Kool Moe Dee discography
Kool Moe Dee discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Singles | 22 |
This is the discography of Kool Moe Dee, an American recording artist from New York City.[1][2]
A former the Treacherous Three member, Kool Moe Dee has released five solo studio albums, three compilation albums, thirty-four singles (including seventeen as featured artist).
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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US [3] | US R&B /HH [4] | NLD [5] | ||||||||||||
Kool Moe Dee |
| 83 | 20 | 44 |
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How Ya Like Me Now |
| 35 | 4 | — |
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Knowledge Is King |
| 25 | 2 | — |
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Funke, Funke Wisdom |
| 72 | 19 | — | ||||||||||
Interlude |
| — | 64 | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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The Greatest Hits |
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Greatest Hits |
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The Jive Collection, Vol. 2 |
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Extended plays
Title | EP details | Track listings |
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African Pride |
| Track listing
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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US [10] | US Dance [11] | US R&B [12] | US Rap [13] | BEL [14] | NLD [5] | UK [15] | ||||||||
"Turn It Up"[a][b][16] | 1985 | — | — | — | * | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
"Go See the Doctor" | 1986 | 89 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 82 | Kool Moe Dee | ||||||
"The Down Beat"[c][17] | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
"Dumb Dick (Richard)"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kool Moe Dee | |||||||
"Do You Know What Time It Is?"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Rock Steady"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"How Ya Like Me Now" | — | —[d] | 22 | — | — | 86 | How Ya Like Me Now | |||||||
"Wild Wild West" | 1988 | 62 | —[e] | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
"No Respect" | — | —[f] | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Let's Go" | — | 11 | — | — | — | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Soundtrack and Knowledge Is King | ||||||||
"They Want Money" | 1989 | — | —[g] | 3 | 2 | — | — | 91 | Knowledge Is King | |||||
"I Go to Work" | — | 23 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | |||||||
"All Night Long" | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"God Made Me Funke" | 1990 | — | — | 44 | 10 | — | — | — | African Pride | |||||
"Rise N Shine" (featuring KRS-One and Chuck D) | 1991 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Funke, Funke Wisdom | |||||
"How Kool Can One Black Man Be" | — | — | 49 | 9 | — | — | — | |||||||
"Death Blow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Can U Feel It"[22] | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |||||
"Love Love"[a][23] | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
"I Go to Work (Bad Boy Bill's Vocal Mix)"[h] | 1999 | — | —[i] | — | — | — | — | — | Old School vs. New School | |||||
"Wild Wild West (Re-Recorded/Remastered)"[24] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hip Hop Soundtrack to the Concrete Jungle | |||||
"Ebony Moments with Kool Moe Dee"[25] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
"Brand New Heat"[a][26] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Recorded Live at Harlem World's Xmas Rappers Convention 1981" (with Busy Bee Starski)[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Game Time" (featuring N'chelle Genovese, Billy Urban & Lavaba)[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"N-Otis" (with Grandmaster Caz)[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Are You Beautiful?" (with Steve Arrington)[30] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Shut It Up"[31] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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US Hot 100 [10] | US Dance [11] | US R&B [12] | US Rap [13] | AUS [32] | BEL [14] | GER [33] | ITA [34] | NLD [35] | NZ [36] | SWI [37] | UK [38] | ||||
"Self Destruction" (as part of Stop the Violence Movement) | 1989 | — | —[j] | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 75 |
| Non-album single |
"Wild Wild West" (Will Smith featuring Kool Moe Dee & Dru Hill) | 1999 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wild Wild West Soundtrack and Willennium |
"Downtown" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz) | 2015 | 12 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 3 | 48 | 11 |
| This Unruly Mess I've Made |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Song title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Come Together" | 1988 | The Isley Brothers | Spend the Night |
"Back On the Block" | 1989 | Quincy Jones, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Melle Mel | Back on the Block |
"Jazz Corner of the World" | Quincy Jones, Big Daddy Kane | ||
"Family Got to Get Busy" | 1991 | Salt-N-Pepa, Grand Daddy I.U., Ms. Melodie, Ziggy Marley, Kid Capri, DMC, KRS-One, Chuck D, Doug E. Fresh, Red Alert | Civilization Vs. Technology |
"Good Time" | 1992 | Zebrahead (soundtrack) | |
"Tango In Paris" | 1994 | Regina Belle | Passion |
"Rapper's Delight" | 1994 | Daddy-O, Hi-C | CB4 (soundtrack) |
"Rockin' Wit Da Best" | 2010 | Redman | Reggie |
"Downtown" | 2015 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz | This Unruly Mess I've Made |
Notes
- ^ a b c Published as "Kool Mo Dee"
- ^ "Turn It Up" was released as a split single with "U.F.O" by Treacherous Three.
- ^ "The Down Beat" was released as a split single with "Christmas Rap" by Treacherous Three.
- ^ "How Ya Like Me Now" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 48 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[21]
- ^ "Wild Wild West" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 5 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[21]
- ^ "No Respect/Let's Go" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 7 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[21]
- ^ "They Want Money" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 11 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[21]
- ^ "I Go to Work (Bad Boy Bill's Vocal Mix)" was released as a split single with "Go Ahead in the Rain (Pimp Juice's Player's Paradise)" and "Footprints (Doc's Big Booty Retro Mix)" by A Tribe Called Quest under the title "Old School Vs. New School".
- ^ "I Go to Work (Bad Boy Bill's Vocal Mix)" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 45 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[21]
- ^ "Self Destruction" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 7 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[39]
References
- ^ "Kool Moe Dee | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "Kool Moe Dee Albums Releases @ARTISTdirect". www.artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ a b "Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee/". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ George, Nelson (February 20, 1988). "Rap Breaks Through To Majors" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 8. p. 82. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ RIAA, Gold & Platinum (November 14, 1988). "KOOL MOE DEE - HOW YA LIKE ME NOW - PLATINUM". RIAA. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ RIAA, Gold & Platinum (August 22, 1989). "KOOL MOE DEE - KNOWLEDGE IS KING - GOLD". RIAA. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Kool Moe Dee - African Pride (12 inch Vinyl Single - Jive #1336)". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Hot 100. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ a b "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Dance Club Songs. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ a b "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ a b "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ a b "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Ultratop. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Kool Moe Dee Chart History (UK Official Chart)". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ Turn It Up/U.F.O. (track listing). Sugar Hill Records. 1985. SH-32049.
- ^ The Down Beat/Christmas Rap (track listing). Hip Hop Lab. 1987. SH 525.
- ^ Dumb Dick (Richard) (track listing). Jive. 1987. 1068-1-JD.
- ^ Do You Know What Time It Is?/I'm Kool Moe Dee (track listing). Jive. 1987. 1044-1-JD.
- ^ Rock Steady/Do You Know What Time It Is? (track listing). Jive. 1987. JIVET 140.
- ^ a b c d e "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Can U Feel It (track listing). Jive. 1993. 01241-42145-1.
- ^ Love Love/What You Wanna Do (track listing). Spoiled Brat Entertainment, Inc. 1997. SB 9029.
- ^ "Hey Young World (Demo) - Slick Rick - Release Info". Spotify.
- ^ "Ebony Moments with Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "Brand New Heat - Kool Mo Dee - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ Recorded Live At Harlem World's Xmas Rappers Convention 1981 (track listing). Rock The Discotek Records. 2016. RTDT002.
- ^ "Game Time (feat. N'chelle Genovese, Billy Urban & Lavaba) - Single - Kool Moe Dee - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "N-Otis - Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "Are You Beautiful? - Kool Moe Dee & Steve Arrington - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "Shut It Up - Kool Moe Dee - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "Discography Kool Moe Dee". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Kool Moe Dee". german-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Will Smith". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Discography Kool Moe Dee". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Kool Moe Dee". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Kool Moe Dee". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Will Smith Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Stop the Violence Movement". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "The BPI". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "» Statistik » GOLD/PLATIN und DIAMOND AWARD » Verleihungsgrenzen" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart: 10 October 1999". The Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Musique – Dossiers – Belgian Entertainment Association". belgianentertainment.be (in French). Belgian Entertainment Association. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
External links
- Kool Moe Dee discography at Discogs
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- Discography
- Kool Moe Dee (1986)
- How Ya Like Me Now (1987)
- Knowledge Is King (1989)
- Funke, Funke Wisdom (1991)
- Interlude (1994)
- Greatest Hits (1993)
- The Jive Collection Volume 2: Kool Moe Dee (1995)
- "Go See the Doctor"
- "How Ya Like Me Now"
- "Wild Wild West"
- "Wild Wild West"
- "Downtown"