{"artistName":"DJ Kool","artistId":8852,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7d7/7d7ff54c7aa15e5b4521b18ccabbacb0_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7d7/7d7ff54c7aa15e5b4521b18ccabbacb0_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/7d7/7d7ff54c7aa15e5b4521b18ccabbacb0_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/7d7/7d7ff54c7aa15e5b4521b18ccabbacb0_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/7d7/7d7ff54c7aa15e5b4521b18ccabbacb0_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eJohn W. Bowman, Jr., better known by his stage name DJ Kool is a rapper who, in the late 1990s, produced several popular rap singles. Born in Washington, DC, his influence from his years of working the go-go and rap circuits became apparent in his music. During the early- to mid-1980s, Kool worked as a warm-up DJ for Rare Essence, until he was picked up by CLR Records.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, he recorded his most successful track, \"Let Me Clear My Throat,\" which was released on American Recordings. The song prominently features a sample of the song \"The 900 Number\" by DJ Mark the 45 King, (that song featuring a sample from Marva Whitney's \"Unwind Yourself\" repeated over a breakbeat for 6 minutes). The song also begins by sampling \"Hollywood Swinging\" by Kool and the Gang. The song is an instantly recognizable floor-filler, and the track remains popular to this day[update]. DJ Kool was featured on Mýa's 2006 single \"Ayo!\" from her 2008 album Liberation. He was also featured on two tracks on Will Smith's 2005 album Lost and Found.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 21, 2009, he performed at halftime of a Denver Nuggets basketball game.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/DJ+Kool","playStationPath":"/stations/113299551/play","stationId":113299551,"bioPath":"/music/DJ+Kool/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Big+Boi","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0a7/0a765d997a1f4cfbb8079aae3d7e93b0_md.jpg","artistName":"Big Boi","artistId":9489,"station_id":113411681},{"musicPath":"/music/Tag+Team","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d9c/d9c2207f37afed78dc558a02428cac43_md.jpeg","artistName":"Tag Team","artistId":8820,"station_id":113288369},{"musicPath":"/music/Ultramagnetic+MC+s","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2cc/2ccb4193bb76015f36ebfa1adc8941ac_md.jpg","artistName":"Ultramagnetic MC's","artistId":10023,"station_id":113269460},{"musicPath":"/music/T+La+Rock","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e8f/e8f48b2e164c28b7068875bed621c8d9_md.jpg","artistName":"T La Rock","artistId":111308,"station_id":374160540},{"musicPath":"/music/2+Live+Crew","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/397/39742d80702b287e8538aa80fde03e56_md.jpg","artistName":"2 Live Crew","artistId":2677,"station_id":113287387},{"musicPath":"/music/Chingy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dbc/dbc1c21502d15d41ebe55e7a1118275c_md.jpg","artistName":"Chingy","artistId":2479,"station_id":113278270},{"musicPath":"/music/Mystikal","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3bd/3bd9d10b56f7c2e25559913c938c48a7_md.jpg","artistName":"Mystikal","artistId":1969,"station_id":113280749},{"musicPath":"/music/Diddy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/200/2007e4336c1d37243d47510af5461e94_md.jpg","artistName":"Diddy","artistId":7341,"station_id":113280968},{"musicPath":"/music/FU+Schnickens","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b24/b2453e43d88fd86689bdd4da51effc80_md.jpg","artistName":"FU-Schnickens","artistId":10015,"station_id":113401145},{"musicPath":"/music/Ludacris","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ca5/ca5b47ddd1d4478d370e63e3e0c929b2_md.jpg","artistName":"Ludacris","artistId":512,"station_id":113263901},{"musicPath":"/music/Luniz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/828/828eefad21a048b90649381f745b4a81_md.jpg","artistName":"Luniz","artistId":9911,"station_id":113410237},{"musicPath":"/music/Lords+Of+The+Underground","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/098/0989762a675006ef1c389d0c1b39bef8_md.jpg","artistName":"Lords Of The Underground","artistId":14180,"station_id":114600917},{"musicPath":"/music/K7","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/86e/86e361b098ec834854babb43807b3f79_md.jpg","artistName":"K7","artistId":6801,"station_id":113750383},{"musicPath":"/music/Trick+Daddy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/78f/78f9c5c8e1aae76a0ebc94cbc0929413_md.jpg","artistName":"Trick Daddy","artistId":2550,"station_id":113263406},{"musicPath":"/music/Nice+Smooth","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a7a/a7a77ca0386ddedfd23ac1abea0a2298_md.jpg","artistName":"Nice \u0026 Smooth","artistId":2672,"station_id":113408455},{"musicPath":"/music/Jurassic+5","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/735/735fc1f383b604d25f03cf0592dd4418_md.jpg","artistName":"Jurassic 5","artistId":1242,"station_id":113285207},{"musicPath":"/music/Big+Tymers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ab9/ab9424cfdc916953a70422adceb1dab5_md.jpg","artistName":"Big Tymers","artistId":9748,"station_id":113305560},{"musicPath":"/music/Nelly","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/006/006afafd138fb712e099fbc579350d51_md.jpg","artistName":"Nelly","artistId":1177,"station_id":113268033}]}