The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop
{{Short description|2001 non-fiction book by Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.}}
{{Infobox book
| name = The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop
| image = The Beat Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop.jpg| image_size =
| caption = {{small|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
| pub_date = 2001 {{small|(first edition)}}
| media_type = Print {{small|(paperback)}}
| pages = 256
| isbn = 0-8230-7727-6
| oclc = 47648299
| dewey = 781.64
| congress = ML3527.84
| followed_by =
| website =
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The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop is a 2001 book written by Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.{{cite magazine|title=Going for Go-Go |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2012/05/16/going-for-go-go/ |first=William |last=Triplett |date=May 16, 2012 |magazine=Washingtonian |access-date=20 January 2016}}{{cite magazine|title=Bang the Drum |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vyUEAAAAMBAJ&q=the+beat+go-go%27s+fusion+of+funk+and+hip-hop&pg=PA118 |first=Jeff |last=Chang |author-link=Jeff Chang (journalist) |pages=115–120 |date=November 2001 |magazine=Vibe Magazine }} 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 phenomenon 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
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| name = The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop
| type = Compilation album
| artist = Various Artists
| cover = TheBeat (album cover).png
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| released = September 4, 2001
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| genre = {{hlist| Go-go | old-school hip hop }}
| length = {{duration|h=1|m=54|s=07}}
| label = Liaison Records
| producer = {{hlist| Becky Marcus | Tom Goldfogle}}
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Allmusic|class=album|id=the-beat-go-gos-fusion-of-funk-and-hip-hop-mw0000214010|access-date=23 September 2016}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2Score = A−{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Christgau |title=Review: The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=10285|publisher=Robert Christgau |access-date= 13 September 2016}}
| rev3 = Spin
| rev3score = 8/10{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXGw14ml_M4C&q=The+Beat%3A+Go-Go%27s+Fusion+of+Funk+and+Hip-Hop&pg=PA110 |title=Various Artists: The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hip |journal=Spin |volume=18 |issue=1 |date=January 2002 |access-date=28 October 2016 |last=Green |first=Tony |page=110}}
| rev4 = The Village Voice
| rev4Score = {{Rating-Christgau|A-}}{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Christgau |title=Review: Unpatriotic?! Moi? |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/unpatriotic-moi-6396037 |date=October 9, 2001 |newspaper=The Village Voice |access-date= 23 September 2016}}
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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. 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-1990s.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 01
| extra_column = Contributing artist
| title1 = Bustin' Loose (song)
| note1 = Chuck Brown
| extra1 = Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
| length1 = 7:40
| title2 = Pump Me Up
| note2 = Tony Fisher/Robert Reed
| extra2 = Trouble Funk
| length2 = 6:34
| title3 = Party Time
| note3 = Kurtis Blow/Jimmy Bralower/J.B. Moore
| extra3 = Kurtis Blow
| length3 = 6:45
| title4 = Cat In the Hat
| note4 = Anthony Harley
| extra4 = Little Benny & the Masters
| length4 = 7:01
| title5 = Da Butt
| note5 = Marcus Miller/Edward Stevens
| extra5 = E.U.
| length5 = 6:21
| title6 = The Music Ain't Loud Enuff
| note6 = DJ Kool/Funky Ned
| extra6 = DJ Kool
| length6 = 5:32
| title7 = You Can Dance
| extra7 = Go-Go Lorenzo
| length7 = 7:10
| title8 = Jingling Baby!
| note8 = Harold Hall
| extra8 = Pleasure Band
| length8 = 4:21
| title9 = Lock It
| note9 = Michael Neal/J. Karen Thomas
| extra9 = Rare Essence
| length9 = 5:49
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 02
| total_length = {{duration|h=1|m=54|s=07}}
| extra_column = Contributing artist
| title1 = Booty Call
| extra1 = Northeast Groovers
| length1 = 7:15
| title2 = Ruff It Off
| note2 = D.K. Baker/W.Wright
| extra2 = The Junkyard Band
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = The Bud
| extra3 = Huck-A-Bucks
| length3 = 7:38
| title4 = Um Bop Bop
| extra4 = Sugar Bear & Ju-Ju
| length4 = 3:46
| title5 = Diamond in the Back
| extra5 = Suttle Thoughts
| length5 = 5:38
| title6 = The Hop
| note6 = Kent Wood
| extra6 = Rare Essence
| length6 = 4:31
| title7 = People Make the World Go Round
| note7 = Thom Bell/Linda Creed
| extra7 = Chuck Brown
| length7 = 4:40
| title8 = 2001
| extra8 = The Backyard Band
| length8 = 5:25
| title9 = Hey Buddy Buddy
| note9 = Michael Neal/J. Karen Thomas
| extra9 = Rare Essence
| length9 = 7:43
| title10 = Brown and White
| extra10 = 911 Entertainment
| length10 = 5:51
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-beat-go-gos-fusion-of-funk-and-hip-hop-mw0000214010 The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop] at AllMusic.com
- [https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Beat-Go-Gos-Fusion-Of-Funk-And-Hip-Hop/master/737021 The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop] at Discogs.com
- [http://thebeatisgogo.com/ The Beat is Go Go] - Teach the Beat: Bringing the distinctive D.C. sound of go-go into the classroom.
- [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5pbdFkuA3SfXM7vKaKEjTD?si=SU9wFrGSRWiBpx0slCpE-Q] Go-Go playlist on Spotify
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Category:2001 non-fiction books