The Go Go Posse

The Go Go Posse
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released 1988
Genre
Length 40:25
Label I Hear Ya! Records
Singles from The Go Go Posse
  1. "D.C. Don't Stand for Dodge City"
    Released: November 8, 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
ARTISTdirect[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Wilson & Alroy[4]

The Go Go Posse is a compilation album released in 1988.[5] The album consists of nine original songs recorded by prominent Washington, D.C.-based go-go bands and hip hop artists, and includes the anti-violence song "D.C. Don't Stand for Dodge City".

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Do It" (performed by Rare Essence)
  • Donnell Floyd
  • Mike Neal
 4:50
2. "That'll Work" (performed by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers)
  • Chuck Brown
  • Square One
 3:58
3. "Beam Me Up Scotty" (performed by D.C. Scorpio)
  • Donnell Floyd
  • Mike Neal
 3:38
4. "Who's Kickin' It" (performed by Little Benny & the Masters)
 3:38
5. "D.C. Don't Stand for Dodge City" (performed by "The Go Go Posse")
  • Bill Mueller
  • Square One
 4:24
6. "Romance the Stone" (performed by D.C.Scorpio)
  • Donnell Floyd
  • Mike Neal
 4:24
7. "The King" (performed by Little Benny & the Masters)
 3:37
8. "Go Ju Ju Go" (performed by E.U.)Square One 5:23
9. "Hey Now" (performed Rare Essence)
  • Chuck Brown
  • Rare Essence
 6:33
Total length:
 40:25

Background

The "Go Go Posse" was a supergroup consisting of D.C. Scorpio, Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers, Rare Essence, Little Benny & the Masters, and E.U.[5][6] The song "D.C. Don't Stand for Dodge City" was an anti-violence song recorded and released as a single in 1988. The song was released in response to the dramatic increase in violent and drug-related murders in D.C. during the crack epidemic in the late-80s. During this time period, D.C. was labeled the "Murder Capital of the United States" and go-go and hip hop culture received much of the blame for the increasing crime rates. The "Go Go Posse" united to release this song as a response to the growing criticism of go-go music, and to encourage it patrons to stop the violence.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Go Go Posse at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Go Go Posse Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Review: The Go Go Posse". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Alroy, John. "80s Odds and Ends". Wilson & Alroy. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 Brown, Joe. "Climbin' Aboard More D.C. Tracks". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 Nelson, Jill. "Go Go Unlimited". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

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