DJ Kool
DJ Kool (real name: John W. Bowman, Jr. , * 1959 in Washington DC , USA ) is an American DJ and rapper .
biography
From the early to mid-1980s, DJ Kool worked as a warm-up DJ for Rare Essence, a go-go rap band, until he signed a record deal with CLR Records himself . In the late 1990s he produced a number of commercially known rap singles .
His most successful work "Let Me Clear My Throat" was released in 1994 as a music cassette, record and CD. This song comes from a sample of "The 900 Number" by The 45 King, "Unwind Yourself" by Marva Whitney and "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & The Gang . This song is still considered a successful floor filler today.
DJ Kool also worked on the songs Ayo by Mýa and Let's Get Dirty by Redman , among others . In 2005 he worked for Will Smith on two songs for the album "Lost and Found".
You can hear the influence of go-go and funk in his songs .
Discography
Studio albums
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| 1996 | Let Me Clear My Throat | - | - | - | - |
US161 (5 weeks) US |
First published: April 1996
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more publishments
- 1990: The Music Ain't Loud Enuff
- 1994: 20 minute workout
Singles
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| 1996 | Let Me Clear My Throat Let Me Clear My Throat |
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UK8 (8 weeks) UK |
US30 (20 weeks) US |
First published: April 1996
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| 1998 | Here We Go Now | - | - | - |
UK97 (1 week) UK |
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First published: March 1998
(with Crooklyn Clan ) |
| 2001 | Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club) Malpractice |
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US97 (2 weeks) US |
First published: May 2001
(with Redman ) |
| 2015 | The Horns |
DE60 (3 weeks) DE |
AT68 (1 week) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: November 2015
(with DJ Katch, Greg Nice & Deborah Lee) |
More singles
- 1990: Reggae Dance
- 1991: I Can Make You Dance
- 1992: 20 minute workout
- 1993: For the Brothers in the Ghetto
- 1994: Bass' N The Truck
- 1996: Funky Like a Monkey
- 1997: I Got Dat Feelin '
- 2000: It Takes Two
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Web links
- musicmatch.com discography on musicmatch
- Yahoo Music biography on yahoo.com
- Heavyrotation biography on heavyrotation.net
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | DJ Kool |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bowman, John W. Junior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American DJ and rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington DC , USA |