DJ Kool

Summary

DJ Kool is a human^[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on March 20, 1958^[3]. He worked as a disc jockey^[4], hype man^[5], record producer^[6], and rapper^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month, #7,187 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• DJ Kool was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].
• DJ Kool was born on March 20, 1958^[3].
• DJ Kool held citizenship in United States^[9].
• DJ Kool worked as a disc jockey^[4].
• DJ Kool's professions included hype man^[5].
• DJ Kool's professions included record producer^[6].
• DJ Kool worked as a rapper^[7].
• DJ Kool is recorded as male^[10].
• DJ Kool's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• DJ Kool's genre is hip-hop^[12].
• DJ Kool's genre is go-go^[13].
• DJ Kool's record label is recorded as American Recordings^[14].
• DJ Kool's record label is recorded as Warner Records^[15].
• DJ Kool's family name is recorded as Bowman^[16].
• DJ Kool's given name is recorded as John^[17].
• DJ Kool's pseudonym is recorded as DJ Kool^[18].
• DJ Kool's instrument is recorded as turntablism^[19].
• DJ Kool's instrument is recorded as voice^[20].
• DJ Kool's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John W. Bowman Jr.'}^[21].
• DJ Kool's start of work period is recorded as 1979^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1959^[25]

• Genre(s): hip hop^[26]

• Community tags: hip hop^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 22c16b9e-a3fc-48df-9fc1-2dd0b0ffe100^[28]

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Origins and Family

DJ Kool was born in Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on March 20, 1958^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include disc jockey^[4], hype man^[5], record producer^[6], and rapper^[7].

Why It Matters

DJ Kool ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month, #7,187 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]

FAQs

Where was DJ Kool born?

Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], DJ Kool…

What did DJ Kool do for work?

DJ Kool worked as disc jockey^[4], hype man^[5], record producer^[6], and rapper^[7].