Let Me Clear My Throat (album)

Let Me Clear My Throat is the third and final studio album by DJ Kool, 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, where it peaked at 161. The album is best remembered for its title track, "Let Me Clear My Throat", 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's "Uptown Anthem", also made it to the Billboard charts.

Let Me Clear My Throat
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
Genre
Length34:32
Label
Producer
  • DJ Kool
  • S/X
DJ Kool chronology
20 Minute Workout
(1994)
Let Me Clear My Throat
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Muzik5/10[2]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[3]

Track listing

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  1. "I'm Not from Philly" – 0:34
  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 and Doug E. Fresh)
  8. "I'm Done" – 0:16

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 161
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 21

Year-end charts

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Chart (1996) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 94

References

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  1. ^ Let Me Clear My Throat at AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Ashon, Will (March 1997). "DJ Kool: Let Me Clear My Throat" (PDF). Muzik. No. 22. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Review: DJ Kool". Robert Christgau. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "DJ Kool, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "DJ Kool, TLN". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "DJ Kool, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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