''Go-Go Crankin (also titled as ''Go-Go Crankin': Paint the White House Black'') is a
compilation album
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originally released in 1985.
The compilation consist of ten original songs by prominent
Washington, D.C.
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-based
go-go
Go-go is a music subgenre, subgenre of funk music with an emphasis on specific rhythmic patterns, and live audience Call and response (music), call and response.
Go-go was originated by African-American musicians in the Washington, D.C. area du ...
bands of that time period. The music is heavily influenced by the popularity of go-go in the mid-80s in Washington, D.C., and throughout the
Northeast
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. The album has been considered to be influential to the growing popularity of
hip hop and
go-go
Go-go is a music subgenre, subgenre of funk music with an emphasis on specific rhythmic patterns, and live audience Call and response (music), call and response.
Go-go was originated by African-American musicians in the Washington, D.C. area du ...
music in the 1980s.
[David Toop, ''Rap Attack'', 3rd. ed., London: Serpent's Tail, 2000. (p. 213) ]
Track listing
See also
* ''
Go Go Live at the Capital Centre
''Go Go Live at the Capital Centre'' was a concert performance by various prominent go-go bands and hip-hop artists based in the Washington metropolitan area. It was recorded live in October 1987 at the Capital Centre (a defunct indoor arena in ...
'', 1987 go-go concert
* ''
The Go Go Posse
''The Go Go Posse'' is a compilation album released in 1988. The album consists of nine original songs recorded by prominent Washington, D.C.-based go-go bands and hip hop artists, and includes the nonviolence, anti-violence song "D.C. Don't Stand ...
'', 1988 compilation album
*''
The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop'', 2001 compilation album
*''
Meet Me at the Go-Go'', 2003 compilation album
References
External links
''Go-Go Crankinat
Discogs.com
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1985 compilation albums
4th & B'way Records albums
Go-go albums
Island Records albums