Kool Moe Dee discography
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This is the discography of Kool Moe Dee, an American recording artist from New York City.[1][2]
Studio albums5
Compilation albums3
Singles22
| Kool Moe Dee discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 22 |
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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B /HH [4] |
NLD [5] | ||||||||||||
| Kool Moe Dee | 83 | 20 | 44 |
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| How Ya Like Me Now |
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35 | 4 | — | ||||||||||
| Knowledge Is King |
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25 | 2 | — |
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| Funke, Funke Wisdom |
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72 | 19 | — | ||||||||||
| Interlude |
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— | 64 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Greatest Hits[a] |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| The Jive Collection, Vol. 2 |
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| Back to the Old School: Turn It Up[a] | |
| I'm Kool Moe Dee |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| African Pride |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [13] |
US Dance [14] |
US R&B [15] |
US Rap [16] |
BEL [17] |
NLD [5] |
UK [18] | ||||||||
| "Turn It Up"[b][c][19] | 1985 | — | — | — | * | — | — | — | We Will Rap You | |||||
| "Go See the Doctor" | 1986 | 89 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 82 | Kool Moe Dee | ||||||
| "The Down Beat"[d][20] | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | We Will Rap You | ||||||
| "Dumb Dick (Richard)"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kool Moe Dee | |||||||
| "Do You Know What Time It Is?"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Rock Steady"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "How Ya Like Me Now" | — | —[e] | 22 | — | — | 86 | How Ya Like Me Now | |||||||
| "Wild Wild West" | 1988 | 62 | —[f] | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "No Respect" | — | —[g] | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Let's Go" | — | 11 | — | — | — | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Soundtrack and Knowledge Is King | ||||||||
| "They Want Money" | 1989 | — | —[h] | 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"[25] | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |||||
| "I Go to Work (Bad Boy Bill's Vocal Mix)"[i] | 1999 | — | —[j] | — | — | — | — | — | Old School vs. New School | |||||
| "Brand New Heat"[b][26] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Recorded Live at Harlem World's Xmas Rappers Convention 1981" (as Kool Moe Dee vs. 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 [13] |
US Dance [14] |
US R&B [15] |
US Rap [16] |
AUS [32] |
BEL [17] |
GER [33] |
ITA [34] |
NLD [35] |
NZ [36] |
SWI [37] |
UK [38] | ||||
| "Self Destruction" (as part of Stop the Violence Movement) |
1989 | — | —[k] | 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 | |
| "Next Level" (Pablo featuring Kool Moe Dee)[l][45] |
2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "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
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "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) |
| "Love Love"[50] | 1998 | Black Rotation | |
| "What You Wanna Do"[51] | 2000 | Black Butta: The Unreleased Tracks of Hip Hop | |
| "Rockin' Wit Da Best" | 2010 | Redman | Reggie |
Non-musical releases
Notes
- Also compiles works with Treacherous Three.
- 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.[24]
- "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".
- "Next Level" was released as a split single with "Short Stuff" by Ictus.