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).
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 | 23 | 44 |
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How Ya Like Me Now |
| 35 | 4 | — | ||||||||||
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. |
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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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African Pride |
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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" [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] [16] | 1985 | — | — | — | * | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
"Go See the Doctor" | 1986 | 89 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 82 | Kool Moe Dee | ||||||
"The Down Beat" [lower-alpha 3] [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" | — | — [lower-alpha 4] | 22 | — | — | 86 | How Ya Like Me Now | |||||||
"Wild Wild West" | 1988 | 62 | — [lower-alpha 5] | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
"No Respect" | — | — [lower-alpha 6] | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Let's Go" | — | 11 | — | — | — | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Soundtrack and Knowledge Is King | ||||||||
"They Want Money" | 1989 | — | — [lower-alpha 7] | 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" [lower-alpha 1] [23] | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
"I Go to Work (Bad Boy Bill's Vocal Mix)" [lower-alpha 8] | 1999 | — | — [lower-alpha 9] | — | — | — | — | — | 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" [lower-alpha 1] [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. |
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 | — | — [lower-alpha 10] | 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. |
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 |
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