The Go Go Posse

The Go Go Posse
Compilation album by
Various Artists
Released1988
Genres
Length40:25
LabelI 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
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
ARTISTdirectStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]

The Go Go Posse is a compilation album released in 1988.[4] 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 One5:23
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.[4][5] 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-1980s. 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 its patrons to stop the violence.[5] The album was Produced, Written and Arranged by Jonathan Ranard Smith, Jon Mitchell Bebbs and Darrell Johnson also identified in the album's credits as Square One Productions as well as J. J. & J.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Go Go Posse at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Go Go Posse Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Review: The Go Go Posse". Robert Christgau. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Brown, Joe. "Climbin' Aboard More D.C. Tracks". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Nelson, Jill. "Go Go Unlimited". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

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