- This article is about the Washington DC-born rapper. For the Jamaican-born musician, see Kool DJ Herc
DJ Kool (born John W. Clive Campbell (born April 16 1955 AKA Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, is a Jamaican-born DJ who is credited as originating Hip hop Bowman, Jr. ) is a rapper who, in the late 1990s, produced several popular rap singles. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Born in 1959 in Washington, DC, his influence from his years of working the go-go and rap circuits became apparent in his music. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Go-go is a subgenre of funk that originated in the Washington D During the early- to mid-1980s, Kool worked as a warm-up DJ for Rare Essence, until he was picked up by CLR Records. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Rare Essence, is a Go-go band which grew from a relationship between four childhood friends Quinten "Footz" Davidson Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson Michael
In 1996, he recorded his most successful track, "Let Me Clear My Throat". " Let Me Clear My Throat " is a 1996 song by DJ Kool. The song prominently features a sample from the song "The 900 Number" by The 45 King, (that song featuring a sample from Marva Whitney's "Unwind Yourself" [1] repeated over a breakbeat for 6 minutes). DJ Mark the 45 King (born Mark James) also known as the 45 King, started DJing in New Jersey in the mid-1980s Marva Whitney (born Marva Ann Manning on May 1, 1944 in Kansas City Kansas) is an African American Funk Singer. The song also begins by sampling "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool and the Gang. Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group The song is an instantly recognizable floor-filler, and the track remains popular to this day. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common DJ Kool was most recently featured on Mýa's 2006 single "Ayo", from her 2008 album Liberation. Mýa Marie Harrison, professionally known as Mýa or Mýa Harrison, is an American Grammy award Winning R&B and He was also featured on two tracks on Will Smith's 2005 album Lost and Found. Lost and Found is the first studio album by Will Smith on Interscope Records after several releases with Columbia.
Discography
Albums
- The Music Ain't Loud Enuff (1990)
- 20 Minute Workout (1992)
External links
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