Kool Moe Dee

Real Name:
Mohandes Dewese
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Kool Moe Dee was born on August 8, 1963 as Mohandes Dewese. His early career began with his work with The Treacherous Three. After leaving the group he attended college in NY and received a degree in communications. He was also involved in one of the most infamous battles in history against Busy Bee. Kool Moe Dee kick started his solo career while he was still signed to Sugar Hill with T3, releasing the single "Turn It Up" and lending his writing talents the Sugar Hill Gang's single "The Down Beat" (he also recorded his own version). Both singles were released in 1985. Once he decided to reenter the hip hop scene full time on his own he enlisted the help of an unknown producer named Teddy Riley. The first single was "Go See the Doctor" and it made them both famous. By 1986 he had signed to Jive and released his first solo album. In 1987, with the release of his next album "How Ya Like Me Now" and the single of the same name, Moe Dee moved into one of the most highlighted portions of his career. He took on LL Cool J in a war of words. LL fired back with "Jack the Ripper." Moe Dee returned with "Let's Go." LL countered with "To The Break of Dawn." And Moe Dee finished up with "Death Blow". He became the first rapper to ever perform on the Grammy Awards. He also participated in The Stop The Violence Movement single "Self Destruction." In addition, he was part of the Quincy Jones project, "Back on the Block".He has continued to release albums into the 90's without much success with the exception of his greatest hits collections.
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Kool Moe Dee

(8 versions)
Jive, Rooftop Records 1987

How Ya Like Me Now

(15 versions)
Jive 1987

Knowledge Is King

(12 versions)
Jive 1989

The Greatest Hits

(2 versions)
Sugar Hill Records 1991

Funke Funke Wisdom

(8 versions)
Jive 1991

Interlude

(3 versions)
Wrap Records 1994

Singles & EPs

Turn It Up / UFO

(2 versions)
Sugar Hill Records 1985

Go See The Doctor / Monster Crack

(12 versions)
Rooftop Records 1986

Go See The Doctor

(7")
Jive 1986

Rock Steady / Do You Know What Time It Is?

(2 versions)
Jive 1987

Dumb Dick (Richard)

(3 versions)
Jive 1987

No Respect

(10 versions)
Jive, Jive 1987

Do You Know What Time It Is? / I'm Kool Moe Dee

(2 versions)
Jive 1987

How Ya Like Me Now

(7 versions)
Jive 1987

The Down Beat

(12")
Sugar Hill Records 1987

Wild, Wild West

(10 versions)
Jive 1988

God Made Me Funke

(2 versions)
Jive 1989

I Go To Work

(7 versions)
Jive 1989

All Night Long

(3 versions)
Jive 1989

African Pride

(3 versions)
Jive 1990

How Kool Can One Blackman Be?

(3 versions)
Jive 1991

Rise 'N' Shine

(4 versions)
Jive 1991

Death Blow

(3 versions)
Jive 1991

Can U Feel It

(2 versions)
Jive 1993

Can U Feel It

(12")
Jive, Jive 1993
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