DJ Kool
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John W. Bowman Jr. (born March 20, 1958), better known by his stage name DJ Kool, is an American rapper who produced several popular rap singles in the late 1980s. As a performer, he is best known for his 1996 hit single "Let Me Clear My Throat", the title track from his 1996 album of the same name.
Career
Raised in Washington, D.C., his influence from years of working the go-go and rap circuits became apparent in his music.
In 1996, he released the single "Let Me Clear My Throat" on American Recordings, which charted around the world including the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and top 10 in the UK and Netherlands in March 1997.[1] The song prominently features a sample of "The 900 Number" by the 45 King (which itself features a sample from Marva Whitney's "Unwind Yourself",[2] repeated over a breakbeat for six minutes). The song also began by sampling "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang. The song is a recognizable dance floor-filler, and the track remains popular to this day[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..
In 2001 he featured on Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club) by Redman. In 2003, DJ Kool contributed to the song "Hit the Floor" from the "Macho Man" Randy Savage studio album, Be a Man.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Heat. [6] |
US R&B [7] | |||||||||||
| The Music Ain't Loud Enuff | — | — | 60 | ||||||||||
| 20 Minute Workout |
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— | — | 84 | |||||||||
| Let Me Clear My Throat |
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161 | 8 | 21 | |||||||||
| Gimmie Dat Beat |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Singles
- "Let Me Clear My Throat" (1996)
References
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External links
- Yahoo Biography
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- American hip-hop DJs
- Rappers from Washington, D.C.
- Go-go musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians
- American dance musicians
- American funk musicians