''Gimmie Dat Beat'' (also titled as ''Gimmie Dat Beat: The Best of D.C. Go Go, Volume 2'') is a

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

consisting of prominent go-go songs remixed and compiled by DJ Kool. The album was released on April 8, 1997.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic * DJ Kool – compilation producer, DJ, mixing, vocals *

BackYard Band Ralph Anwan Glover (born May 5, 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is an American rapper, actor, model, DJ, and founding member of the D.C.-based go-go band "BackYard Band" (also abbreviated as "BYB"). Glover is also known for his portrayal of Slim Char ...

– primary artist *

Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers Charles Louis Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist, bandleader and singer known as "The Godfather of Go-Go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in the mid-197 ...

– primary artist *

Huck-A-Bucks The Huck-a-Bucks was a Washington, D.C.-based go-go band formed in the early 1990s. The band was active in the Washington metropolitan area, producing numerous songs in the Washington music scene and several hits nationwide, including the sin ...

– primary artist *

Junk Yard Band The Junk Yard Band is a Washington, D.C based go-go band, founded in the early 1980s by children playing on improvised instruments. They are best known for their songs- "Sardines" and "The Word." Biography The band was formed in 1980 by children ...

– primary artist *Michael "Funky Ned" Neal – mixing *Northeast Groovers – primary artist * Rare Essence – primary artist

References

External links

''Gimmie Dat Beat''
at Discogs {{Rare Essence 1997 compilation albums 1997 remix albums DJ Kool albums Go-go albums