Cool Breeze
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Cool Breeze is a 1st generation Dungeon Family
artist, and creator of the hip hop term, and subsequent song "Dirty South". The song is featured on Goodie Mob's 1995 debut LP Soul Food, and the term has become the unofficial name for describing the hip-hop nation's southern US region. Cool Breeze has appeared on many Dungeon Family albums, and has appeared on songs with other artists such as Kurupt
, Rick Ross
, Lee Majors
, Nivea
& Eightball. He released his debut solo LP, East Point's Greatest Hits
in 1999.
In 2001, he joined up with two rappers from a group called Sniper Unit and became known as Freddie Calhoun. The name 'Calhoun' derives from the street in the East Washington Neighborhood of East Point, GA, Calhoun Avenue. Calhoun Avenue runs through Martel Homes and to surrounding outside streets. Cool Breeze makes references to Calhoun Avenue, Martel Homes, O.J. Hurd Homes, Cleveland Avenue, Washington Road, Stone Road, and other known East Point, GA locations throughout his rhymes.
Dungeon Family
The Dungeon Family is a hip hop/R&B/soul musical collective, based in Atlanta, Georgia and specializing in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences. The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given to record producer Rico Wade's basement studio where many of the early...
artist, and creator of the hip hop term, and subsequent song "Dirty South". The song is featured on Goodie Mob's 1995 debut LP Soul Food, and the term has become the unofficial name for describing the hip-hop nation's southern US region. Cool Breeze has appeared on many Dungeon Family albums, and has appeared on songs with other artists such as Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
, Rick Ross
Rick Ross (rapper)
William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...
, Lee Majors
Lee Majors
Lee Majors is an American television, film and voice actor, best known for his starring role as Colonel Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man and as Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy ....
, Nivea
Nivea
Nivea is a global skin- and body-care brand that is owned by the German company Beiersdorf. The company was founded on March 28 1882 by pharmacist Carl Paul Beiersdorf. In 1900, the new owner Oskar Troplowitz developed a water-in-oil emulsion as a skin cream with Eucerit, the first stable emulsion...
& Eightball. He released his debut solo LP, East Point's Greatest Hits
East Point's Greatest Hits
East Points Greatest Hit is a 1999 album by Dungeon Family associate Cool Breeze. Its most successful track was the hit single "Watch for the Hook" featuring various members of the Dungeon Family.-Track listing:# Ghet To Camelot...
in 1999.
In 2001, he joined up with two rappers from a group called Sniper Unit and became known as Freddie Calhoun. The name 'Calhoun' derives from the street in the East Washington Neighborhood of East Point, GA, Calhoun Avenue. Calhoun Avenue runs through Martel Homes and to surrounding outside streets. Cool Breeze makes references to Calhoun Avenue, Martel Homes, O.J. Hurd Homes, Cleveland Avenue, Washington Road, Stone Road, and other known East Point, GA locations throughout his rhymes.
Albums
- East Point's Greatest HitsEast Point's Greatest HitsEast Points Greatest Hit is a 1999 album by Dungeon Family associate Cool Breeze. Its most successful track was the hit single "Watch for the Hook" featuring various members of the Dungeon Family.-Track listing:# Ghet To Camelot...
- Made in the Dirdy South (As The Calhouns)
Singles
- "Cre-A-Tine" (From East Point's Greatest HitsEast Point's Greatest HitsEast Points Greatest Hit is a 1999 album by Dungeon Family associate Cool Breeze. Its most successful track was the hit single "Watch for the Hook" featuring various members of the Dungeon Family.-Track listing:# Ghet To Camelot...
) - "Watch For The Hook" (From East Point's Greatest HitsEast Point's Greatest HitsEast Points Greatest Hit is a 1999 album by Dungeon Family associate Cool Breeze. Its most successful track was the hit single "Watch for the Hook" featuring various members of the Dungeon Family.-Track listing:# Ghet To Camelot...
) features OutkastOutKastOutkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
and Goodie MobGoodie MobGoodie Mob is a Hip Hop act based in Atlanta, Georgia that formed in 1991 and currently consists of members Cee-Lo Green, Khujo, T-Mo and Big Gipp.-History:The group's name acts as a double backronym... - "Decatur Psalm" (From ATLiensATLiensUpon its release, ATLiens received positive reviews from music publications such as The Hartford Courant, Rolling Stone, and The Washington Post...
, OutkastOutKastOutkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
) - "Angelic Wars" (From Set It Off Soundtrack)
- "Gangsta Partna" (From Hoodlum (soundtrack)Hoodlum (soundtrack)Hoodlum is the soundtrack to the 1997 crime film, Hoodlum. It was released on August 12, 1997 through Interscope Records and consisted of a blend of hip hop and R&B music...
) - "Dirty South" (From Soul FoodSoul foodSoul food cuisine consists of a selection of foods traditional in the cuisine of African Americans. It is closely related to the cuisine of the Southern United States...
, Goodie MobGoodie MobGoodie Mob is a Hip Hop act based in Atlanta, Georgia that formed in 1991 and currently consists of members Cee-Lo Green, Khujo, T-Mo and Big Gipp.-History:The group's name acts as a double backronym...
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