B-Kool
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carl Badwa |
| Also known as | MC B, B-Kool, Don Carlito |
| Born | February 24, 1968 |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
Carl Badwa (born February 24, 1968), better known as his stage name B-Kool and today as Don Carlito, is a Canadian record producer and rapper.
Early life and career
[edit]Badwa began his music career in 1985 then joined the Get Loose Crew in 1987.[1]
Awards
[edit]In 1990, B-Kool shared in Simply Majestic's Juno Award for Best R&B Soul Recording for "Dance to the Music".[2] In the same year he participated in the recording of "Can't Repress the Cause", a collaborative single released under the name Dance Appeal to advocate for greater inclusion of hip hop in the mainstream of Canadian music.[3] In 1994, he received a Juno nomination for "Gotta Get Over", from his solo album "Mellow Madness".[4]
Comeback
[edit]In 2003, he resumed performing, under the name "Don Carlito", with the EP What’s The D.E.A.L. In 2013 he partnered with Frank Morell to release "Fire", and in 2016 they released "Reloaded".
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Get Loose Crew (1988)
- Mellow Madness (1994)
- The D.E.A.L. (Dog Eats At Last) (2003)
- Reloaded (2016)
Singles
[edit]- Dance To The Music / Work your body (1990)
- Gotta Get Over (1994)
- Asi Como Mi (2001)
- Just Like Me (2002)
- Fire (2013)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Flashback: The Get Loose Crew". Northside Hip Hop. December 1, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ 1991 Juno Awards at JunoAwards.ca
- ^ "Urban Music" Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ 1994 Juno Awards at JunoAwards.ca
External links
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