B-Kool

B-Kool
Background information
Also known asMC B, B-Kool, Don Carlito
Born
Carl Badwa

(1968-02-24) February 24, 1968 (age 58)
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

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

Awards

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

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

Studio albums

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

Singles

  • Dance To The Music / Work your body (1990)
  • Gotta Get Over (1994)
  • Asi Como Mi (2001)
  • Just Like Me (2002)
  • Fire (2013)

See also

References

  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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