Rare Impression back and it’s time for another impression. GoGo Music is a form of music that originated in DMV and it is basically a Live Band. I’ve always loved GoGo music because it is what i was raised on. Not to many people can say that most of their black youth wanted to learn a musical instrument and start a band. The youth having thoughts like these causes discipline, patience and practice which are excellent qualities to have, especially at a young age. What most people don’t know is that Hip-Hop & GoGo Music use to go hand in hand. Both of these were up and coming forms of music which weren’t to popular in the masses and as hip-hop progressed, so did GoGo. Most people thought GoGo had its big break when Spike Lee put EU (GoGo Band) in School Daze and after Junkyard Band got signed to Def Jam, but it wasn’t the case. It hasn’t been the same but people still love GoGo music, in fact Wale & UCB (GoGo Band) were the house band at the 2009 VMAs.

Though GoGo music is still a DMV (DC Maryland Virginia) style of music, it’s influence across the world is known. Songs all over have either sampled or payed homage to GoGo Music. Examples Include:

LL Cool J – Rock The Bells (Samples Trouble Funk’s Song “Pump Me Up”)

2 Live Crew – Recorded A GoGo Version Of “Drop The Bomb” With Trouble Funk Called “The Bomb Has Been Dropped”

Jill Scott – On The Album “Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1″ has a song called “It’s Love” which has a GoGo Beat

Nelly – “Hot In Herre” Samples Chuck Brown’s Famous GoGo Song “Bustin Loose”

Ludacris – Performed Roll Out With Rare Essence in 2002 On The Tonight Show

Chris Brown – “Throwed” off the album “Exclusive”, Chris Brown Says “I gotta go back to my roots, the whole GoGo thang, DC Wattup”

Lil Jon – On Crunk Juice Has A Song Called “Awww Skeet Skeet” featuring DJ Flexx which has a GoGo Beat

Jim Jones – Performed “We Fly High” With TCB In 2007

Gym Class Heroes – Guilty As Charged Has A GoGo Percussion Throughout The Song

Wale – Pretty Girls Samples A Backyard Band song by the same name

Waka Flocka Flame – Performed the song “Iced Out” With TCB

and now you can add Letoya Luckett to the list. I’m Sure many of you have heard the song “Regret”, well she showed the DMV love by having New Impressionz as her band for the night while she sang that song, listen.

Also The 5th Floor Preview featuring GoGo Music