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B-Kool

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B-Kool
Background information
Birth nameCarl Badwa
Also known asMC B, B-Kool, Don Carlito
Born (1968-02-24) February 24, 1968 (age 56)
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Years active1984–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

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Badwa began his music career in 1985 then joined the Get Loose Crew in 1987.[1]

Awards

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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

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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

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Studio albums

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  • Get Loose Crew (1988)
  • Mellow Madness (1994)
  • The D.E.A.L. (Dog Eats At Last) (2003)
  • Reloaded (2016)

Singles

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Flashback: The Get Loose Crew". Northside Hip Hop. December 1, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  2. ^ 1991 Juno Awards at JunoAwards.ca
  3. ^ "Urban Music" Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  4. ^ 1994 Juno Awards at JunoAwards.ca
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