Inside IDK's rap and go-go showcase at the French Embassy in D.C.
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Mano Sundaresan, Gustavo Marinho
3d ago· 8 min readenReview
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A firsthand account of attending an unexpected local rap and go-go showcase curated by Maryland rapper IDK at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual Fête de la Musique celebration. The article explores the unlikely intersection of French diplomacy and D.C.'s underground music scene, weaving together the history of go-go music, IDK's career trajectory, and the cultural significance of this跨界 event.
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PitchforkInside IDK's rap and go-go showcase at the French Embassy in D.C.pitchfork.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledHe makes shit happen. When he sent me several blocks of text a couple months ago about connecting the dots between D.C. and France, and throwing a rap and go-go show at the French Embassy, I was like, 'Yeah, that sounds like something he would do.'
The French Embassy, it turns out, is a surprisingly good venue for a rap show.
Go-go is the sound of D.C. It's the sound of the city's Black communities, of house parties and cookouts, of summer evenings and political protests.
Watching an unexpected local rap show at the home of France's ambassador
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