Welcome to #LatePass, a new series where I finish wrapping up 2013 but posting content of note that I forgot to put out/slept on in the past year…

It seems like Go-Go is on the way out.  Whether its rap’s new-found popularity in the DC area over the past half a decade, rising costs of living and gentrification in DC, or the violence and subsequent police responses like the “Go-Go Report“, the unique genre seems to be dying…Here Mambo Sauce  lyricist Black Boo addresses that problem head on with a beat from The Directors.  Who better than the only Go Go band to chart in recent years? Read what the group had to say below’

This song is dedicated to our city. We truly love our city and want nothing but the best for it. The music in our city (Go Go) has been our backbone for years. If it wasn’t for this genre of music Mambo Sauce would not exist. As far as we know, we are the ONLY band that FOCUSES on original music. With the exception of Black Alley, Wisdom Speaks and others that we have yet to hear about, Mambo Sauce focuses on original music because we would like to see Go Go music placed on the global platform. We feel that original music is the only vehicle that can drive us there. This song is not a “Dis” track, it’s more of a pep talk. If you feel some type of way then we are accomplishing our goal. This is a thought provoking track. We are committed to spreading our city’s music across the world. We do this for Chuck Brown. We do this for the DMV. We do this for our kids. We do this because we love it.

Title 4G has a triple meaning

1. 4 Godfather Chuck Brown – Nothing else needs to be said.
2. 4 G’s Go Go Going Gone – Our music is loosing it’s presence within our city.
3. 4 G as in the network. We need to step our network (net-worth) up.

Source: WCP