Kool Moe Dee (album)

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Kool Moe Dee
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Released1986
Genre Hip hop
Length45:13
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Kool Moe Dee chronology
Kool Moe Dee
(1986)
How Ya Like Me Now
(1987)
Professional ratings
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Robert Christgau A− [2]

Kool Moe Dee is the eponymous debut solo studio album by American rapper Kool Moe Dee from the Treacherous Three. It was released in 1986 via Jive Records, and produced by Teddy Riley, Bryan "Chuck" New, LaVaba Mallison, Pete Q. Harris, Robert Wells and Kool Moe Dee.

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The album peaked at number 83 on the Billboard 200, [3] number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [4] and sold over 430,000 copies. [5] The record spawned four singles: Go See the Doctor, "Rock Steady", "Dumb Dick (Richard)" and "Do You Know What Time It Is?", but only its lead single, "Go See the Doctor" has reached music charts, peaking at #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 [6] and #82 on the UK Singles Chart. [7] Kool Moe Dee was released on compact disc in 1989.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Moe Dewese.

No.TitleLength
1."Go See the Doctor"5:33
2."Dumb Dick (Richard)"4:27
3."Bad Mutha"5:35
4."Little Jon"4:42
5."Do You Know What Time it Is?"4:17
6."Rock Steady"4:16
7."Monster Crack"6:01
8."The Best"5:25
9."I'm Kool Moe Dee"5:09
10."Go See the Doctor" (Uncensored version)3:59
Total length:49:24

Sample credits

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Charts

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