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Mixtape, Vol. 1 (also titled as Mixtape, Vol. 1: Hosted by DJ Dirty Rico) is a remix album released on April 17, 2012, by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Rare Essence. [1] [2] [3] The album was compiled and remixed by DJ Dirty Rico. The follow-up album Mixtape, Vol. 2 was released on July 2, 2013. [4]
Rare Essence is a Washington, D.C.–based go-go band formed in 1976. [4] [5] Rare Essence has been amongst the most prominent musicians of the D.C. music scene, producing numerous hit songs in the local D.C. market and several hits nationwide, including the charting hit "Work the Walls".
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.
Go-go was originated by African-American musicians in Washington, D.C., during the mid-1960s to late-1970s. Go-go has limited popularity in other areas, but maintains a devoted audience in the Washington metropolitan area as a uniquely regional music style and was named the official music of Washington, D.C., in February 2020. [2]
Mixtape, Vol. 2 (also titled as Mixtape, Vol. 2: Hosted by DJ Dirty Rico) is a remix album released on July 2, 2013, by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Rare Essence. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The album was compiled and remixed by DJ Dirty Rico.
Live at Breeze's Metro Club is a live album recorded and released in 1986 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Rare Essence. [1] [2] [3] [4] The album was ...
The music is heavily influenced by the popularity of go-go in the mid-80s in Washington, D.C., and throughout the Northeast. The album has been considered to be influential to the growing popularity of hip hop and go-go music in the 1980s. [8]
Meet Me at the Go-Go is a compilation album originally released on July 7, 2003. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The compilation consist of eleven previously released songs by prominent Washington, D.C. –based go-go bands.