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Some go-go artists have been able to transition into other areas of entertainment. [[Anwan Glover|Anwan "Big G" Glover]]—a founding member of the Backyard Band—became an actor, playing [[Slim Charles]] on HBO's ''[[The Wire]].''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110130156/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/ |url-status=dead|title=Blog: Going Out Gurus |archive-date=November 10, 2006|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=February 25, 2021}} {{nonspecific|date=June 2022}}</ref> D.C. band [[Mambo Sauce (band)|Mambo Sauce]] also had hits with "Miracles" and "Welcome to D.C." which both cracked the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' charts. "Welcome to D.C." also became the official intro song for all of the Washington Wizards & Mystics home games and the video for the song was in rotation on VH1 Soul and BETJ and received airplay on MTVJams, MTV2, MTVU and BET.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crosstownarts.com/wama/bb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=446&sid=dba42ded6fb01013e5189e4cb9fc0fde |title=WAMADC.com :: View topic - WAMA News Jan 17, 2008<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=July 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129121432/http://www.crosstownarts.com/wama/bb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=446&sid=dba42ded6fb01013e5189e4cb9fc0fde |archive-date=January 29, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Kevin Kato Hammond]], former lead guitarist for Little Benny & the Masters and former rapper for the band Proper Utensils, started the online magazine ''Take Me Out to the Go-Go'' in 1996. In addition to the magazine being a source of information on go-go shows, it serves as a community forum.{{cn}}
Additionally, musicians from other genres of music have incorporated elements of the go-go aesthetic into their compositions and stage acts. Jazz/rock musician [[Mike Dillon (musician)|Mike Dillon]], leads a band called Go-Go Jungle, often playing long, non-stop sets that incorporate go-go beats and raps interspersed with other subgenres of funk, jazz, and rock. Another example is [[Bob Mintzer]]'s composition "Go-Go" from the [[Yellowjackets (band)|Yellowjackets]]' 2003 release, ''Time Squared''. Composer [[Liza Figueroa Kravinsky]] composed the
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