Drummer, producer, and engineer Darryl Moore (aka: JMD, Jamm Messenger D, Jamm Messenger Divine) has helped seminal hip-hop groups Freestyle Fellowship and The Pharcyde develop their sound. As a drummer, Moore has toured with legendary pianist Horace Tapscott, and continues to lead his own band, Underground Railroad. In 1993 he co-produced and performed on Freestyle Fellowship's ground breaking album, Innercity Griots. Those interested in innovative, creative hip-hop, with depth of groove and thought, must check this album out. Moore combined jazz composition, live ensemble performance, programmed beats, and choice samples with Freestyle Fellowship's rhythmically creative and stylistically singular rapping and lyrics to produce a record that stands as one of hip-hop's greatest albums. Deserving of wider recognition, I asked Darryl Moore to discuss his work as a producer, engineer, and musician, as well as his admiration for George Massenburg [Tape Op #54, 63].

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