DJ Kool Digital Biography
DJ KOOL
GOVERNMENT NAME: JOHN W. BOWMAN JR.
SUN SIGN: LEO
BIRTHDAY: MARCH 20
HOMETOWN: WASHINGTON, D.C.
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John W. Bowman Jr. (born March 20, 1958), better known by his stage name DJ Kool, is an American DJ and rapper who produced several popular rap singles in the late 1980s.
Early Life
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. 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", 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.
In 2003, DJ Kool contributed to the song "Hit the Floor" from the "Macho Man" Randy Savage studio album, Be a Man.
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