I'm Not from Philly

DJ Kool is an American DJ and rapper who, in the late 1980s, produced several popular rap singles. Born in 1958 in Washington, D.C., his influence from his years of working the go-go and rap circuits became apparent in his music. He recorded with creative funk music from 1988 to 1992 he was then picked up by CLR records in 1992 he was then picked up by American recordings in 1996 and released the chart topping single "Let Me Clear My Throat," which peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1997. The song prominently featured a sample of "The 900 Number" by DJ Mark the 45 King, (that song featured a sample from Marva Whitney's "Unwind Yourself", repeated over a breakbeat for six minutes). The song also began by sampling "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool and the… more »

Year:: 1996
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Alright, so this is a call and response record as they call it
So a lot of thisshit'll be real, real easy for y'all to do
So I say f*ck it, let's take it to Philly
Since they with it like that
And let Philly represent
Is that alright?
I'm a say this hit here, I ain't from Philly
I'm from D.C.
But I don't give a f*ck about that
It ain't where you from it's (where you at)

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Written by: JOHN PKA DJ KOOL BOWMAN

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