Interlude (Kool Moe Dee album)

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Interlude
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 1994
Genre Hip hop
Length53:40
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Producer
Kool Moe Dee chronology
Funke, Funke Wisdom
(1991)
Interlude
(1994)
The Jive Collection, Vol. 2
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 7/10 [3]

Interlude is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop artist Kool Moe Dee. [4] [5] It was released in 1994 via his Treacherous Three bandmate DJ Easy Lee's Wrap Records, with distribution by Ichiban Records. [3] Alongside Kool Moe Dee, audio production was handled by Scratch God and the Fearless Four members DLB & Master O.C.

Contents

The album failed to regain Kool Moe Dee much of the success and popularity he had in the mid-1980s. It is his last studio album to date.

Critical reception

The Daily Press wrote that the beats, "while competent by the standards of a few years ago, sound flat compared to the innovations of Dr. Dre." [6] The Spin Alternative Record Guide thought that "Kool Moe Dee and his crew stand firm in their classicism." [3] This Reached 64 on the R&B Charts

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Interlude" 2:03
2."Oh Yea"
4:28
3."Deez Nutz"
  • Scratch God
  • DLB
  • Master O.C.
4:41
4."Catch the Moe" (featuring Stretch)
  • Scratch God
  • Master O.C.
4:02
5."Get 'Em Up"
  • Scratch God
  • DLB
  • Master O.C.
4:20
6."Candy" Kool Moe Dee 4:18
7."Doin' My Thang"
  • Scratch God
  • DLB
  • Master O.C.
4:53
8."Bang Bang"
  • Scratch God
  • DLB
  • Master O.C.
4:46
9."Yes, Yes, Y'all"
  • Scratch God
  • DLB
  • Master O.C.
4:28
10."Soul to Soul"
  • Scratch God
  • DLB
  • Master O.C.
4:08
11."It's Alright Here"
  • Scratch God
  • DLB
  • Master O.C.
5:00
12."Are You Wit It"Kool Moe Dee4:30
13."Interlude" 2:03
Total length:53:40

Personnel

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