FLASH on drums and spittin' one of my earliest recordings. Motivated by T la Rock's lyrics on It's Yours, I grabbed a dictionary and my vocab study words and went to work. 

Warning (FLASH on drums) featuring FLASH 1984

Hot off the heels from The Du-Rites all new sophomore album 'Greasy Listening' we sat with that dude J-Zone to track exactly how he got from studio rat to the Paul Mooney of Rap to drummer of the former slappin' Funk duo. The idea being - that if you only know of him from the string of rap albums he dropped thru the early Aughts, perhaps as your own musical tastes have developed than the rich musicality of his Funky instrumental work may appeal to your sensibilities. oh yeah and don't forget to Subscribe to our podcast!

Ep. 56 - J-Zone

Today we’re chopping it up with two amazing artists, J-Zone and Pablo Martin of the du rites to talk about their second album greasy listening. We get into their creative process, their history, gear, funk, some unknown info about Music for Tu Madre, and much more. Also, don’t forget to cop my latest books, Understanding the True Meaning, an in-depth look at Cormega’s classic album The True Meaning, written with Cormega, and Words 2, my latest interview compilation featuring J Zone’s Fish N Grits interview along with first interviews with J Cole and Big Sean as well as longform interviews with Inspectah Deck, Large Professor, RZA, and more. All of that is available on Amazon or in the links of this interview on WeGoinIN.com

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A Premiere of a Gamma Ray Jones Outtake! 

For every album we've made, there's a song we can't get wrapped up in time for mastering for one reason or another. In 2016 it was "Moving To The Moon," last year it was "Du-Matic!" and this year it's "Don't Call Me Me Pedro." Dig it! A brougham-tactic Du-Rites spin on the classic orchestral Blaxploitation sound. No plans for vinyl release, so download/stream it for something new to roll to until the release of Gamma Ray Jones in November!

Dont Call Me Pedro

The Du-Rites are a funk duo comprised of Jay Mumford and Pablo Martin. Pablo on guitar and bass guitar; Jay on drums and percussion. They split the keyboard/synthesizer duties. Individually, Pablo plays guitar with the legendary Tom Tom Club and spent years as a mastering engineer. Jay has worked as a drummer live and/or in studio for Danger Mouse, Adrian Quesada, Dan Auerbach, Binky Griptite(Daptone), Soul Supreme, Just Blaze, Lord Finesse and many others, as well as being sampled by Madlib ("Road of the Lonely Ones"), Mark Ronson and others. In addition to four studio albums, one live album, an EP and seven 7" singles under their own name, The Du-Rites have worked with a wide range of talents since their inception in 2016, including Eddie Palmieri, Robert Glasper and Ghostface Killah. They also scored a large portion of the original music for Bobbito Garcia's Rock Rubber 45s film.

Dont Call Me Pedro

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