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E.U. is an OG of go-go music, a heavily syncopated funk that features a slow and steady groove. Naturally, we celebrate 50 years of the native D.C. music with an office party. n.pr/4zH0pMM

n.prE.U.: Tiny Desk ConcertE.U. is an OG of go-go music, a heavily syncopated funk that features a slow and steady groove. Naturally, we celebrate 50 years of the native D.C. music with an office party.

27/8/26, 10:47 am53 reposts172 likes

Michael B. Parlor

@asurfronin.bsky.social

27 Aug

Yeah, well Chuck Brown’s (RIP) Family did not want anything to do with that recent celebration.

Mx Mimi

@mxmimi.bsky.social

27 Aug

I genuinely thought for a moment you were writing about the European Union. 😂

Amanda P.

@amandapatperez.bsky.social

27 Aug

what is an "OG?"

damianmoss.bsky.social

@damianmoss.bsky.social

27 Aug

Synonym for originator

radio5.bsky.social

@radio5.bsky.social

27 Aug

Rapper Ice-T brought the phrase into mainstream hip-hop culture with his 1991 album O.G. Original Gangsta.

radio5.bsky.social

@radio5.bsky.social

27 Aug

I believe it stands for Original Gangster, and is meant to indicate an originator as @damianmoss.bsky.social said. The term started in the 1970s within Los Angeles street gangs like the Original Gangster Crips to mark founding or long-standing members.