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{{Short description|2001 non-fiction book by Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.}}
{{Infobox book
| name           = The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop
| image          = The Beat Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop.jpg| image_size     =
| caption        = {{small|front cover: [[Chuck Brown]] at the Festival of American Folklife, July 2000.}}
| author         = Kip Lornell<br>[[Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.]]
| cover_artist   = Michael Gengaro
| country        = United States
| language       = [[English language|English]]
| subject        = [[Go-go]]
| genre          = [[Non-fiction]]<br>[[Reference work|Music Reference]]
| publisher      = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Books]]<br>[[University Press of Mississippi]]
| pub_date       = 2001 {{small|(first edition)}}
| media_type     = Print {{small|([[paperback]])}}
| pages          = 256
| isbn           = 0-8230-7727-6
| oclc           = 47648299
| dewey          = 781.64
| congress       = ML3527.84
| followed_by    =
| website        =
}}
'''''The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop''''' is a 2001 book written by Kip Lornell and [[Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Go-Go |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2012/05/16/going-for-go-go/ |first=William |last=Triplett |date=May 16, 2012 |magazine=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]] |access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bang the Drum |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vyUEAAAAMBAJ&q=the+beat+go-go%27s+fusion+of+funk+and+hip-hop&pg=PA118 |first=Jeff |last=Chang |author-link=Jeff Chang (journalist) |pages=115–120 |date=November 2001 |magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe Magazine]] }}</ref> In 2009, an updated second edition of the book was published and retitled '''''The Beat! Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C.'''''
==Synopisis==
''The Beat'' explores the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of [[go-go|go-go music]] (a music genre is rooted in [[funk]], [[soul music|soul]] and [[old-school hip hop]]) the only musical from indigenous to [[Washington, D.C.]], which features highly syncopated, nonstop beats.
Charles Stephenson (a political and cultural activist, and former manager of [[Experience Unlimited]]) and Kip Lornell (professor of Africana Studies at [[The George Washington University]]) provide a chronology of go-go music, from the influences of funk music, [[Pentecostal]] churches, and [[West African]] rhythms that influenced the genre, to the emerging popularity of the genre. The authors focused on prominent figures and institutions important to the shaping of go-go music, including accomplished go-go musicians [[Chuck Brown]] (the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Godfather of Go-Go]]"), [[Experience Unlimited]], [[Rare Essence]], and [[Trouble Funk]].
Many other Washington, D.C.–based DJ's, band managers, concert promoters and film-makers who've provided significant influences to the genre, also provided their perspective of the genre.
==Compilation album==
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| name       = The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop
| type       = Compilation album
| artist     = Various Artists
| cover      = TheBeat (album cover).png
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| released   = September 4, 2001
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| genre      = {{hlist| [[Go-go]] | [[old-school hip hop]] }}
| length     = {{duration|h=1|m=54|s=07}}
| label      = Liaison Records
| producer   = {{hlist| Becky Marcus | Tom Goldfogle}}
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{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{Allmusic|class=album|id=the-beat-go-gos-fusion-of-funk-and-hip-hop-mw0000214010|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref>
| rev2      = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2Score = A−<ref name="RChristgau">{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Christgau |title=Review: ''The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop'' |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=10285|publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] |access-date= 13 September 2016}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev3score = 8/10<ref name="SPIN">{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXGw14ml_M4C&q=The+Beat%3A+Go-Go%27s+Fusion+of+Funk+and+Hip-Hop&pg=PA110 |title=Various Artists: The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hip |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=18 |issue=1 |date=January 2002 |access-date=28 October 2016 |last=Green |first=Tony |page=110}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating-Christgau|A-}}<ref name="Village Review">{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Christgau |title=Review: ''Unpatriotic?! Moi?'' |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/unpatriotic-moi-6396037 |date=October 9, 2001 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |access-date= 23 September 2016}}</ref>
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''The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop'' is a [[double album|double]]-[[compilation album]] released on September 4, 2001, in conjunction with the release of book.<ref name="AM" /> The album features a compilation of songs by prominent [[go-go]] bands and [[old-school hip hop]] artist who contributed to the popularity of the genre between the early-80s to the late-1990s.<ref name="SPIN" />
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline	  = Disc 01
| extra_column	  = Contributing artist
| title1          = [[Bustin' Loose (song)]]
| note1		  = Chuck Brown
| extra1	  = [[Chuck Brown|Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers]]
| length1         = 7:40
| title2          = [[Drop the Bomb|Pump Me Up]]
| note2		  = Tony Fisher/Robert Reed
| extra2	  = [[Trouble Funk]]
| length2         = 6:34
| title3          = [[Party Time?|Party Time]]
| note3		  = Kurtis Blow/Jimmy Bralower/J.B. Moore
| extra3	  = [[Kurtis Blow]]
| length3         = 6:45
| title4          = [[Cat in the Hat (album)|Cat In the Hat]]
| note4		  = Anthony Harley
| extra4	  = [[Anthony Harley|Little Benny & the Masters]]
| length4         = 7:01
| title5          = [[Da Butt]]
| note5		  = [[Marcus Miller]]/Edward Stevens
| extra5	  = [[Experience Unlimited|E.U.]]
| length5         = 6:21
| title6          = [[The Music Ain't Loud Enuff]]
| note6	          = DJ Kool/Funky Ned
| extra6	  = [[DJ Kool]]
| length6         = 5:32
| title7          = [[Go Go Live at the Capital Centre|You Can Dance]]
| extra7	  = Go-Go Lorenzo
| length7         = 7:10
| title8          = Jingling Baby!
| note8		  = Harold Hall
| extra8	  = Pleasure Band
| length8         = 4:21
| title9          = [[Strictly Business (soundtrack)|Lock It]]
| note9		  = Michael Neal/J. Karen Thomas
| extra9	  = [[Rare Essence]]
| length9         = 5:49
}}
{{Track listing
| headline	  = Disc 02
| total_length    = {{duration|h=1|m=54|s=07}}
| extra_column	  = Contributing artist
| title1          = Booty Call
| extra1	  = [[Northeast Groovers]]
| length1         = 7:15
| title2          = Ruff It Off
| note2		  = D.K. Baker/W.Wright
| extra2	  = The [[Junkyard Band]]
| length2         = 4:27
| title3          = The Bud
| extra3	  = [[Huck-A-Bucks]]
| length3         = 7:38
| title4          = Um Bop Bop
| extra4	  = [[Experience Unlimited|Sugar Bear & Ju-Ju]]
| length4         = 3:46
| title5          = Diamond in the Back
| extra5	  = Suttle Thoughts
| length5         = 5:38
| title6          = The Hop
| note6		  = Kent Wood
| extra6	  = [[Rare Essence]]
| length6         = 4:31
| title7          = People Make the World Go Round
| note7		  = [[Thom Bell]]/[[Linda Creed]]
| extra7	  = Chuck Brown
| length7         = 4:40
| title8          = 2001
| extra8  	  = [[Anwan Glover|The Backyard Band]]
| length8         = 5:25
| title9          = Hey Buddy Buddy
| note9		  = Michael Neal/J. Karen Thomas
| extra9	  = [[Rare Essence]]
| length9         = 7:43
| title10	  = Brown and White
| extra10	  = 911 Entertainment
| length10	  = 5:51
}}
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-beat-go-gos-fusion-of-funk-and-hip-hop-mw0000214010 ''The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop''] at [[AllMusic|AllMusic.com]]
*[https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Beat-Go-Gos-Fusion-Of-Funk-And-Hip-Hop/master/737021 ''The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop''] at [[Discogs|Discogs.com]]
*[http://thebeatisgogo.com/ The Beat is Go Go] - Teach the Beat: Bringing the distinctive D.C. sound of go-go into the classroom.
*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5pbdFkuA3SfXM7vKaKEjTD?si=SU9wFrGSRWiBpx0slCpE-Q] Go-Go playlist on Spotify
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