Beginnings Northeast Groovers was formed in 1985 in
Northeast, Washington, D.C., consisting of nine members:
bass player Khari Pratt,
keyboardist Lamond "Maestro" Perkins, keyboardist Ronald "88" Utley, Leonard "Daddy-O" Huggins, Ronald "Dig-Dug" Dixon, Larry "Stomp Dogg" Atwater, Samuel "Smoke" Dews playing
congas, and
drummer "Jammin" Jeff Warren. and "Twenty Minute Workout" were follow-up singles released in the same year. All three singles were included in the group's 1994 debut album
Straight from the Basement. N.E.G. also provides
social awareness for
AIDS and
inner city violence in the Washington metropolitan region. ==Discography==