Gone Viral: TOB’s “Shake Dat (I Just Wanna Dance)” Has the Whole City Bouncing

In May, when the annual Roots Picnic celebrated the 50th year of go-go, its tribute featured a constellation of go-go stars. But go-go artists who play bouncebeat, a stripped-down, highly syncopated subgenre of go-go favored by younger audiences, were not included. TOB lead talker “Lil” Chris Proctor was not having it. “They left us out. They basically told us that we [weren’t] a part of go-go,” he told producer Tone P in an interview on the album 7.04.26 (Deluxe), which was recorded as part of TOB’s appearance on Tone P’s performance and interview series Tha Carry Out. “They erased history by not even just a simple mention … We tired of it. And we not going for that shit no more. … They will respect us, and we demand that respect. And if they don’t, then we gonna take it.” Now, with the recent and tremendous success of their go-go hit “Shake Dat (I Just Wanna Dance),” which was released on Sept. 11, TOB has essentially done just that.

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