Carl Badwa (born February 24, 1968), better known as his stage name B-Kool and today as Don Carlito, is a

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rapper.

Early life and career

Badwa began his

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career in 1984 when he joined Get Loose Crew.

Awards

In 1990, B-Kool shared in Simply Majestic's

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for Best R&B Soul Recording for "Dance to the Music". 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."Urban Music"
. '' The Canadian Encyclopedia''. In 1994, he received a Juno nomination for "Gotta Get Over", from his solo album "Mellow Madness".1994 Juno Awards
at JunoAwards.ca

Comeback

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".

Discography

Studio albums

*''Get Loose Crew'' (1988) *''

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'' (1994)

Singles

*''Dance to the Music/Work your body'' (1990) *''Gotta get over''(1994)

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://doncarlitomusic.com/ Living people Canadian hip hop record producers Rappers from Toronto Black Canadian musicians 1968 births Canadian male rappers 20th-century Canadian male musicians 20th-century Canadian rappers