve out space for thoughtful, grounded hip-hop that hits hard without shouting.
Written and performed by Chadio
Produced by The Gumshoe Strut
Epic did an informative interview with Illuminati2G recently. Here are the results:
“It can feel lo-fi and chill at times, but it’s also rather haunted.” – Raised By Cassettes
New review of the cassette release of The Dirty Sample’s Beats To Murder Rappers 2 by Raised By Cassettes…
The new beat tape from The Dirty Sample is out now!
01 Love Here Now
02 Just One
03 Stay
04 The Vision
05 Sometimes Loved
06 I Really
07 Really Love
08 You
09 No Bad, No Good
10 Shmoopy
11 A Message From Baba
12 The Love Bug
13 You Love Me (Question Mark)
14 I Guess I Just Never Thought
15 The New
16 It’s All Love
17 It’s All One
18 It Rained (It Does From Time To Time)
19 Feeling the Sun
20 The Long Love
Produced by The Dirty Sample
“[The Dirty Sample] gifts listeners with something warm and hopeful as we venture into summer.”
– Word Is Bond
A short review by Word Is Bond for the latest single from The Dirty Sample.
“Plutocracy is an old school masterpiece.” – The Wild Is Calling
New review of Mickey O’Brien’s “Plutocracy”, produced by Danny Miles and featuring Lee Reed and Uncle Fester.
The new album from Epic & Deadly Stare is out now!
Welcome to the enigmatic world of A library called Calder, the latest from veteran Canadian emcee Epic. This world-building hip hop record pulls together a rich collection of thought-provoking narratives as Epic issues his reports and observations from once familiar territory. From the opening strains of “Chickpeas”, Epic brings the listeners with him as he points out jarring changes in the world around him, musing about what once was while pressing on into an uncertain future that still finds hope on album finale “Properly Swim”. With a perspective as unique as his voice, Epic guides listeners through a labyrinth of emotions and ideas, each verse twisting and turning around the dreamlike, otherworldly production by Montreal’s Deadly Stare (Triune Gods, Endemik Music). Ethereal beats grounded equally in Golden Age boom bap and sweeping prog rap abstraction serve as the perfect compliment to this mesmerizing and profound record that serves as a travelogue of both past and present. Together, Epic and Deadly Stare have built something magnificent in A library called Calder. Step inside and check it out.
Written and performed by Epic and guests
Produced and mixed by Deadly Stare
Mastered by W.C. Spicer