The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop

The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop
front cover: Chuck Brown at the Festival of American Folklife, July 2000.
Author Kip Lornell
Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.
Cover artist Michael Gengaro
Country United States
Language English
Subject Go-go
Genre Non-fiction
Music Reference
Publisher Billboard Books
University Press of Mississippi
Publication date
2001 (first edition)
Media type Print (paperback)
Pages 256
ISBN 0-8230-7727-6
OCLC 47648299
781.64
LC Class ML3527.84

The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop is a 2001 book written by Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.[1][2] In 2009, an updated second edition of the book was published and retitled The Beat! Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C.

Synopisis

The Beat explores the musical, social, and cultural phenonmenon of go-go music (a music genre is rooted in funk, soul and old-school hip hop) the only musical from indigenous to Washington, D.C., which features highly syncopated, nonstop beats.

Charles Stephenson (a political and cultural activist, and former manager of Experience Unlimited) and Kip Lornell (professor of Africana Studies at The George Washington University) provide a chronology of go-go music, from the influences of funk music, Pentecostal churches, and West African rhythms that influenced the genre, to the emerging popularity of the genre. The authors focused on prominent figures and institutions important to the shaping of go-go music, including accomplished go-go musicians Chuck Brown (the "Godfather of Go-Go"), Experience Unlimited, Rare Essence, and Trouble Funk.

Many other Washington, D.C.-based DJ's, band managers, concert promoters and film-makers who've provided significant influences to the genre, also provided their perspective of the genre.

Compilation album

The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released September 4, 2001
Genre
Length 1:54:07
Label Liaison Records
Producer
  • Becky Marcus
  • Tom Goldfogle
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA-[4]
Spin8/10[5]
The Village VoiceA−[6]

The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop is a double-compilation album released on September 4, 2001 in conjunction with the release of book.[3] The album features a compilation of songs by prominent go-go bands and old-school hip hop artist who contributed to the popularity of the genre between the early-80s to the late-90s.[5]

Track listing

Disc 01
No.TitleContributing artistLength
1."Bustin' Loose (song)" (Chuck Brown)Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers7:40
2."Pump Me Up" (Tony Fisher/Robert Reed)Trouble Funk6:34
3."Party Time" (Kurtis Blow/Jimmy Bralower/J.B. Moore)Kurtis Blow6:45
4."Cat In the Hat" (Anthony Harley)Little Benny & the Masters7:01
5."Da Butt" (Marcus Miller/Edward Stevens)E.U.6:21
6."The Music Ain't Loud Enuff" (DJ Kool/Funky Ned)DJ Kool5:32
7."You Can Dance"Go-Go Lorenzo7:10
8."Jingling Baby!" (Harold Hall)Pleasure Band4:21
9."Lock It" (Michael Neal/J. Karen Thomas)Rare Essence5:49
Disc 02
No.TitleContributing artistLength
1."Booty Call"Northeast Groovers7:15
2."Ruff It Off" (D.K. Baker/W.Wright)The Junkyard Band4:27
3."The Bud"Huck-A-Bucks7:38
4."Um Bop Bop"Sugar Bear & Ju-Ju3:46
5."Diamond in the Back"Suttle Thoughts5:38
6."The Hop" (Kent Wood)Rare Essence4:31
7."People Make the World Go Round" (Thom Bell/Linda Creed)Chuck Brown4:40
8."2001"The Backyard Band5:25
9."Hey Buddy Buddy" (Michael Neal/J. Karen Thomas)Rare Essence7:43
10."Brown and White"911 Entertainment5:51
Total length:1:54:07

References

  1. Triplett, William (May 16, 2012). "Going for Go-Go". Washingtonian. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. Chang, Jeff (November 2001). "Bang the Drum". Vibe Magazine. pp. 115–120.
  3. 1 2 The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop at AllMusic
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Review: The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 Green, Tony (January 2002). "Various Artists: The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hip". Spin. 18 (1): 110. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. Christgau, Robert (October 9, 2001). "Review: Unpatriotic?! Moi?". The Village Voice. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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