RARE ESSENCE - GO-GO LIVE @ CAP CTR (VIDEO FOOTAGE)

[@daoldballcoach7472]

For us who grew up in the Go-Go’s this joint (I had the VHS tape!!) here will always be engraved in our memories forever. This was all about DC!! (MD and VA also!!) and we rocked the damn Cap Center (A basketball arena where Georgetown and the Bullets played!!!)

[@utpgo-gocrank3116]

If you didn't come up in the 80's - 90's around the D.M.V., you might not "FULLY" overstand what you just witnessed right now !!!!

[@ToniLoveMD]

Facts 💯‼💯

[@kharyvines6971]

OR NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP

[@betonblacke]

Real talk... this was a LEGENDARY night!

[@missqueen58]

I’m 50, drinking my coffee, in the kitchen with my glasses on dancing and reminiscing!!! My dad was the COOLEST!! He took us to GoGo live and that’s ALLLLL we ever talked about!!!! A TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!!!!

[@Bighjr88]

These days will never be back 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 damn we had fun in the mid to late 80’s

[@gogob929]

💯

[@dbug0325]

Go Go Live Oct-19-1987.. Helluva night & Go Go History. This show still out crank the new school current R.E shows

[@Dimples109]

Yessss this was my birthday present 10/9. I don’t know what they got out here now🙄

[@lisavice7253]

I was not allowed to go because I was a little kid but all the teens went 😂.....

[@shawndorsey9275]

I so miss these days we gogo our ass off this was the best gogo I ever went to the flavor was dope the swag we had style we partied, everybody and they momma was hustling, the clothes we was fly super tims, EK glasses, hugo boss guess jeans, geortown haines point triples crystsl skate wilmers park, sams car washbon branch ave georgia ave howard unoversity, anacostia park tjose were the days we had class style and pazazz

[@missqueen58]

@@Dimples109it was my bday present too!! LIBRA GANG!! ♎️

[@missqueen58]

This was my 13th bday gift!!! I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT!!!!🎉 💃🏽♎️

[@TMYPiscesSunandMoonRising5548]

The Wickedest Band Alive 💯. RAR doubleE SSENCE💃🏾💃🏾. Those were the beat times in Chocolate City.

[@missayawk]

Go- Go crowds are the LIVEST. The girls never got tired, none of that " my feet hurt" or " I'm tired" or " I don't like that song".....you needed stamina back then to dance 2 hours straight. And that's from someone who grew up and lived in the Bronx, but i used to visit my homies in Annapolis and we would hit the Go-Go' s in Anne Arundel , Prince George's county and D.C..... I was 21- 24 yrs old and some of the best time of my life. I lost my mind when i first saw Junkyard playing on white buckets in Annapolis.

[@betonblacke]

I NEVER left outta a gogo dry... sweat drenched from 2+ hrs of straight partying!

[@sedrunken]

This is May 31 2023, I can still fuck with this. I enjoy the shit out this.

[@gogob929]

🙌💯💪🏽💪🏽

[@MarkStrother]

I agree with homey

[@gfrank87]

I was so here. Capital Center. Gogo ain’t what it used to be

[@zippymufo9765]

Nowhere near as big as it used to be

[@gfrank87]

@@zippymufo9765 Facts

[@zippymufo9765]

@@gfrank87 It's a shame that regional pride seems to be a disappearing thing. The corporate entertainment media want everyone to listen to the same music everywhere. No attention for local artists creating a unique vibe anymore.

[@tinasmith293]

I was too lol I still go to see R.E

[@tinasmith293]

Not at all it's a big difference.

[@gfrank87]

Still the baddest band out. R.I.P. Footz🙏🙏

[@shelleymills2217]

🎯🎯🎯

[@shannonsunshine3802]

I remember my brother having the vcr tape. I would watch it on repeat. I was 6!

[@monroesam_one]

Now Shake it like a white girl!

[@TW-kp4kv]

Likewise!

[@6FigureDays]

Those were the days! ♥️💅🏾

[@wptaries]

I have it on DVD!

[@jrdavis1487]

😂😂yep! I had the tape too!

[@treswann6822]

The Greatest Decade ever 👑💯🔥

[@Tupeesdaddy]

Right! Enuf said

[@90sRaveComments]

this is the best crowd holy shit

[@seantaylornation21RIP4evr]

RE was and still is the GOAT nobody touchin em

[@bigtroy942]

I’m 48 I was 11 my older brother is dc Scorpio, I was on the wing watching niggas I looked up to completely destroy the capital center with my very own eyes, I was allowed to take one friend with me, me and Russell (rip) went back to school that Monday morning and tried to explain what we saw and our 11 year old vocabulary couldn’t find the right words, chuck signed my sweat shirt, funk gave me a random madness hat and a drum stick and to top it off I got to see my big brother kill shit, I love dc, thanks for that memory

[@Myaa937]

I watch your brothers video all the time and YES..HE KILLED THAT SHIT❤❤❤

[@theofficialdiallofosterbut3968]

I am blessed to have been around long enough to remember this iconic show... This truly was history in the making. I am glad this show was documented. Watching this brought back so many good memories for me!

[@johnmagbie2606]

I was there, I was 15. I played this joint when I was station in overseas and everyone was like what in the world was this😂

[@ravensbmore410]

My Navy bros LOVED Go-Go! I had one dude from Texas hooked!!!!! 😆

[@lorettabooker5116]

A BLAST FROM THE PAST 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Hank-tu9ip]

My peeps out there.listen I'm 55 years old ..white..and don't give a fk R.E is one of the top ever..I was locked up with footz in Rockville MD seven locks.i love that bro..gogo foreva.i give props to all the fellas.they changed my life. Trouble funk.lil benny.all tha gogo nation I LOVE YOU ALL..FROM HAGERSTOWN MD.PEACE....

[@BoutTime73]

Ok, who else bought this VHS at the whiz? I bought it and was there, the bomb show.

[@lemoncake5777]

Dam the wiz! Got me a bootleg copy from my cousin! 😂

[@treswann6822]

Had a copy made from my cousin ❤

[@ivoryfullersr.7028]

Like I said.....I was there!! First time getting the RE experience!+!!

[@Tupeesdaddy]

Best GoGo of All Time, No bushit!!!

[@royhinnant4516]

RE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥was there with my main man Kelly RIP my dude one of the best nights in GoGo history!!!!!!!!!

[@CarlsonMackall-yh8pl]

Haven't seen this in years cranking it now at work

[@cameroncraziedieharddukefa2385]

My shit! I’m 32 . My mom n family always cranked to this. Got me jammin like a mug. DMV baby!!!!

[@gogob929]

#GoGo4Life

[@cameroncraziedieharddukefa2385]

@@gogob929 always!!!

[@vincentjohnson668]

No band was messing with RE at this time

[@Bighjr88]

No bs

[@tinasmith293]

They were untouchable Ow!!

[@Beanz572]

Let the truth be told ✌🏿

[@mariaarrington494]

U better believe it!!!!♥️

[@dc_202drew2]

Rare essence was so much n a zone, that E.U really cranked also, but it wasn’t close to what essence did

[@robertclarkii4256]

1987....one of my first shows. I traveled from the RVA to the DMV for this show; WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!!!

[@gogob929]

💯🙌🏼

[@Dimples109]

Yes this was my first show my birthday present 10/9

[@manemann9255]

Funk was and still is the master at working the crowd NO1 can do it better

[@Bighjr88]

Say it again slim.

[@adrianowens7826]

Have disagree, Lil Benny was IT!!!!

[@tjtj5595]

Funk was and still is definitely the best dude had eyes in the back of his head...I was there at the Capital Center walked to the front in-between about 100 different crews wearing a Fila Sweatsuit nobody and I mean nobody barked or beefed or sold wolf tickets....I had a dozen grenades in the parking lot....that was a different era...but Uptown nobody wanted to be on our bad side I was made more money as a youngster that people will not see after working 40 years literally.....I can say those days were the best of my life.....I walked away on my own terms....that's some legendary story....

[@treswann6822]

Lil Benny leaving RE was the Greatest opportunity for Funk to Become Great. Funk is that dude. And I love Lil Benny 🙏🏾

[@deweyhart9879]

Man I remember when this joint came out we walked to get this video in blistering cold but it was worth it everybody had they favorite band but me im a rare Essence baby it was over when they put it in the pocket

[@ronaldlucas9097]

Video dropped right at Christmas time, never forget it.

[@ronaldmackie2132]

total groove make your body move rare essence

[@joee.blessed1223]

Yes indeed, when the pocket hit @10:56 ...MAN OH MAN!!! Salute Go-Go MIckey and Footz (rip)!

[@zippymufo9765]

Can't even remember how many times we'd smoke Love Boat and watch this video

[@tjtj5595]

I was there with wearing a Fila suit and my man Funk said it at the beginning good to see U my main man.....he always left my name off those live events....I was a ghost 👻 everyone who was someone knew me.....

[@Burdmanfivethousand]

Ain't nothing like gogo music

[@Gregmobley202]

This joint kills me.moe. R.i.P to my child hood mentor on the drums. Forever my man 💯 thanks sir for making me want to be a drummer. I played against , lil mike , Bojack, Elmo,heavy one, . All SE.. buggy was up next... 💯 Fax

[@Gregmobley202]

Lol , I remember my first gogos all I wanted to do was watch what footz was doing. In aww. No Cap moe . 😂

[@betonblacke]

He was always my favorite kicker... he ended up living to my parents' neighborhood before his passing...

[@rickyhebron8198]

Hell ya let's take it back to Jimmy's lounge in VA. One more time.

[@georgeharris529]

Chuck is The Godfather but Rare Essence owned this night

[@shelleymills2217]

🎯

[@coleman90954]

😅😅😊😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@coleman90954]

M

[@JocelynMaxwell-qb7zo]

That night EU had the best pocket

[@MsFlowersLily]

My chemistry teacher played for RE Mr. Buchanan 😂 he saw me at the Metro club and said you better be in class tomorrow 😆 I showed up the next day, he asked me not to tell the rest of the students. 😂 yall k ow I did. 😂

[@dewittflowers3543]

The good old days, Lawd have mercy 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@gogob929]

🎯💯

[@JefferyThomp]

Who remembers the metro club and the DP CREW , if u know u know

[@leethadmitchell1996]

After Benny left Funk used to crank the 'Whip It' down the Georgia Ave Comm Ctr ...everybody had on Sergio Techini sweatsuits and stop watches around their necks. Had the Britches Outdoor parkas with the reflectors on them or the Sierra Design Gore-Tex Parkas from out Cavaliers Men shop Iverson Mall.

[@FitRunMotivation-nr6yu]

At first I thought "RE Herman" was an add on to "Lock It" but this groove actually birthed Lock It... This was Pre- Lock It RE. 1987-1992 was my favorite Era.

[@sharonjose7557]

I love the Video

[@MzSherice202]

Go-Go Live was the first and only of its kind! Go-Go SOLD OUT the house!! Who said go go could fill the CAPITAL CENTRE?!? Well it did! I was there!! @MzSherice202

[@Bighjr88]

From 86/87-91 the best band hands down.

[@treswann6822]

The original takeover

[@patricklawrence2755]

Additionally...i missed this show by a few weeks, i was out in St Louis living my MJordan fantasies playing college ball. When i got home for xmas break (for only 5 days due to our playing schedule), i learned of this show, and saw a piece of the video tape and couldn't have been more disappointed. I bought the cassette tape and took it back to school with me. The first time i played it in full was during a solo snow-storm workout at our arena. i was friends with the arena staff so they were kind enough to play it for me over the PA system at full volume while i worked out alone on the court. when the "Testing 1-2-3, In the place to be HIT-IT!" part came up across, hearing that crazy crowd chant what we in DC have chanted for years in the smaller clubs weekly, i had to stop my workout, and i literally teared up at mid-court and instantly became homesick. THAT is how much i love go-go music yall.

[@gogob929]

When you're from here, it's in your blood man! I too missed this show for being out of town, but as soon as I hit the area, I copped the VHS tape and was blown away, mad that I'd missed it. LOL

[@lorettabooker5116]

RE FOREVERMORE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ceewoundedknee757]

THE GREATEST GOGO PERFORMANCE EVER, BY THE GREATEST GOGO BAND EVER, PERIOD.

[@Bighjr88]

Say it again slim

[@jacquelinewilson846]

My dad still got the VHS I was so young

[@williamclark7966]

I put this concert as the top three concerts ever and I mean at the capital center next to Parliament funkadelic, and Earth Wind and Fire hands down.

[@paulabowie9638]

I totally agree with you

[@ronson1301]

FACTS🔥

[@MzSherice202]

Yeah!! Go-Go was the first and only of its kind! Go-Go SOLD OUT the house!! Who said go go couldn’t fill the CAPITAL CENTRE?!? Well it did! I was there!! @MzSherice202

[@williamclark7966]

@@MzSherice202 You are so right!

[@TheChronicOGs]

Agreed

[@MarkStrother]

Rip little Benny and Chuck Brown

[@Danyahl]

Those were the days

[@sirchasking]

Call and Response. ❤❤❤

[@lorettabooker5116]

RE GET BUSY ONE TIME 💙🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@worm1013]

that night in my opinion established James funk as being the goat at

[@gogob929]

💯

[@kevinlester5167]

It was a Great Performance by Funk. But too me, Essence ain't the same without Benny.

[@williamsmith1738]

The Godfather > Buggs > Funk

[@JefferyThomp]

Let’s not forget John cabaloo

[@JefferyThomp]

Not too many of you’ll know bout him

[@daoldballcoach7472]

I was a die-hard Class and EU fan (I loved all the young bands back then AR, Physical wonder, AM-FM, etc) I used to argue with my boys the EU turned it out but as I got older I had to give it to RE they had the Cap jumping lololol - Thanks for memories

[@greglucas5783]

CLASSIC 🔥🔥🔥

[@ravensbmore410]

FOOTZ!!!!!!

[@gogob929]

🙌🙏🏼💪🏽💪🏽

[@unclesam1125]

I was there RE

[@MarkStrother]

I have that on cd

[@ronaldmackie2132]

I here that a reunion of the gogo bands will be at the Howard theater in the spring I'm all for it it's been along time I grew up with rare essence Ican't wait class of 1983 h d woodson sr

[@ronaldmackie2132]

dc go go is coming back to Washington dc

[@williamharris2455]

300th Like!!!!!! My city LET'S GO!!!! HELLO! HELLO!!!!!!!

[@tjtj5595]

I was there and it was 🔥 Fray Rip 🙏 Poochie Rip Fat Rodney 🙏 welcome home all the big Dogs

[@CharlesTolston]

Potomac Job Corps 87 to 88 I was there and Go Go was the shit in DC. The women women and men went crazy when the dj played anything go go when we had parties in the gym. I'm from Delaware so you know I didn't know at the time what the fuck was going on. Truth to be told I miss it

[@worm1013]

words can't express that night I mean everything whoever you are you knew where you was when you woke up and knew you was going to the Cap center that night you knew what you was going to wear it felt like the first day of school cuz you laid your shit out and took a look at it you made sure everything was right that night you knew essence was going to rock but some say they edited the video to make it look like essence did and trying to say E.U. out crank them but essence outplayed them James funk had the Go-Go circuit IN a chokehold it was like watching Jordan go for 50

[@anthonybarnett5815]

hell yea

[@JefferyThomp]

James funk could do no wrong, he just used to make shit up on spot and it was 🔥🔥🔥

[@zippymufo9765]

Watching this gives me a huge Love Boat flashback

[@mcganahanskjellyfetti7722]

Turbo

[@robertwilliams3887]

Your collection is bumpin!

[@ronaldmackie2132]

people don't give up dc go go ii coming back trust

[@Bighjr88]

Thank u for this. 👍🏾👍🏾

[@ronaldmackie2132]

return of go go is real to total grove essence everybody gets old one more time funk and white boy the fans in dc wants to here you sing

[@TrueSubject39]

DMV ALL DAY💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@peanutgreen6212]

RE4LIFE! The”WICKEDEST”🔥

[@Bighjr88]

17:32-19:24 is unbelievable.

[@Tupeesdaddy]

Listening to this joint right now. Hey fellas you wanna do it for the honeys “Oh my God” RE, we still getting busy.

[@ivoryfullersr.7028]

I was there!!

[@ronaldmackie2132]

I'm going to keep the fight on to bring dc go go back to DC the fans want it dam it dc is where it happen

[@allenrose7776]

R.E. and a good sack of that Florida Ave. boat I would be “On it” 😊 up in the Howard theater of old!

[@gogob929]

🤣🎯

[@linawallace2151]

I remember the Capital Center day as

[@benzellfloyd9471]

VA is kickin' it!

[@rickyhebron8198]

We can go to Cross Creek out VA.

[@rickyhebron8198]

Ye I have to go fever

[@unicornshimmer2200]

where can i buy the cd of this night??

[@Tupeesdaddy]

That joint might cost a million dollas now, lol! That’s how cranking that joint was and still is.

[@tjtj5595]

Rip Footz Rip Black Rob Park Rd 🙏 Rip Duck Park Rd 🙏 Rip Wysocki 🙏 Rip Sean Martin Rip T-Byrd Rip Kenny Minor 🙏 Rip Keith Ruffin Rip Keven Ruffin Rip Rip Carl Ruffin 🙏 Rip Kevin Minor 🙏 Rip Lil Footz

[@cassandrachaney8801]

Are all them from RE?

[@Bighjr88]

1 thumb down they definitely not from the city.

[@AC_real_estate786]

Gogo has to be experienced live. All the athletes that come to DC say they didn’t get till they went to a gogo. I appreciate that you tried to get into and watch blessings to you and your family 💓

[@ronson1301]

@@AC_real_estate786 FACTS🔥

[@Bighjr88]

@@AC_real_estate786 Slim I’m from the city(dc).

[@CityLife202]

At all! and who cares! DMV was and will forever be the shit!

[@amandakurtz7732]

I’m sure I was there !!!!$

[@tjtj5595]

I was there and made plenty of money 💰 in the 80s

[@billylaw4474]

I never get at the countless Center I was there that night Janice is my god sister Chuck Brown it was a fun night that night

[@monroesam_one]

🎵Shake it like a white girl!

[@ronaldmackie2132]

total groove can't be touch r e

[@ronaldmackie2132]

I'm going to paper the government tell they bring dc go go back

[@demetriswatson21]

The land montana

[@dexterjackson8034]

RE separated themselves from all the others bands!!!

[@JefferyThomp]

Anyone who wants to talk about who the best Congo player was hit me up, I DARE YOU LOL

[@yahuahforever3169]

Just realized Lil Benny wasn’t there, neither was Mark Lawson or David Greene

[@gogob929]

Benny was there that night, but with Little Benny and the Masters:👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIOtcqOuo7l5epo

[@dbug0325]

Mark Lawson (God Father) was there too playing with Lil Benny & The Master on this night at that time in 1987

[@JefferyThomp]

Benny left essence and started little Benny and the masters and Funk became the man , but once again don’t forget John Cabaloo he was B4 foots and Benny

[@BRHSpartans]

When coke was pure.

[@terrellmurphy6165]

What was the exact date of this?

[@ronaldlucas9097]

This was the October 9th 1987 Cap Centre show. The buzz was that it was gonna be recorded. Video dropped right at Christmas time.

[@duanewilliams7001]

@@ronaldlucas9097 you know your shit i was 10 yrs old got the VHS tape from down discount mart down East Over

[@dbug0325]

Oct-19-1987.. I still have the stub..Helluva night. We party like shiiiiiiiid. The good ol days

[@MarkStrother]

Gotta give EU props

[@kingdomcitizen4409]

Mickey was my boo

[@williamsmith1738]

Too much Funk not enough Essence

[@zitiboylilo5789]

My mom is from NJ and was very pregnant with me before she went to Howard… my grandparents didn’t play that shit. They told her she was having me, bringing me home then taking her ass back to school. 😂 💪🏽💯 #AVillage !she LOVES GoGo and always has. I remember as a kid cleaning up on the weekends would turn into dance battles between the whole house. I’ll never forget; our new neighbors of maybe two weeks or so, (we lived there for years prior) told the landlord my father was a DJ and he makes music with him and his friends 24/7 lmaoooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it’s been years since I heard this; I just remembered the “did ya know know know it’s a show show go to the GoGo “ I called her and sang it she cut me off mid sentence and said “Essence @ the capital in ‘87 !” This brings back so many good memories man. I remember when her tapes would look like they were wearing down and she’d record them. She still has almost 100 tapes of throwback GoGo from the 80’s-early 90’s. What’s even wilder is my great grandfather was born in DC and grew up in a house on Kenyan st right next to Howard. He moved to NYC then to Jersey before he was even 1 years old. He ended up remarrying when my great grandmother passed away. They moved to DC in the very home he was born in. His second wife was from Virginia originally about 1 hour outside DC some small hick town. So it was a cool compromise because he couldn’t live out in the country where she was from. His second wife which Was the only great grandmother I knew, my biological grandmother passed 15 years before I was even born. We always went to DC to visit him until he passed away. He used to get DOWN to Chuck Brown! But the older he got he would sit in his chair and wave them arms and shoulders 😂 😂 😂 he used to clap and grin watching us just get down. The whole damn family 😂 I got chills listening to this. My son kept saying, “I don’t know what this is, but I like the bongos!” His little ass been asking me to play this in the mornings on the way to school since last week 😂 😂 😂 he’s only 9 but he loves this too. Man, Chocolate City- I LOVE YALL !!! ❤❤❤ the memories man, good good times. I downloaded this and gave it to my mom on CD 💿 she been KILLING this joint ever since ! She said I was in her stomach dancing too at this concert while she was there 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gogob929]

That's what's up! The power of GoGo is undeniable! Thanks for sharing that story and stay tuned for more classic GoGo!! 🙌💯💪🏽💪🏽

[@MarkStrother]

87classic

[@MarkStrother]

Petworth.aka baby rareessence