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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carl Badwa |
| Also known as | MC B, B-Kool, Don Carlito |
| Born | February 24, 1968 |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
Carl Badwa (born February 24, 1968), better known as his stage name B-Kool and today as Don Carlito, is a Canadian record producer and rapper.
Badwa began his music career in 1985 then joined the Get Loose Crew in 1987. [1]
In 1990, B-Kool shared in Simply Majestic's Juno Award for Best R&B Soul Recording for "Dance to the Music". [2] In the same year he participated in the recording of "Can't Repress the Cause", a collaborative single released under the name Dance Appeal to advocate for greater inclusion of hip hop in the mainstream of Canadian music. [3] In 1994, he received a Juno nomination for "Gotta Get Over", from his solo album "Mellow Madness". [4]
In 2003, he resumed performing, under the name "Don Carlito", with the EP What’s The D.E.A.L. In 2013 he partnered with Frank Morell to release "Fire", and in 2016 they released "Reloaded".
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