Cool Breeze (rapper)

{{Short description|American rapper}}

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{{BLP sources|date=July 2010}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| background = person

| name = Cool Breeze

| birth_name = Frederick Bell

| alias = Freddie Calhoun

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|08|12}}

| origin = East Point, Georgia, U.S.

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 1995–2011

| label = Interscope

| current_member_of = {{hlist|Dungeon Family|The Calhouns}}

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Frederick Bell (born August 12, 1971), better known by his stage name Cool Breeze is an American rapper and a member of Southern hip hop collective Dungeon Family. He released his debut solo album East Point's Greatest Hit in 1999.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p293213/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Cool Breeze|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=10 July 2010}} In 2001, he joined up with two rappers from a group called Sniper Unit and became known as Freddie Calhoun. He features on and is the origin to the title phrase of the 1996 Billboard Hot 100 single "Dirty South" on Goodie Mob's debut album Soul Food. His 1998 single "Watch for the Hook" featuring Goodie Mob, Outkast and Witchdoctor reached the Billboard Hot 100 at #73 and topped the US Hot Rap Songs chart.