RJD2 Is Okay with Being Rough Around the Edges

There's just so much to say about RJD2 it's hard to even write a blog post about him. But we're sure as hell going to try. His breakout album was Deadringer which was released in 2002. Singles like “Ghostwriter,” “Work,” and sooo many others pretty much influenced a culture. This interview went down in July at Moonrise Festival in Baltimore which was hosted by our pals at Steez Promo. What's most interesting about this episode is that we tried to arrange this with his manager and publicist a week prior but we lost contact closer to show. This was all about timing. Had we not seen this guy backstage, (by himself we should mention) this wouldn't have happened. Most artists were chauffeured to the stages they were to perform at on these golf carts in the roped off areas. RJ walked through the crowd. By himself. I imagine he may even have had to convince security that he was in fact performing when he got to his destination. We chatted about what goes into his set and how easy things can malfunction (it's a technical ass set), Teena Marie, and the emotive responses people have to his sounds. Please keep in mind this was recorded at a music festival, which accounts for the noisy background. But as usual, maDCap made this jam work. More about this episode coming soon. Narration for this episode was done by the great Andy Duke.