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TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 1 99 & KATO: THE R “ “ ONE TIME FOR YOUR MIND!!! 99andKatoRadio.com TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 2 RADIO EXPERIENCE C O N T E N T • Taking Back Our Community Voices 8 • Chuck Brown - NC Hall of Fame 10 • When The Relationship Ends... 14 • The Young Junksters - Bugg’s 50th 20 • Rayneka - DMV’s Princess 24 • Pieces of Ms. Kim 28 • Bounce Beat Radio 30 MARCH 2016 Publisher Kato Hammond Creative Director Tahira Chloe Mahdi Marlon Green Contributing Writers Nena Brown Jennifer Angellatta Kato Hammond Photos Nena Brown Keith Estep Photography Kato Hammond Jason Lewis Graphics & Layout Kato Hammond For Advertising and Sponsorship inquiries, email us at: info@tmottgogo.com tmottgogo.com tmottradio.com tmottzone.com tmottwebdesign.com © TMOTTGoGo 2016 FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK Kato Hammond Taking Back Our Community Radio Voices There was a time (during the 1960’s – 1990’s) when there were over 150 BOBs (Black owned Broadcasters) operating radio stations around the US. This also reflected a time when radio in the Black community was put in place to help uplift people. The civil rights movement was largely fueled by black radio stations in many of the cities and those “morally driven” stations helped to promote the cause were at that time black owned. Especially here in the Washington, D.C., area during the 70s and 80s era. With stations such as WOL 1450 (nick named The soul of the city), we had the comfort of community voiced such as Petey Greene, Joe Madison, Cathy Hughes and Bernie McCain, who placed focus and attention to our own individual narratives. While the jocks such as Moonman Bacote, Soul Papa, Nighthawk and Konan spinned our soundtracks. Whatever was going on within our culture and community, those were the voices we tuned in to stay informed and updated. They represented the people and voices of us all. If you wanted to get information out about an issue or event, your first stop was always the local black radio station. Because Black radio was the drumbeat of the community. However, around that time of the late 80s and early 90s, many large non-minority corporations such as Clear Channel and Time Warner convinced the F.C.C. via court action that government regulation was counterproductive to business. They argued that they should not be banned from owning as many stations as they could afford. Previously the government would only let a company own 2 or 3 stations in any given market. This kept monopolies from forming and it kept the price of owning a radio station affordable enough that black entrepreneurs were able to buy stations, especially in the larger cities. After deregulation, these large corporations made it their mission to buy out and own as many black stations as they could get their hands on. They flipped the formats, which also helped to dismantle the political influence that the voices in the black communities that these stations once had. They then brought in super jocks like Steve Harvey and Tom Joyner, Tavis Smiley, just to name a few to cut down on corporate costs. They could now put the TJMS (Tom Joyner Morning show) on one station and syndicate it to 100 other stations around the country. Thus, 99 other morning voices lost their jobs, but profits for the corporate owners soared. This has been what the industry has been going through, and why there was such a big drop off of “morally driven” stations. Today there are less than 25 black owned broadcasters. Only one company, Radio One, owns more than 20 radio stations. Even WOL’s lineup today (which is owned by Radio One) consists mainly of nationally syndicated talk shows. The remaining BOBs are struggling with increased competition, shrinking ad revenues and the rise of rival mediums such as satellite and internet options. These stations most often don’t have the larger budgets that their rival corporate stations have, so year in and year out it’s tough for them to stay competitive and make a profit in their respective markets. The new corporate stations are much more profit results focused. And as a result of this, one of the biggest dilemmas that has taken place over the years is that most corporate stations have done and continue to do very little to enlighten (with news or op-ed stories) their communities they way that radio stations once did. We lost our voice. And our narratives were now not being told BY us, but instead told TO us. Bottom line. In order to counter a lot of this non-sense, in order to regain control of our own narratives again, in order to regain control of the music again, we must get our radio stations back!! And this is exactly what we have been doing. Because of the internet, we not only have the ability create our own internet stations, but have been doing so for the past several years. Because of the internet, the original tradition that people such as Petey Greene was a part of — the phenomenon of DJs becoming the informal mayors of black communities by emphasizing intensely local social connections and political issues — can now be put back into place. The new drumbeat of the community. And even though they are now trying to price people out of the internet with these ever-increasing licensing fees that often price the smaller internet stations out of business, this fight MUST and WILL continue. The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s eight inductees. The Induction Ceremony takes place annually in October. The inductees are as follows: • Chuck Brown (deceased) – funk guitarist known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” from Gaston, NC. • The Avett Brothers – folk rock/bluegrass/Americana, from Concord, NC. • Band of Oz – popular pioneer Beach music band, from Raleigh, NC. • Rhiannon Giddens & The Carolina Chocolate Drops – Grammy award winning old time string band, from Greensboro and Durham, NC. • Percy Heath (deceased) – jazz musician/bassist and a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet, born in Wilmington, NC. Chuck Brown to be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame • David Holt – Grammy Award winning folk musician & story teller who appears regularly on PBS television, from Asheville, NC. • Kellie Pickler – country vocalist and American Idol winner, from in Albemarle, NC. • Ron Tyson – longtime member of the Temptations, from Monroe, NC. The Induction Ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 20, 2016 in Kannapolis, NC. This red carpet event is open to the public. VIP and General Admission tickets will go on sale early this summer. Tickets will be available online and at the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame Museum, 600 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., Kannapolis, NC. Contact the Hall of Fame Museum for more details: www.NorthCarolinaMusicHallofFame.org, (704) 934-2320 TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 12 GoGo Music!!! Displaying the various styles of GoGo recorded on the Bag of Beats Label!! over the past 15yrs. This is the Best of Bag of Beats!!! “Its Whats in the Pocket that Counts!!” TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 13 When The Relationship Ends... by Jennifer Angellatta If I could go back in time, one thing I would like to do is smack the poet John Lyly in the back of the head for writing, “The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.” That line, which was familiarized into, “all is fair in love and war” validates the frame of mind some people have that instead should be seen as twisted and perverse. TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 14 In matters of love, all is not fair. Anything does not go. Sorry Mary J., but love does have a limit. When a relationship ends, it’s a painful thing for both people involved. Resorting to harassment, stalking, or even worse... violence is never a way to win someone back after they decided they wanted to break ties. Things happen in life. Jobs end. Relationships fail. But never should it be acceptable for someone to make their new goal in life to make their ex miserable. There is nothing less attractive in the world than a pitiful man that cannot accept responsibility for his own actions. Effing up a relationship by being a controlling jerk can never be fixed by being an even bigger controlling jerk after the fact. Accusing her of cheating with every man on the block doesn’t help anything but maybe a bruised ego; maybe she’s not seeing anyone else... maybe she’s just not into you? Regardless of why the relationship ended, I have to wonder why some men feel entitled to “have” their former girlfriend or wife. While we may wonder who would want someone who doesn’t want them, it’s more common than you may realize. One in six women have reported being stalked in their lifetime. 76% of these women were stalked by a former intimate partner, 79% were abused during the same time that they were being stalked and sadly, 54% of these women reported the stalking to the police before they ended up being killed by their stalkers/former partners. I have a friend that is currently being harassed by an ex boyfriend. He has shown up at her job, has made threats to her life and whenever she contacts the police, she is told that she needs proof. What do they expect her to do, ask him the next time he threatens her to repeat it into her cameraphone? Or would they prefer to prosecute him for her murder instead once they have her dead body as evidence like these women? Crystal Hamilton of Woodbridge, Va... killed by her husband on February 26, It was published after her death that he abused her for years. Naomi Howell of Leesburg, Va... killed by her husband before he killed himself in January, 2016; they were going through “counseling” at the time. Sadly, the list could go on and on. But what I would rather draw attention to is what can we do to make a change? If the police won’t help these women, what can we as a community do? Do we start with self defense classes for women, mentoring for young men, or should we reestablish the old fashioned neighborhood watch, where whoever acts up gets a beat down? TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 15 TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 16 It’s Coming... www.TheGoGoBook.com TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 17 DCBrand99.com The Young Junksters “Happy 50th Buggs” (John Wayne Style) by Nena Brown News Channel 8 on Thursday followed by a live performance on News Channel 9 on Friday was just the beginning of an eventful, star studded, surprise filled 50th birthday weekend for Steven Herrion aka Buggs of the Junkyard Band. On Saturday, March 12, a birthday concert at a packed Howard Theater included performances by the Vybe Band and the Junkyard Band, also including special performances by James Funk, Sugar Bear, Big G, Weensey and violinist Chelsey Green. As if the gift of a championship belt and trophy, radio shout outs and inspirational stories from the many fans, friends and music industry artists weren’t enough to wrap up the celebrations, a birthday cypher and tribute video was released by the Young Junksters on Monday, March 14. Arranged and produced by Ms. Maiah of the N-Crowd, Kato Hammond of TMOTTGoGo and Ms. Chuk of S.O.S., the cypher jacks the Junkyard classic John Wayne in a tribute to “Daddy” aka “Uncle Buggs” aka “Brownie”. TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 20 “You the main event, I’m the main attraction when it comes to you dad, you know you got action. Much love!” Chay aka “Daddy’s Lil Girl” Sitting Indian style, Chay watches while the boys horseplay, running up and down the Barry Farms football field with a deflated ball. Much like her father, reserved but observant, Chay magically comes alive when its show time, mimicking Buggs’ movements and hand gestures for the video to accompany the Young Junkster’s birthday cypher for her father. Even with her seemingly natural adjustment to the camera, Chay’s biggest form of encouragement from her dad does not involve music but college and school, she’s currently studying nursing. “Happy Birthday Buggs they call you the G.O.A.T. You getting a lil older the big Five Oh” Darius aka “The Son of KC” is a rapper, musically inspired by the Junkyard Band. Unintentionally mirroring his father’s ability to zone out and add his own flavor to the dance moves, he is looking forward to writing rhymes and sharing the big stage with Kanye and ASAP one day. “I don’t wanna grow up I’m a JYB kid, Happy Birthday Uncle Buggs I’m the son of Skinnie Pimp. Rest in Peace to my mom, ya’ll know she the bomb, if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t have known T-Bob.” Marii aka the “Son of Skinnie Pimp” only takes a break from dancing to speed up and down the football field, the smallest but boldest of the group. A fan of the younger Go-Go bands XIB and TCB, he is influenced by Junkyard’s vibe and the fact that they get him “turnt” and contribute to his own personal vibe. “With all my heart I love you Brownie” Daneichrys aka “Funky Stuff’s Daughter” is a singer, a determined solo artist. Thoughtful which you shouldn’t mistake for shy, she is quick on her feet, owning her verses and securing her role as the big sister of the group, correcting dance moves and coordination. “Brownie” is her nickname for her Uncle Buggs (they actually call each other Brownie for their skin color). “Fifty Years back a mega star was born the streets call him BU but we call him Uncle Buggs.” Dre’ aka “Lil Wink” is a cheerful and talented singer that can also “do this rap thing”. Influenced mostly by his mom and aunt, he has the most to say about his Uncle Buggs and the encouragement that he has received over the years. “When I’ve seen him have a malfunction he never stops, he told me to never stop even when there’s no music. Uncle Buggs TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 |and Page 21 taught me to never be afraid, he showed me to always express showcase my talent.” Marlon Green Presents... Children’s Book Series LittleMarlon.com TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 22 Author Marlon Green TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 23 Rayneka - DMV’s Princess On The Air by Kato Hammond As we continue the focus of this issue on some of the community voices that can be heard on the internet radio platforms, we profile an individual with not only a familiar voice through the waves, but also a strong contagious social smile. TMOTTGOGO: Where are you from? Rayneka Grant entered the internet radio scene in 2011 with an online Go-Go based program called Da Blend Show. Along with co-hosts DJ DMoney and Bootsy Vegas, this personality has taken part in many go-go related endeavors, from events such as Battle of the Belway to coordinating the Viewer’s Choice Go-Go Awards to hosting youth activies across the community. TMOTTGOGO: What got you into radio? Whether you call her Rayneka or Neka Ray, what exactly is her story? Well... let’s find out! TMOTTGOGO: What is your name? RAYNEKA: My name is Rayneka but I’m also known by my name backwards, Neka Ray. RAYNEKA: I was born at Greater Southeast Hospital in Washington DC which is now known as United Medical Center. I was raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland. RAYNEKA: Listening to the radio as a child, I would hear radio personalities speak on various topics and play different music. They had a voice and music made people happy. I knew I wanted to make a difference and be a voice for others and what better way to do that than being in radio. TMOTTGOGO: What’s been the biggest challenge in broadcasting online for the Go-Go culture? RAYNEKA: The biggest challenge in broadcasting online in general is trying to transition different demographics to listen to internet based programming. Most people are used to terrestrial radio. AM/FM radio has been every- TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 24 TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 25 where for over 30 years...boom boxes, Walkmans, cars, clocks (clock radios) etc. So now with the introduction and expansion of the Internet, online broadcasters are trying to convert terrestrial radio listeners to Internet based programming. Cars are now being made with wifi built in which should and/or will help online broadcasting grow and expand. But more outlets need to be created to gain more listeners. RAYNEKA: I’m such a workaholic, so I’m always working on something. But outside of working during my spare time I like to go to different events supporting friends and family and spending the time with them that I don’t normally get to do. Online broadcasting for the Go-Go culture is harder. Go-Go is a smaller market compared to R&B, Rap, Country, and Pop just to name a few. Go-Go music has had a decline in music play from terrestrial radio. So trying to transition an older audience who may not be familiar with Internet programming to change their ways of listening to terrestrial radio to Internet radio can be complicated. The younger generation is more Internet savvy but Go-Go hasn’t been as prominent as Rap and Hip-Hop when it comes to radio play. So many, not all, are satisfied with the small airtime provided to Go-Go on terrestrial radio. Because of the growth of the Internet and Internet based programs, there are many more outlets for the GoGo culture, but many are unaware and many don’t look at it as a viable source compared to terrestrial radio, which shows that the transition from terrestrial radio to Internet programming is definitely the biggest challenge in online broadcasting for the Go-Go culture. RAYNEKA: I plan to get more involved with youth activities such as sporting events, pep rallies, and community events. TMOTTGOGO: If you weren’t in radio, what do you think you’d be doing professionally? RAYNEKA: If I weren’t in radio I’d probably be an A&R, event planner or guidance counselor. TMOTTGOGO: What do you like to do in your spare time? TMOTTGOGO: What would you like to improve in your role as radio show host this year? TMOTTGOGO: Who is your role model, and why? RAYNEKA: Cathy Hughes of RadioOne has always been an inspiration and role model to me and my career. The sacrifices she made to make her dreams come true when odds were against her were more than inspiring. Being a woman and a black woman at that in a male predominant field made it harder for her but she made it look easy. She worked hard and didn’t let obstacles stop her. There isn’t any obstacle that I have faced and will face that will stop me from doing what I love. Cathy Hughes made a difference in radio and her community and I will too. TMOTTGOGO: Tell me about a project or accomplishment that you consider to be the most significant in your career. RAYNEKA: The most significant accomplishment in my career was graduating college. I graduated from Howard University and received my Bachelor of Arts degree. I learned 90% of what I know about radio while at Howard. Some experiences in life can’t be taught. The experiences I had at Howard helped mold me into the person I am today. TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 26 TMOTTGOGO: How important is building a real relationship with the music you’re playing for your own approach? RAYNEKA: Building a relationship with the music I play is extremely important. People have different moods and connections with music. I have to be able to connect with people as well as the music I play. I have to put myself in the artists shoes sometimes to get people to understand and relate to different songs and genres. For example, it’s hard to talk about the structure or history of Go-Go and play certain Go-Go songs if I don’t have a relationship with the music, the artists, and the people listening to it. People would question my credibility and I’m a very straight forward person and if there’s something I don’t know I’m going to find out. TMOTTGOGO: What makes you decide to play a particular record during one of your sets? Is there a criteria other than pure subjectivity, for selecting what to play? RAYNEKA: I respect all artists and their crafts and I’m a fan of all music. So sometimes the music varies depending on topics and mood of the show. But I definitely try to play new music from up and coming artist, because we all have to start somewhere. TMOTTGOGO: How has social media impacted your job? RAYNEKA: Social media has impacted my job both positively and negatively. It definitely has its advantages as far as being able to reach more people (fans and artists alike) but it also makes it hard because most radio listeners are accustomed to AM/FM radio. RAYNEKA: Most memorable person I’ve met would have to be Cathy Hughes. I had the chance of interning at RadioOne and was able to meet her. The attention and respect her presence commanded was amazing to me. Everyone listened and followed her direction and people looked at her in awe as if God himself was speaking. Everyone always spoke highly of her and I understood why. She definitely is all about business and I can respect that. TMOTTGOGO: For as long as you have been associated within this GoGo music industry, what can you say are some of the changes that you have noticed over the years? RAYNEKA: One change I’ve noticed is that there’s a new band created almost every month trying to recreate the sound of go-go in their own way. That could be a good and bad thing though. Too many bands can cause separation of fans and saturation to the music. But it also means the music is spreading. TMOTTGOGO: How do you think you would like to be remembered by everyone when all is said and done? RAYNEKA: I want people to know and be able to say “she made a difference” and/or when things are happening people would say “she would say this or do it like this.” If I can make a positive impact on at least one person I would be satisfied but I won’t stop at just one. Thank you kindly!! -KH TMOTTGOGO: Through your works in broadcasting media, who’s the most memorable person you’ve met? TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 27 TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 28 TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 29 the school orchestra the cello and my Uncle who record gogo show would dub me about 15 PA tapes and give them to me every Christmas That’s how I feel in love with music. TMOTTGOGO: Ever since the coming of the Bounce Beat sound within the Go-Go movement, although there have been many in the older generation who have embraced that style, there have also been many who have not. In your opinion, why do you think that is? C-BO: I think many other bands haven’t embraced the sound because the bounce beat sound is Very Hard to play it not as easy as people think so the older bands try and write it off as young people music when they haven’t took the time to learn the sound and most older band already have a set crowd and don’t really want to give them that new raw sound and beat. B ounce Beat Radio is comprised of four on-air personalities. Caesar “CBo” Bowman, Jason “Cocky” Lewis and Paul “Dj Black House” Orange from the 12th Street neighborhood in North East D.C., and Shooters of ABM from Suitland, Maryland. TMOTTGOGO: How old were you when you started getting involved in music? Can you tell us a little bit about that first experience? C-BO: I Started Loving Music at a young age 7 old to be Exact I played in TMOTTGOGO: Can you explain the differences between the bounce beat style of playing Go-Go and the traditional style of playing Go-Go? C-BO: “The difference between traditional style of Go-Go and BounceBeat is Traditional Has a More of a laid back approach when playing you are going to play more cover music a couple of pockets and then play a break down or a 3 step but BounceBeat you are going to play 1 Cover, 1pocket and then you are Bouncing the rest of the night. TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 30 by Kato Hammond Polo the creator of the bounce beat music used to say it all the time, we going straight into the crank. TMOTTGOGO: In your opinion, what would you say are the positive points and the negative points within the GoGo music culture today? COCKY: “I believe the positive points in the gogo culture today are as followed: individuals in the industry are becoming more community oriented which allows the fans to have a more inclusive relationship with who they spend their money on a weekly basis. Bands are selecting more diverse cover songs for example the “Hello” cover by Adele that Backyard has captured. Bands are using social media platforms to reach new consumers all around the nation as well as the world. The negative points in the go-go culture today are as followed: There is still not enough unity between bands. Bands are not releasing enough radio ready music. There are still not enough venues willing to allow our music into their establishments. TMOTTGOGO: You radio show Bounce Beat Radio. What is the format of this show? Who are all the players and what are their parts? And what can people expect when tuning in to the show? DJ BLACK HOUSE: Bounce Beat Radio’s show is centered around providing a clear snapshot of the current climate of Go-Go, primarily focused on the Bounce Beat circuit. The personalities involved are C-Bo (Lead Host/ Lead Talker of 3DB) with Co-Hosts Shooters (Lead Talker from ABM) Cocky (Community Activist/Former Manager of 3DB) and DJ Black House (MetroQuaterz Co-Founder/Community Activist). We start the show off by spinning TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 31 classic/latest jams from Bounce Beat Bands, followed by a brief recap of all the personalities week’s and any interesting news surrounding the DMV and/ or Global events. Shortly thereafter, we transition into a range of topics that cover the current Bounce Beat circuit and any important topics/news surrounding other Go-Go circuits. We have extensive analysis through opinions, fact checks, personal experience within Go-Go and callers who provide their own insight regarding the topics. If there are guests for the show, then we conduct their interviews formulate questions that tie into the bigger topics from the night. We then have a throwback session, comprised of classic pockets/sockets, breakdowns, and bounce beat jams from the early days aka The Golden Age. The Fans as well as the Go-Go community can expect a great overall show covering topics that reflect the current climate of the game. Through our extensive experience within the industry and our rapport with the Go-Go Community, we are able to provide a “Keep It Real” delivery while providing a great environment for our guests to embrace & enjoy Bounce Beat Radio. You can expect the Crank, The Whole Crank, and nothing but the Crank from DJ Black House’s extensive catalog of GoGo music, bringing back fond memories that people have and continue to share about their experiences in Go-Go. TMOTTGOGO: What are your thoughts on the music on the radio today? DJ BLACK HOUSE: “Music on the radio in certain respects has become something of a past time. As the internet provides more artists opportunities to showcase their talents to the world, we as consumers do not rely so much on mainstream radio as we did in the past. As it pertains to the DC music scene, I think that we often forget that Go-Go is embedded in the DNA of DC Culture. As the culture progressed and evolved into the “DMV”, other genres of music became a priority and Go-Go became secondary. There are plenty of people that proclaimed their allegiance to DC due to the success of Backyard’s “Hello” cover, that will never step foot in a Go-Go, purchase the music, or respect the culture as a staple-mark in this region. However, we believe where there is a void, there is an opportunity. This is our opportunity to take control over our Culture and embrace it the way we wished other would. Since the emergence of Bounce Beat Radio, we have been able to established steps towards restoring the integrity of the industry, reconnecting with fans who otherwise we would lose to the forever changing DC culture, and reigniting the fire/motivation in Go-Go to continue providing that awesome music that shapes our DNA. The Music scene can always improve however, we will not wait any longer for a name/number to be called. We are strengthening our movement so that Go-Go music will never be labeled as a secondary musical genre in DC/MD/ VA as well as be taken seriously across the world. TMOTTGOGO: If you had the opportunity to change something about the music industry, what would it be? C-BO: The one thing I would change would be to let Go-Go music in and let it go mainstream. TMOTTGOGO: How do you think you would like to be remembered by everyone when all is said and done? C-BO: I would like to be remembered as a gogo legends that made good music but most importantly I want to be remember as a great leader in my com- TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 32 munity with all the community service I do with the youth. TMOTTGOGO: Are there any other “behind the scene” secrets, tips, or additional information you would like to share with our readers? C-BO: They call me the Donnie Simpson of Bounce Beat. I can find out what’s going on in the circuit before anyone. Remember to stay focused and true to yourself. Nothing can stop you. TMOTTGOGO: If you had to think of a slogan that could eave a positive impact for everyone, what would your slogan be? DJ BLACK HOUSE: For Bounce Beat Radio, we have taken on the slogan of being “The Heart of the Culture, the Voice of the Bounce”. In doing so, we’ve taken a pledge to make sure that GoGo is represented correctly in all facets as well as creating an outlet and a voice for the younger generation, under the tutelage of the great Reggie “Polo” Burwell and the forever lasting legacy that bands are helping to preserve, maintain and contribute to. Far too often do we make statements about “Go-Go” as a whole however, “Bounce Beat” is treated like a different type of music. Bounce Beat is Go-Go and our movement will make sure that others bands and other people intrigued by Go-Go understand that we are here, we belong, we care, and we love this genre just as much as the Traditional Bands, Grown & Sexy Bands, Chittlin Circuit Bands, Gospel Bands, & Go-Go Fusion Bands. We Are Go-Go!! Bounce Beat Radio “The Heart of the Culture, The Voice of the Bounce.”. Thank you kindly!! -KH TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 33 www.TMOTTRadio.com/advertising TMOTTGoGo Magazine | March 2016 | Page 34 HOLD ON!!! DON’T STOP READING! 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