The Jive Collection, Vol. 2

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Jive Collection Volume 2: Kool Moe Dee
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 27, 1995
Recorded1986–1991
Genre Hip hop
Length55:47
Label Jive
Producer
Kool Moe Dee chronology
Interlude
(1994)
Jive Collection Volume 2: Kool Moe Dee
(1995)
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The Jive Collection Volume 2: Kool Moe Dee is a third compilation album by American rapper Kool Moe Dee. It was released on June 27, 1995, through Jive Records, making it his second compilation album on the label. It is composed of twelve songs from Kool Moe Dee's previous albums: Kool Moe Dee (1986), How Ya Like Me Now (1987), Knowledge Is King (1989), Funke, Funke Wisdom (1991) and Greatest Hits (1993).

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Go See the Doctor" (from Kool Moe Dee , 1986)5:31
2."Do You Know What Time It Is?" (from Kool Moe Dee , 1986)4:15
3."How Ya Like Me Now" (from How Ya Like Me Now , 1987)5:34
4."Wild Wild West" (from How Ya Like Me Now , 1987)4:42
5."Let's Go" (from Knowledge Is King , 1989)5:23
6."They Want Money" (from Knowledge Is King , 1989)3:52
7."I Go to Work" (from Knowledge Is King , 1989)4:41
8."Knowledge is King" (from Knowledge Is King , 1989)3:39
9."Funke Wisdom" (from Funke, Funke Wisdom , 1991)3:29
10."The Avenue" (from Knowledge Is King , 1989)3:49
11."Death Blow" (from Funke, Funke Wisdom , 1991)6:37
12."Look at Me Now" (from Greatest Hits , 1993)4:15
Total length:55:47

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