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Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American rapper, songwriter and actor. Considered one of the forerunners of the new jack swing sound in hip hop, he gained fame in the 1980s as a member of one of the pioneering groups in hip hop music, the Treacherous Three, and for his later solo career.
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Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American rapper, songwriter and actor. Considered one of the forerunners of the new jack swing sound in hip hop, he gained fame in the 1980s as a member of one of the pioneering groups in hip hop music, the Treacherous Three, and for his later solo career. During his career he released a total of seven studio albums (five of them solo), with 1994’s Interlude being the last to date.
His fast and aggressive rap style influenced following rap figures such as Big Daddy Kane, Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Rakim, Will Smith, N.W.A, Tupac Shakur, Nas, Jay-Z, among others. Among his most famous songs are “Go See the Doctor”, “Wild Wild West” and “How Ya Like Me Now”.
Kool Moe Dee was ranked No. 33 on About.com’s list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987-2007).
11 Quotes by Kool Moe Dee
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My romantically favorite era is 78, 79 listening to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 4, the live tapes, echo chamber and break beats.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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Some of the free lunch programs were still goin’ on – based on the last leg of the Black Panther Party.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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As far as Hip Hop Manhattan was after the Bronx.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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Thats why my biggest problems were with LL and Run.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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I was always talking about what I could and would do, and you would always make rhymes about the competion even though we werent thinking about competition.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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I can appreciate that on one side, but we have to remember that the system is designed corruptly, and works against us, so you cant convict those who can benefit from the system, because its not neccesarily their fault.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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My perspective is a lil different ‘cus im from Manhattan .
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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I didn’t know at the time that the energy that I was giving off was like a battle Emcee.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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In Manhattan, and its true on some level till this day; its a whole different mentality from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, which I didn’t know at the time – because you basically just know your neighborhood.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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We heard later through the grapevine that we were being compared to the Furious 5, and because of that we were getting feedback that they were saying that we werent all that, that we were copying them… blah blah blah.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper
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I remember when it was just the three Emcees and then Flash put Mr Ness down.
Kool Moe DeeAmerican rapper