Music Review

"Let Me Clear My Throat"

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: DJ Kool; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Recorded live, hip-hop oddity ''Let Me Clear My Throat'' gets its power not from studio samples but from the sweaty intensity of an audience. By reducing rap to its basic elements — slamming grooves, call-and-response routines, and a head-bobbing human beat box (courtesy of guest Doug E. Fresh) — DJ Kool adds new spice to old-school rap flavor.

Originally posted Mar 07, 1997 Published in issue #369 Mar 07, 1997 Order article reprints

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