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".

The Go Go Posse
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	1988
Genre	Go-go old-school hip hop
Length	40:25
Label	I Hear Ya! Records
Singles from The Go Go Posse
"D.C. Don't Stand for Dodge City" Released: November 8, 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
ARTISTdirect	[2]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]

Track listing

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-80s. 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]

See also

• Stop the Violence Movement
• Crime in Washington, D.C.

References

External links

• The Go Go Posse at Discogs.com