Let Me Clear My Throat
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"Let Me Clear My Throat" is a 1996
song by hip-hop artist DJ Kool
from his album of the same name Let Me Clear My Throat. It was recorded live at the Bahama Bay club in Philadelphia.
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
song by hip-hop artist DJ Kool
DJ Kool
John W. Bowman, Jr., better known by his stage name DJ Kool is a rapper who, in the late 1990s, produced several popular rap singles. Born in 1959 in Washington, D.C., his influence from his years of working the go-go and rap circuits became apparent in his music...
from his album of the same name Let Me Clear My Throat. It was recorded live at the Bahama Bay club in Philadelphia.
Track listing
- "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Old-School Reunion Edit) - 4:25
- "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Klassic Kool Original Version) - 4:51
- "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Old-School Reunion Remix) - 4:53
- "Let Me Clear My Throat" (45 King Bass 'N' Funk Remix) - 4:32
- "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Funkmaster Flex Remix) - 3:48
- "Let Me Clear My Throat" (No 'Damn' Old-School Reunion Remix) - 4:54
- "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Tupac Tribute Edit) - 1:22
Peak positions
| Chart (1997) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
30 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
21 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 28 |
| UK Singles chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
8 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 96 |
Samples
- The main loop is taken from "The 900 Number" (1987) by DJ Mark the 45 KingDJ Mark the 45 KingDJ Mark the 45 King , also known as the 45 King, started DJing in New Jersey in the mid-1980s. The nickname "the 45 King" comes from his ability to make beats using obscure 45 RPM records.-Career:...
, a song based on a sample from Marva Whitney'sMarva WhitneyMarva Whitney is an African American funk singer. She is considered by many funk enthusiasts to be one of the "rawest" and "brassiest" music divas....
"Unwind Yourself" (1967). This track was an instrumental that was already regarded as a hip-hop classic by the time "Let Me Clear My Throat" was recorded. - The intro horns were sampled from "Hollywood SwingingHollywood Swinging"Hollywood Swinging" is a song by R&B/funk band Kool & the Gang from their album Wild and Peaceful. The song became their first number one R&B single, reaching that position in June, 1974. It proved to also be a successful crossover hit, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....
" by Kool and the Gang; coincidentally, DJ Kool's name is a reference to the original band. - In the second version of the song, the sample is taken from "Sing Sing" by GazGAZGAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod , translated as Gorky Automobile Plant , started in 1932 as NAZ, a cooperation between Ford and the Soviet Union. It is one of the largest companies in the Russian automotive industry....
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Pop culture usage
- The song was featured in the movie DrumlineDrumline (film)Drumline is a 2002 American film directed by Charles Stone III. The screenplay, which was inspired by The Southwest Dekalb High School Drumline , was written by Tina Gordon Chism and Shawn Schepps...
as one of the songs performed by the marching band. - The song appears in the film HancockHancock (film)Hancock is a 2008 American action-comedy superhero film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, and Charlize Theron. It tells the story of a vigilante superhero, John Hancock from Los Angeles whose reckless actions routinely cost the city millions of dollars...
played as the Hero, John Hancock, is apprehending some criminals who are driving in a SUV. - The song is featured in the film Zack and Miri Make a PornoZack and Miri Make a PornoZack and Miri Make a Porno is a 2008 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, distributed by The Weinstein Company, and starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks. It is Smith's second film not to be set within the View Askewniverse and the first not set in New Jersey. It was...
at the high school reunion. - Mixed Martial Artist Leonard GarciaLeonard GarciaLeonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
used this as his entrance song vs Mike BrownMike Brown (fighter)Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...
on March 1, 2009 - Beyoncé sampled the song during her worldwide I Am... Tour.
- The song appeared at a house party in series 3 episode 4 of SkinsSkins (TV series)Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
- This song is parodied in "Let Me Smoke My Pipe" by the British Chap-Hop artist Mr. B The Gentleman RhymerMr. B The Gentleman RhymerMr. B The Gentleman Rhymer is a parodist who performs "chap hop" — hip-hop delivered in a Received Pronunciation accent. Mr. B raps, or "rhymes", about high society, pipe smoking and cricket while playing the banjolele. The character is described as having grown up in Cheam and attending Sutton...
. - This song appeared in the movie Bring It OnBring It On (film)Bring It On is a 2000 teen comedy film about two competing high school cheerleading squads, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union...
in the rival Cheerleaders court early in the film. - It was featured in Not Another Teen MovieNot Another Teen MovieNot Another Teen Movie is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Joel Gallen, released on December 14, 2001 by Columbia Pictures. It is a parody of teen movies which have accumulated in Hollywood over the last few decades...
which parodied the above. - Mixed Martial Artist Gilbert YvelGilbert YvelGilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...
used this as his entrance music at UFC 115UFC 115UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 12, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Background:...
. - Professional Wrestler The Blue Meanie (Brian HeffronBrian HeffronBrian Heffron is a professional wrestler and actor better known as The Blue Meanie or Da Blue Guy.-Early career:...
) used this as his entrance music in Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
. - Mac Miller samples this song for his single Party On Fifth Ave off his debut album Blue Slide Park.