DJ Kool
DJ Kool (real name: John W. Bowman, Jr., born 1959 in Washington DC, USA) is an American DJ and rapper.
Biography
From the early to the mid- 1980s, DJ Kool worked as a warm-up DJ for Rare Essence, a go-go rap band, until he himself received a recording contract with CLR Records. In the late 1990s he produced several commercially known rap singles.
His most successful work, " Let Me Clear My Throat" was released in 1994 both as a music cassette, record and CD. This song originates from a sample of the songs "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.
DJ Kool also worked on the songs of Ayo Mýa and Let's Get Dirty by Redman among others. For Will Smith, he worked in 2005 on two songs for the album "Lost and Found" with.
His songs can be heard in the influence of the directions Go-Go and radio.