DJ Pooh

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = DJ Pooh

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| birth_name = Mark Jordan

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| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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| genre = Hip-hop

| occupation = {{Flatlist|

Record producer
rapper
screenwriter
actor
film director

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| past_member_of = {{hlist|L.A. Posse|Uncle Jamm's Army}}

| years_active = 1986–present

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Mark Jordan (born June 29, 1969), better known by his stage name DJ Pooh, is an American record producer, rapper, screenwriter, and film director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dj-pooh-mn0000663828|title=DJ Pooh {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=January 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0690770/|title=DJ Pooh|website=IMDb|access-date=January 11, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mgm.com/title_talent.php?id=165624&title_star=THREESTK|title=Official website of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. - Ars Gratia Artis|publisher=MGM.com|access-date=April 18, 2017}}{{cite web|author=ELVIS MITCHELL|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07EFD71F38F936A25752C1A9679C8B63&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FD%2FDr.%20Dre|title=FILM REVIEW; With Just a Hint of a Plot, Taking It Easy. Very Easy.|work=New York Times|date=November 15, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2017}} He is perhaps best known for his production work on Ice Cube's 1993 single "It Was a Good Day", which remains one of the most popular songs in hip hop music. He was also part of the musical group Uncle Jamm's Army, as well as the West Coast production outfit L.A. Posse.

As a recording artist, he signed with Big Beat Records, an imprint of Atlantic Records to release his debut studio album, Bad Newz Travels Fast (1997). It lukewarmly entered the Billboard 200. In other media, Jordan has also co-written the F. Gary Gray film Friday, directed the films The Wash and 3 Strikes, and co-produced the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto Online, and Grand Theft Auto V.

Biography

Most known for his acting role as Red in the film Friday with Ice Cube, DJ Pooh co-wrote Friday and helped with character development. As a record producer and mixing engineer, DJ Pooh has produced albums for 2Pac, Ice Cube, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, LL Cool J, Yo-Yo, Tha Dogg Pound, King T and many more. In 1986–1987, DJ Pooh provided production for LL Cool J's second album, Bigger and Deffer. The album was certified double platinum. He also produced 2Pac's All Eyez on Me in 1995. The album is certified diamond. He provided the bulk of the production for Snoop Dogg's second album, Tha Doggfather, in 1996. The album is certified double platinum. DJ Pooh began in film by producing the drive-by shooting sequence in the 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} He plays all three "Mack" characters in the video for the Ice Cube song "Who's the Mack?" from AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted.{{cite web|author=Uploaded on |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eiKTp3VdE0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/_eiKTp3VdE0| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Who's The Mack by Ice Cube |publisher=YouTube |date=February 24, 2007 |access-date=April 18, 2017}}{{cbignore}} He has also written, produced and directed his own films, which include the 2000 film 3 Strikes and 2001's The Wash, which stars Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. DJ Pooh has been credited as co-producer and writer to the successful game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He was a creative consultant on Grand Theft Auto V and is also a co-writer of the online version, making several cameo appearances,{{cite web |url=http://www.djpooh.com/ |title=Djpooh.com |publisher=Djpooh.com |access-date=April 18, 2017 |archive-date=February 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212055750/http://www.djpooh.com/ |url-status=dead }} in addition to being a DJ on the radio station "West Coast Classics" within the game.{{cite web|last=Dyer |first=Mitch |url=http://ign.com/articles/2013/08/24/grand-theft-auto-v-soundtrack-leaks-via-ps3-pre-load |title=IGN.com |publisher=IGN.com |date=August 23, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2017}} DJ Pooh also appeared in 3 episodes of The Boondocks.

Discography

= Studio albums =

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align="left"\|*Bad Newz Travels Fast* Released: July 15, 1997 Chart positions: #116 US, #34 Top R&B/Hip Hop RIAA certification: (Uncertified) Singles: "Whoop! Whoop!"

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align="left"|Album information

align="left"|Bad Newz Travels Fast

Released: July 15, 1997
Chart positions: #116 US, #34 Top R&B/Hip Hop
RIAA certification: (Uncertified)
Singles: "Whoop! Whoop!"

Filmography

Friday – Red, co-writer
Next Friday - Himself (uncredited)
3 Strikes – Trick Turner / Taxi Driver, director and writer
The Wash – Slim, director, producer and writer
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – co-producer & writer
The Boondocks – Mudpie / Speaker #2 / Crowd Member / Laughing Funeral Attendee (voice only)
Freaknik: The Musical – Doela Man (voice only)
Grand Theft Auto V – creative consultant, DJ on West Coast Classics radio station
Grand Theft Auto Online – cameo as himself, also writer
Grow House – director and writer