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The musical content of the song consists entirely of two samples: the introductory fanfare of "Hollywood Swinging" (1974) by Kool & The Gang, used in both the intro and pre-chorus, and a chopped half of "The 900 Number" (1987) by The 45 King (which itself includes a two-bar loop of the saxophone riff and drums that was lifted from "Unwind ...
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 .
Christopher LaBreacht Davidson, [2] better known by his stage name DJ Cutman, is an American chiptune DJ. [3] He is known for his remixes of video game soundtracks through his label GameChops, such as Zelda & Chill , [ 4 ] as well as his live performances at video game events and his web series This Week in Chiptune .
The record had buzz for its first month of being released in New York City but was largely a flop [2] until it was later discovered in the southern hip hop community being first used by Memphis based DJ Spanish Fly on the song "Trigga Man" in 1990. [9] The second song to use the triggerman beat was Kevin 'MC. T. Tucker and DJ Irv's "Where Dey ...
[13] [44] Clay writes that the accolade of 70 Minutes of Madness as the "greatest DJ mix album of all time" is widely shared among music fans, adding that "wildly inventive" mix "redefined what a DJ mix should be, perfectly capturing the cut & paste ethic of the mid-90s in the process, while arguably inventing what became the pop mash-up."
The soundtrack was a success, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned the single "Grand Finale" by rappers DMX, Ja Rule, Method Man and Nas. "Grand Finale" made it to number 63 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 18 on the Hot Rap Songs .
"Hey Mr. D.J." is a song by American R&B group Zhané, recorded for their debut album, Pronounced Jah-Nay (1994). Co-written by group members Renée Neufville and Jean Norris, it was released as their debut single in August 1993 by Flavor Unit and Epic, and also features a rap from Rottin Razkals member Fam.
Mellowman is a French hip hop act active during the 1990s, composed of two members, Lee Rick (Rapper) & DJ Cool (Producer). The band achieved moderate success in 1995 with its first single, then a bigger success with its second one in France : "Gardez l'écoute" (#46), and "La Voix du Mellow" (#13 in France and 16 weeks in the top 50, #17 in Belgium Wallonia). [1]