Timeline
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: No Where To Hide
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
Biography
Mark Jordan (born June 29, 1966), better known by his stage name DJ Pooh, is an American record producer and actor. 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. Pooh 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
Bad Newz Travels FastSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro0:102Bump Yo Speakers3:143No Idea5:014Grow Room3:315Whoop! Whoop!4:376Get Money4:537New World Order3:348Bad Newz Travels Fast3:419Ebonics2:5910Get Off3:3111Who Cares4:0712MCs Must Come Down3:2513Nowhere 2 Hide4:1414You Ain’t Shit3:3015Gangsta Vocabulary4:16 (1997), which 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. He plays all three "Mack" characters in the video for the Ice Cube song "Who's the Mack?" from AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted. He has also written, produced and directed his own films, that 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, in addition to being a DJ on the radio station "West Coast Classics" within the game. DJ Pooh also appeared in three episodes of The Boondocks.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
1997 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 15 tracks · 54:43
1Intro0:102Bump Yo Speakers3:143No Idea5:014Grow Room3:315Whoop! Whoop!4:376Get Money4:537New World Order3:348Bad Newz Travels Fast3:419Ebonics2:5910Get Off3:3111Who Cares4:0712MCs Must Come Down3:2513Nowhere 2 Hide4:1414You Ain’t Shit3:3015Gangsta Vocabulary4:16
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | No Where To HideSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 17:111No Where To Hide (album version)4:18 2No Where To Hide (radio edit remix)4:16 3No Where To Hide (remix)4:18 4No Where To Hide (instrumental)4:19 | 1995 | ||
| 1997 | Whoop! Whoop!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 13:241Whoop! Whoop! (Clean Radio Version)4:18 2Whoop! Whoop! (Album Version)4:38 3Whoop! Whoop! (Instrumental)4:28 | 1997 |
Broadcast · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto VSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 1:56:181West Coast Classics1:56:18 | 2013 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put DJ Pooh head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boogiemen(band) | — | present | |
| LA Posse(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/200bcb3c-6339-41a7-9a2d-b5ec3c9b259bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/200bcb3c-6339-41a7-9a2d-b5ec3c9b259bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1154230genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1154230seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Poohbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Pooh
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q1154230 · MusicBrainz: 200bcb3c-6339-41a7-9a2d-b5ec3c9b259b
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