Nic Bam, the polymath, is a sigma male that creates music inspired by his life’s work in; Psychology, linguistics, music history, art history, alchemy, and esoteric or occult studies. The Belleville, Ontario Rapper/Producer has been an emcee since 2006 and his own producer and audio engineer since late 2019, only releasing a few EPs prior on other producers’ compositions, such as “Go To Work” produced by Gramatik, featuring Moka Only and D-Sisive and “F**K THAT” also produced by Gramatik, as well as a few unknown producers on the EPs.

Nic began his “on and off” profession as an artist in 2007 when managing and touring as an emcee/hype-man with artists like Moka Only, Illa J, and Tanya Morgan. Opening for many promenade artists plus many more touring since then, Nic has performed at more than 500 shows as a solo performer, in a group, or as a hype man. 

Nic’s approach to touring in 2007 before creating any music of his own has been unique to learning the discipline of songwriting, performance, crowd control, and adaptability on stage. In 2023 at 39, married with three children, Nic is done with the norm.  Nic is making music to enhance the musical experience with more than just a rapper on stage with a DJ. Nic’s going all in. This is a performance. Nic will show the world how to turn art into a stage show. The show is a performance of music, dance, theatre and, most importantly, audience inclusion. Nic isn’t stepping on an empty stage; Nic has a full theatrical performance. A performance with a stage setting, characters a part of the show and some created by the audience. Theatrical music, with performance art, relates to Nic’s life and passions that influence his music, his art, and the life he creates.

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http://bamnation.ca

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This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour, which should air November 3, 2023 on CKMS 102.7. Tonight's in two parts, the first being a straightforward mix of music. 

Westside Gunn & Stove God Cooks - KITCHEN LIGHTS
Offset - ON THE RIVER
G Perico - Color Blind
Wave Parker - 106 & Park
Wale, Ab-Sou, & Magazeen - Keep it Moving (Freestyle)
The Game, Juice, Dubb, Ya Boy, Jay Rock, & Kendrick Lamar - The Cypha
Ace Hood & Benny the Butcher - Uncomfortable Truth
Fred the Godson - Young G's (Freestyle)
Ameer Vann & Merlyn Wood - SMOG CHECK
A Tribe Called Quest - Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)
Sole - Silence (Poor Me Pt. 7)
Buck 65 - Untitled
Weerd Science - The Zodiac
Nas & Lil Wayne - Never Die
Conway - Guilty
Domo Genesis & Graymatter - Halfprice
Quavo - Hold Me
Goodie Mob - Is That You God? 
Mike Boyd, Shad, Naledge, & Kayo - Yesterday
Slug - Nothing but Sunshine
CASISDEAD & Neil Tennant - Skydive

The second part of tonight's show is the 20th Mini All Things Considered which makes the case for Mike/Mic Boyd. Often known as "Classified's brother," I want to take the opportunity to make the case for him as his own rapper, with a small, but dope, discography that is worth checking out.

Mr. Mike
It's All About Me
Michael's Mystery
Bonus Track (feat. D-Sisive, Classified, Spesh K, J-Bru, & Jay Bizzy)
Crash at Your Place
Love the One You're With (feat. Classified)
Movin Out
Street Lights

The Clean Up Hour

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 238 (November 3, 2023): Mini-ATC #20 [Mic Boyd]

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour, which should air December 1, 2023. Tonight's mix is the final ode to 2013; focusing on music released after September 24, I argue that while I would still take 2013 over 2023, the seeds were being planted for today's paranoia, divisions, and social isolations -- I entered into a depression at that time that I still haven't fully left behind. 2013 was a year of great music, as well as some changes that were less positive; tonight's mix pays homage to those last few months of a special, albeit topsy-turvy, year. 

Future - How It Was
Fabolous & Jadakiss - The Hope
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross, & Lil Wayne - No New Friends
Lil B - 4 My
Bones & Na$ty Matt - CrankDatDeadBoy
Mac Miller - Bird Call (Live)
MellowHigh - Extinguisher
Boldy James, King Chip, Freeway, & The Alchemist - Surprise Party
Delusional Thomas & Mac Miller - Grandpa Used to Carry a Flask
Big Sant, Nickelus F, Michael Millions, & Francois - Champion
Yo Gotti & J. Cole - Cold Blood
Pusha T & Rick Ross - Hold On
Shad & Lights - Remember to Remember
Danny Brown & Purity Ring - 25 Bucks
Black Milk - Sunday's Best/Monday's Worst
Action Bronson - Midget Cough
D-Sisive & Tone Mason - Afraid for Ava
CJ Fy, A La $ole, & Phife Dawg - Seek Well
Lloyd Banks - Tour Stories
The Game & Stat Quo - Compton
Dom Kennedy - Black Bentleys
Overdoz - Lois Lane
7 Days of Funk - Faden Away
Nipsey Hussle - 4 In the Mornin
Nickelus F - The Exchange
Childish Gambino - III. Life: the Biggest Troll [Andrew Auernheimer]

Part 2
Da Mafia 6ix & Yelawolf - Go Hard
TECH N9NE & Krizz Kaliko - Public School
Vinnie Paz, Jarren Benton, & Lawrence Arnell - The Devil's Ransom
Papoose - Rap God
Termanology, DJ Kay Slay, Sheek Louch, & Lil Fame - Straight Off the Block
The LOX - Love Me Or Leave Me Alone
The Alchemist, Rick Ross, & Meek Mill - Perfectionist
Eminem - Rhyme or Reason
Snoop Dogg - Let the K Spray
Sean Price & Guilty Simpson - Murdah Type Thinkin [Small Professor Remix]
Smif-N-Wessun & Junior Reid - Solid Ground
Twista - Swagga Like a Dopeboy
Joseph Chilliams, MFN Melo, Mausy, $way $wala, Kevin B, & Frsh Waters (Pivot Gang) - Chu Chu
Meek Mill - Hip Hop
Bun B, Big K.R.I.T, Pimp C, & Boosie Badazz - Cake
Tyga, Migos, & Rich the Kid - Jordan
Starlito & Don Trip - Bunk Beds
Snow tha Product - Fuck Your Phone
Blu, Nottz, & Nitty Scott, MC - Boyz II Men
Oddisee - Yeezus Was a Mortal Man
Talib Kweli & The Underachievers - New Leaders
Deltron 3030 & Zack De La Rocha - Melding of the Minds
D-Sisive, Ghettosocks, Muneshine, Timbucktu (Wolves), Adam Bomb, & Maestro - Kings
Serengeti & Doseone - Sprung
Armand Hammer - Frog and Toad are Friends
J.I.D & Earthgang - October/3 Storms
David Dallas - Runnin
Flying Lotus & Shabazz Palaces - hide me
Bones - Blink187
Marco Polo, Posdnuos, Masta Ace, A.G., & Dion Jenkins - Glory (Finish Hard)
Oddisee - Lonely Planet
Tinashe - Midnight Sun
Devin the Dude - One for the Road

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 242 (December 1, 2023): An Ode to 2013, Part 3 of 3

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour, which should air January 12, 2023. Tonight is the top 25 of 2023, a great selection of albums to bring into 2024 with us as we move away from the stench of 2023 for good. 

Open Mike Eagle - BET's Rap City (feat. Young Zee) [another triumph of ghetto engineering]
R.A.P Ferreira - ASIATIQUE BLACK WIZARD LILY FUNK [WHAT THEM DOGS DON'T KNOW THEY KNOW/ASIATIQUE BLACK WIZARD LILY FUNK]
Keor Meteor - Sweet Potato [Ski Masks]
Shad x TLO - NO CHILL [This Winter]
Serengeti - gloria [AJAI II/FAll23]
Danny Brown - Bass Jam [Quaranta]
King Krule - That is My Life, That is Yours [Space Heavy]
Tinashe - Needs [BB/ANG3L]
Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist - Free the Ruler [VOIR DIRE]
Tyler, the Creator - SORRY NOT SORRY [CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: THE ESTATE SALE]
Travis Thompson & Jake One - Who Knows You? [Wolves & White T's]
Kill Bill: the Rapper - NURSING HOMES TERRIFY ME [FULLMETAL KAIJU]
Logic - Griptape (feat. John Lindhal) [College Park/Inglorious Basterd/Loopin the 2nd/Picnic/Super Microphonus/Elevator Pitch - EP]
Wednesday - Chosen to Deserve [Rat Saw God]
Domo Genesis & Graymatter - Gifted Creatures [What You Don't Get?!]
Wiki - That Ain't Pat [14kt Figaro/Faith is a Rock/Papiseed Street Vol 1]
Nas & Hit-Boy - Japanese Soul Bar [Magic 2/Magic 3]
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - The Layover [Maps]
Aesop Rock - By the River [Integrated Tech Solutions]
Lil B - Skate on the Beach [Bitch Mob da Album/B-Unit/Basedgods Pro Skater/Winged Wheelchair Squad]
Drake - Tried Our Best [For All the Dogs: Scary Hours Edition]
Buck 65, Doseone, & Jel - Alive in a Landfill [Super Dope!, Punk Rock B-Boy, North American Adonis, Drum Study #1-3]
John Wells - No Drugs in Heaven (Live) [The Apprehension of John Wells Deluxe]
D-Sisive - Argar's Drive [The Playground One, The Playground Two, The Playground Two Muneshine Innovated, Knoblich Gardens One, Knoblich Gardens Two, Knoblich Gardens Three: the Blue Boat]
Thes One - Mike and Chris leave for their First Tour [Farewell, My Friend/Farewell, My Friend: Footnotes]

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 248 (January 12, 2024): mophead's top 50 of 2023, #25-1

This is an archive of The Horizon Broadening Hour, which should air May 5, 2024. I'm back after a month off, but I've still been adding music to Libretime. That means it is time for your horizons to be broadened.

Conner Quinn – 13 Philosophers Walking Out of the Lexicon
Blue Freezie – Goth Girls 
Amanda Braam – November’s Night 
The Whythouse – Coffee? 
Madison Galloway – Freedom
White Rabbit – Cold Soup 
Alamodality – Good Place, Kitty
Chester Moon – Let’s Just Run 
The Tortoise and My Hair – leaving on the midnite train to Memphis 5
Wounded Dog – The Endless One
Wet Heaven – Deja You 
Geres – Divinity 
Connor Roff – Somewhere Green 
Kaunsel – Grain Hopper 
Bryan Cee – Blue Bird 
Luwizzy – Burn Inside of Me
Vintage Lapointe – Weaken 
Indigo – Red
JR Rhodes – Celebration 
Ghost Cartridge – Xzibit (feat. D-Sisive & Baggylean) 
Mike Casey – The Beauty of Everyday Life
Rachel Ransom – Misty Morning (Bassa’s Song) 
Michael Botte Band – Radiate
Sadie Fine – Penitentiary 
Sierra Blacc – Thxnk You
Sophie Van Hasselt – A Bit of Love
Caroline Parke – Look Me in the Eye, Love
Marissa Burwell – Catch and Release

The Horizon Broadening Hour

The Horizon Broadening Hour #25

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight is this month's All Things Considered, which commences another round of Canadian rappers. I'm kicking things off with Spesh K, the Good Scotian and dope MC who has been bringing up that everyday, everyman music -- that the world always need more of -- for more than 20 years. Holding it down for Canada for so long is worth recognizing more often, so if you ain't familiar, get familiar! And once again, huge shoutout for Spesh for sending me those CDs and showing love to the show, much appreciated.

Export Eh Intro
Demolition
The Main Event (feat. DJ Y-Rush)
Don't Stop (feat. S-Cape Artist)
Hip Hop Since
Won
Six Emcees (feat. Classified, J-Bru, Jay Bizzy, Mic Boyd, & Bonshah)
Bring it Back (feat. D-Sisive, Boy-iLL, & Divo)
Play This (feat. O.B.1)
Test the Dress Code
TGIF
Get Up (feat. MC's Funkas)
Saturday Night
Faded
Media Coverage
Meant to Call (feat. Royal T Pompey)
Waiting 
Jwep
But We Still Do It (feat. Royal T Pompey)
Figure It Out (feat. LoPro)
If Loving You is Wrong (feat. S-Cape Artist)
Ham n Biscuits
Free
Handwriting (feat. Pacewon & Classified)
Moonlight & Vodka (feat. J-Bru)
Sunrise Sunsets
The 902
Hold Me Back
Good People
My Way
Echo
So Many Files 
Brand New Day (feat. DL Incognito & Jordan Croucher)

Bonus Tracks:
1/2 Irish Hoods
Breakin Hearts
Hush Service
Rise Up
The Eh Game
The Hoe Down
Back to the Bang Boogie
She Ran Away on Valentines Day
What Life Is (feat. iLLvibe & LS)
Adapting to the Change (feat. Jaro & Royal T Pompey)
The Green Room (feat. Jordan Croucher)

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 279 (August 16, 2024): All Things Considered 61 [Spesh K]

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight's All Things Considered makes the case for Abdominal, the Toronto MC whose impressive technical rhyme skills, combined with his fearless willingness to broach all sorts of topics and approaches, have given us one of Hip Hop's most underrated discographies -- point blank, period. If you ain't familiar, it's time to get familiar. 

My Name is Abdominal
Abdominal Workout
Behind the Scenes
Fast Food [Fry Antics]
Still Hungry
Urban Hermit
T.Ode (feat. Notes to Self)
Pedal Pusher
Panic Attack
Balance Both (feat. Chali 2na)
Forged From Hardship (Dutty Moonshine Big Band Remix)
Inoutro
Interlude
The Best Posse Cut You Ever Heard (feat. Dan-E-O, D-Sisive, Fatski, Kamau, The Grand I Am Perial, Esoteric, & Arcee)
Abcapella
Train of Thought (feat. Obe One)
While You Sleep
Sock Hop
Courage (feat. my mom)
Elizabeth
Open Relationship
Reflective Meditation Rhymes
Walk Left/Stand Right
Outta Left Field
Broken 
These Boots
The Vinyl Frontier 

BONUS JOINTS
The Escape
Flutter
Don't Get It Twisted (part one)
Words
Dirt (The Obliques Remix)
Don't Get It Twisted (part two)
White Rapper
Da Innernet
Sink Into the Rhythm
Power Moves 

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 310 (March 21, 2025): All Things Considered 68 [Abdominal]

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. General state of things kinda fuckin wild, eh? 

Mobb Deep - The Start of Your Ending (41st Side) 
Run DMC, Pete Rock, & CL Smooth - Down With the King
Lloyd Banks, Swizz Beatz, Fabolous, Ryan Leslie, Pusha T, & Kanye West - Start It Up
TI & Just Blaze - I'm Talkin To You
The Neptunes, The Clipse, & Ab-Live - Blaze of Glory
Eminem - 8 Mile
Tyler, the Creator & ScHoolboy Q - THE DARK STAINS OF DARKESEE LATIFAH PART 6-12 (REMIX)
Ab-Soul - B.U.C.K.O Jr. 
Wiz Khalifa & Too Short - On My Level
Curren$y, Harry Fraud, Conway the Machine, & Rome Streetz - Money Magnet
Benny the Butcher & Westside Gunn - Vader
LEP Bogus Boys & Lupe Fiasco - ZOMBIE LAND
Wale - Freedom of Speech
Jack Harlow & 2forwOyNE - SYLVIA 
Jack Harlow - ICE
Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR - $PIDERMAN $UPERMAN
Drake, Andre 3000, & Lil Wayne - The Real Her
JPEGMAFIA - Whole Foods
Malci - Tetsuo the Iron Man
Omen & J. Cole - Things Change
Skotch Davis - Don't 4get 2 Remember
Kid Cudi, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, & Steve Aoki - I JUST WANNA GET
The Away Team, Laws, & Big Remo - Paid
D-Sisive, Birdapres, & Cadence Weapon - The Unknown
Calz - If We Make It
John Wells - whole world burnin down
T-Fire - Say a Prayer 

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 314 (April 18, 2025): the general state of things stinks

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight is the 69th (nice!) All Things Considered, which makes the case for Ghettosocks, the Halifax MC who has given us, across 22 years, some of Canadian Hip Hop's most dense, detailed, enigmatic music. With Out for Treats forever burned into my mind, it's time for y'all to get familiar, if you ain't already! 


PART 1:
The Getaway
Whatchuknowboutme? 
Ice Wine
Stop! 
Voltron Kicks
Tech Wall
He's the DJ I'm the Rapper '08
City Life (feat. Loe Pesci & Classified)
LIVE AT THE APOLLO (skit)
Bring Some Wine (feat. Loe Pesci)
Youth In Asia (feat. WOLVES)
Koala Laundry
Evict Bush
Fish Pond Bombs
Grapez
Antelope Freightbuster
After the Smoke Clears
Cathedral (feat. Apt)
Ctu Commies
Dreams of Hawaiian Sophie 
Stolen Kicks (feat. PH)
Baby Penguin Again
Once Got Busy (Burger King Bathroom)
A Song About Breakdancing
The Mustard Station (feat. Jeff Spec, Timbuktu, Moka Only, & Muneshine)
Pink Lemonade (feat. Apt)
Cap (feat. Moka Only)
Her Favorite
Roofless
Lapping the Sun
Value Village
I Don't Sing
Outside
Smoove Regardless (feat. Ambition & Justo the MC)
Nautical (Swamp Thing & Ghettosocks)
All In (feat. O.C. & Moka Only)
Fantasy Island (Swamp Thing & Ghettosocks)
Sorry Excuse for a Human
Reflections
Truth to the Light (feat. Birdapres & Timbuktu)
Out for Treats 

PART 2:
Socks is Okay
Catch a Beatdown
Socks Ebonics
Slinky Snake
Liquor 2 Pandas
Gorilla Yer Illa
Take Chains Off
Zanzibar (feat. Timbuktu)
I Can Make Your Dog a Bonut
Read-A-Book
U Ain't This (feat. D-Sisive, Rich Kidd, & Muneshine)
Monster Swamp (Swamp Thing & Ghettosocks feat. Ambition, More or Les, Wordburglar, & Touch)
Back in Effect
Raided
The Rook
Count Sockula Esquire
Bacon Pancakes
Naturally Nice
Sake
Love Love Love
Sangria
Too Weird to Live
What It Seems (feat. Skyzoo & Rome Streetz)
The Masters (feat. CL Smooth & El da Sensei)
Understanding
R. KELLY'S GHOSTWRITER (skit) [feat. Jordan Croucher]
Steal From Walmart 

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 315 (April 25, 2025): All Things Considered 69 [Ghettosocks]

Nic Bam, born Nicholas Bambrough on March 28, 1984, in Belleville, Ontario, is a North American rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, and filmmaker. He's known for blending an old- school style with a polished yet rugged approach, making his work stand out in the industry. Nic's multifaceted talents aren't just titles; they're a testament to his journey and resilience.

Archives of The Clean-Up Hour, every Friday at 12:00 AM, hosted by your boy Mophead on CKMS 102.7 Listen here: https://radiowaterloo.ca/listen/

Also doing slowed + reverb music now lol

To those of you looking for the slowed + reverb version of "Benji the Dog" by Mac Miller (RIP), it was copyright claimed after 15,000 plays. If you're desperate for the mp3, dm me here and we can work something out.

New tracks tagged #D-Sisive