Let Me Clear My Throat is the third and final studio album by 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...

, released in April 1996 on American Recordings.

Let Me Clear My Throat was DJ Kool's most successful album chart-wise, becoming his only one to reach the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, where it peaked at 161. The album is best remembered for its title track, "Let Me Clear My Throat

Let Me Clear My Throat

"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.-Track listing:...

", which became Kool's only top-40 hit and reached gold certification for sales of over 500,000 copies. "I Got Dat Feelin'," which sampled Naughty by Nature

Naughty by Nature

Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee...

's "Uptown Anthem

Uptown Anthem

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", also made it to the Billboard charts.

Track listing

1. "I'm Not from Philly"- :34
2. "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Live)- 4:47
3. "I Got Dat Feelin'"- 6:45
4. "Put That Hump (In Your Back)"- 6:11
5. "Music Ain't Loud Enuff"- 2:50
6. "Twenty Minute Work-Out"- 8:07
7. "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Old School Reunion Remix '96)- 4:53 (featuring Biz Markie
   Biz Markie
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    and Doug E. Fresh
   Doug E. Fresh
   Douglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an American rapper, record producer, and beat boxer, also known as the Human Beat Box...
   
   )
8. "I'm Done"- :16

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Billboard 200	161
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop	21
Billboard Top Heatseekers	8