The Groove Suite - Hip Hop & Hookah

Groovers! We sat down with DJ Guru and Eric Thomas and got the history of Trap Bingo Jax, DJ Guru's greatest moments, and Eric's passion for a tailored event. Enjoy!

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Video: https://youtu.be/z6PORo6iZFA

Mr. Al Pete and Damien Lamar took some time to have a brother conversation about the past (and current) events that still shows that racism is a pandemic. Enjoy.

Video: https://youtu.be/BFsmBK1UrIs

We have a cool episode for the Groovers! Mr. Al Pete has some dope politic'n with AMP about his new album 'Son of a Preacherman'. They also discuss ageism in Hip Hop, their high school band days, and much more! Listen to AMP new album on all social platforms!

Music:

AMP - Hate My Boss

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***AMP 'Son of a Preacherman' album credits that weren't mention in the show***

Producers:

Marco Williams, MGeezy, BarNone, 4Klassic, Anyway

Featured artists:

Lefty Gunz, India Songbird, Louis Baby, Diallo Sekou

Skits:

Trevohn Copeland, Lakeitha Copeland-Webster, Gene Dot Com

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It’s episode 5 of The Groove Suite Podcast! Mr. Al Pete has a refreshing conversation with musician Chris Williams. They share stories about their struggles with ‘music hustling’, their anticipation of The Last Dance show, and Chris reveals a shocking incident that involves Pete! Hit play to hear ‘The Death Row’ talk *laughs*!

Follow Chris on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

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Mr. Al Pete has a (Zoom) sit down with Kool-Lade and Lord Northstar, the creators and hosts of The Rap Geezers Podcast. They share their reasons for starting the show, along with sharing campfire-style stories on some of the glories of Duval (County) Hip Hop. Note: all three are emcees, producers, and podcasters, and are in the 40 age group. Respect a geezer when you hear one! Enjoy!

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We have a quarantine clean episode for you! Mr. Al Pete (finally) gets an interview with MJbaker! During an Instagram Live call, they speak on her new song ‘Not Worried About It’ and the triumphs of being an artist. Check out her new song during the episode, her blogs on the MPN website, and the rest of her catalog on https://mjbakermusic.com.

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Music:

MJbaker - Feel Somethin’

MJbaker - Not Worried About It

We’re back with part 2 Groovers! We finish up with Rashon Medlock giving a run down of his album and what each song represents. Great content everyone! Make sure you’re following him and purchase his music at www.rashonmedlock.com!

Recorded, produced, engineered by Mr. Al Pete at MPN Studios in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Music:

Rashon Medlock - The Fray

Groovers! This interview was so great, that we have two parts! Mr. Al Pete sits down with musician Rashon Medlock and they share their thoughts about genre identity, love, and his new album 'HiMs Book 1'. Check out his album and his work at http://rashonmedlock.com. 

Recorded, produced, engineered by Mr. Al Pete at MPN Studios in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Music: 
Rashon Medlock - More Than Music
Rashon Medlock - Find The Light

Groovers! We’re back with Season 3!

We start off with a great interview with the musician and content creator, Wes Harris. Mr. Al Pete and Wes converse about the importance of creating the fitting content for artists, his favorite part of creating his music and he informs us on what’s next for him.

Follow Wes Harris on Instagram (@imwesharris) and check out his music and content!

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Music:

A Tribe Called Quest - Footprints remix feat. Cee-Lo Green

Emily King - Distance

Wes Harris - Date Night

Wes Harris - I’m Proud

We're back with a BONUS episode of The Groove Suite Podcast! We had the pleasure of hosting Zo! (of The Foreign Exchange) new album 'FourFront' listening event in Jacksonville, Florida. During the event, Mr. Al Pete had the opportunity of interviewing him. They spoke on the various people he worked with on the album and how his working partners are a grand family.

Make sure you check out the links below for additional interviews, the pictures and the video version of the Zo! interview:

The Taste Test interview with Damien Lamar and MJbaker: https://bit.ly/2Jw3hom

Zo! FourFront Listening Event pictures: shorturl.at/blmot

Zo! Interview (video): https://youtu.be/ELx5Nd4tGc8

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