Cool Nutz
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Cool Nutz
| image = File:Cool_Nutz_Guerilla_Photo_hr_edit.jpg
| alt = Cool Nutz
| caption = Cool Nutz
| birth_name = Terrance Scott
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|05|11}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| alias = Cool Nutz
| genre = West Coast hip hop, hip hop
| occupation = MC, rapper, manager, radio personality
| years_active = 1992–present
| label = Jus Family Records
| associated_acts = Bosko, E-40, Kreayshawn, Luni Coleone, Arjay, Yukmouth, Poppa LQ, G-Ism, Kenny Mack, Maniac Lok, D.B.A. (Doing Business As)
| website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/CoolNutz}}
}}
Terrance Scott (born May 11, 1972),Hess, 2009 p. 303. better known by his stage name Cool Nutz, is an American rapper, radio personality, entrepreneur, tour manager and record label owner.
He was born and raised in the Woodlawn, Portland, Oregon neighborhood. Growing up in Northeast Portland, he gained knowledge by the gangs and violence around him.
Music career
Cool Nutz is most known for his involvement and promotion of the Portland, OR and San Francisco Bay Area hip-hop scene.{{cite web|last=Morales|first=Margarita|title=Cool Nutz Interview: SXSW 2010|url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/07/sxsw-2010-cool-nutz/|publisher=Spinner|accessdate=31 May 2013}} He co-founded Jus Family Records in 1992 with Bosko Kante. His musical style originally used primarily G-funk synthesizer elements but has evolved to the addition of vocal and instrumental samples in his tracks.
In 1995, Scott co-founded the Portland Oregon Hip-Hop (POH-Hop) Festival.{{cite web|last=Shepherd|first=Julianne|title=This is Portland Hiphop|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/this-is-portland-hiphop/Content?oid=30406|publisher=The Portland Mercury|accessdate=31 May 2013}} He has worked very hard to create and maintain the hip-hop scene in Portland and has worked with many rappers from the bay area, most notably "E-40" and "Yukmouth." In 1997, he signed the group G-Ism, made up of fellow Portland rappers Ray Ray and Young Randall to his label, Jus Family Records. They released their debut album, "On a Mission" in 1998, under Jus Family Records. G-Ism disbanded in 2001 following the tragic and untimely passing of Young Randall.
Cool Nutz is the radio host of the Breakout Show on KXJM JAM'N 107.5.{{cite web|title=The Breakout Show|url=http://jamn1075.com/onair/the-northwest-breakout-show-35616/|publisher=Clear Channel Media Entertainment|accessdate=30 April 2014}} The show airs Sunday nights from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Along with fellow Jus Family Records affiliate, Maniac Lok, Cool Nutz is featured on Track 11, "Pussy Loud," from the 2012 E-40 album The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3.
Scott managed the 2012 Group Hug Tour for Kreayshawn to promote her debut album, Somethin' 'Bout Kreay, released on Columbia Records.{{cite web|last=White|first=Ryan|title=Cool Nutz celebrates 'Bars' on Saturday at Ash Street Saloon|date=23 May 2013 |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2013/05/cool_nutz_celebrates_bars_on_s.html|publisher=Oregon Live|accessdate=31 May 2013}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Harsh Game for the People"
| Released = 1997
| Format = CD
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producer = Bosko, Cool Nutz
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Speakin' Upon a Million"
| Released = 1998
| Format = CD
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producer = Bosko, Cool Nutz
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Verbal Porn"
| Released = 2001
| Format = CD
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producer = Bosko, Cool Nutz
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "King Cool Nutz"
| Released = 2007
| Format = CD, digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "The Miracle"
| Released = 2009
| Format = digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Incredible"
| Released = 2010
| Format = CD, digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producer = Cool Nutz, Terminill
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "The Cook Up"
| Released = 2011
| Format = digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Portland Ni%#a"
| Released = 2012
| Format = digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Bars"
| Released = 2013
| Format = digital download
| Label = Suburban Noize Records
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Elegant Thuggin"
| Released = 2013
| Format = CD (tour exclusive), digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "#bruh"
| Released = 2015
| Format = digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producers = Cool Nutz, Dj Fatboy
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Terrance"
| Released = 2017
| Format = CD, digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records, Loyal To The Soil, 3BMMR Records
| Producers = Tope, Chillest Illest, Nasty Chopz, Bosko, J. Fresh
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = Pig Ears & Chitlins
| Released = 2018
| Format = digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
}}
=Compilations=
{{Discography list
| Type = Compilation
| Name = "Cool Nutz Presents: Collabos"
| Released = 2004
| Format = CD
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producer = Cool Nutz
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Compilation
| Name = "Cool Nutz Presents: The Boardroom"
| Released = 2007
| Format = CD
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producer = Cool Nutz
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Compilation
| Name = "Collabos II"
| Released = 2016
| Format = digital download
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producer = Cool Nutz
}}
=Collaborations=
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Niggaz Lyke Me" (J. Dee featuring Cool Nutz)
| Released = 1995
| Format = CD, Cassette
| Label = Illegal Records
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "On a Mission" (G-Ism featuring Cool Nutz)
| Released = 1998
| Format = CD
| Label = Jus Family Records
| Producer = Cool Nutz
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = EP
| Name = "My Heat Reigns Supreme" (Kenny Mack featuring Cool Nutz)
| Released = 1999
| Format = CD
| Producer = Dubb Flex
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "D.B.A. Doing Business As... The Album" (D.B.A. - Cool Nutz, Bosko, and Poppa LQ)
| Released = 1999
| Format = CD
| Label = Hollywood Records/Universal Records
}}
{{Discography list
| Type = Studio
| Name = "Every Single Day (Luni Coleone album)" (Luni Coleone and Cool Nutz)
| Released = 2007
| Format = CD
| Label = Always Hustlin'/Jus Family Records
}}
=Singles=
{{Discography list
| Type = EP
| Name = "Playervision b/w Notoz"
| Released = 1994
| Format = Cassette
| Producer = Bosko
}}
Notes
{{Reflist}}
References
- {{cite book |last=Hess |first=Mickey |year=2009 |title=Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide}}
- {{cite web
|url = http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2013/05/cool_nutz_celebrates_bars_on_s.html
|title = Cool Nutz celebrates 'Bars' on Saturday at Ash Street Saloon
|last = White
|first = Ryan
|date = May 22, 2013
|work = Oregon Live
|accessdate = May 31, 2013
}}
- {{cite web
|url = http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/07/sxsw-2010-cool-nutz/
|title = Cool Nutz Interview: SXSW 2010
|last = Morales
|first = Margarita
|date = March 7, 2010
|work = Spinner
|accessdate = May 31, 2013
}}
- {{cite web
|url =
http://jamn1075.com/onair/the-northwest-breakout-show-35616/
|title = The Breakout Show
|publisher = Clear Channel Media and Entertainment
|work = JAM'N 107.5
|accessdate = April 30, 2014
}}
- {{cite web
|url = http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/this-is-portland-hiphop/Content?oid=30406
|title = This is Portland Hiphop
|last = Shepherd
|first = Julianne
|date = December 18, 2003
|work = The Portland Mercury
|accessdate = May 31, 2013
}}
See also
- [https://www.facebook.com/CoolNutz Official website]
- {{URL|http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cool+Nutz}}
- {{URL|http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cool-nutz-mn0000123337}}
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