This is the discography of Kool Moe Dee, an American recording artist from New York City.
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).
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B/HH NLD Kool Moe Dee Released: 1986 Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 83 20 44 US: 300,000 How Ya Like Me Now Released: November 3, 1987 Label: Jive Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download streaming 35 4 — RIAA: Platinum Knowledge Is King Released: May 12, 1989 Label: Jive Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 25 2 — RIAA: Gold Funke, Funke Wisdom Released: June 4, 1991 Label: Jive Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 72 19 — Interlude Released: November 8, 1994 Label: Wrap/Ichiban Format: CD, LP, cassette — 64 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details The Greatest Hits Released: 1991 Label: Sugar Hill Formats: CD, cassette Greatest Hits Released: August 10, 1993 Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming The Jive Collection, Vol. 2 Released: June 27, 1995 Label: Jive Formats: CD, cassette Back to the Old School: Turn It Up Released: July 11, 2000 Label: Sequel Formats: CD I'm Kool Moe Dee Released: March 29, 2005 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title EP details African Pride Released: May 23, 1990 Label: Jive Formats: LP, cassette
Singles As lead artist + List of singles with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US Dance US R&B US Rap BEL NLD UK "Turn It Up" 1985 — — — rowspan="10" — — — We Will Rap You "Go See the Doctor" 1986 89 — — 7 3 82 Kool Moe Dee "The Down Beat"1987 — — — — — — We Will Rap You "Dumb Dick (Richard)" — — — — — — Kool Moe Dee "Do You Know What Time It Is?" — — — — — — "Rock Steady" — — — — — — "How Ya Like Me Now" — — 22 — — 86 How Ya Like Me Now "Wild Wild West"1988 62 — 4 — — — "No Respect" — — — — — — "Let's Go" — 11 — — — A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Soundtrack and Knowledge Is King "They Want Money" 1989 — — 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" 1993 — — — — — — —Greatest Hits "I Go to Work (Bad Boy Bill's Vocal Mix)" 1999 — — — — — — — Old School vs. New School "Brand New Heat" 2016 — — — — — — — rowspan="6" "Recorded Live at Harlem World's Xmas Rappers Convention 1981"(as Kool Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee Starski) — — — — — — — "Game Time"(featuring N'chelle Genovese, Billy Urban & Lavaba) — — — — — — — "N-Otis"(with Grandmaster Caz) — — — — — — — "Are You Beautiful?"(with Steve Arrington) 2018 — — — — — — — "Shut It Up" 2020 — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Hot 100 US Dance US R&B US Rap AUS BEL GER ITA NLD NZ SWI UK "Self Destruction"(as part of Stop the Violence Movement) 1989 — — 30 1 — — — — — 33 — 75 RIAA: Gold "Wild Wild West"(Will Smith featuring Kool Moe Dee & Dru Hill) 1999 1 — 3 1 8 3 3 5 2 2 2 2RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Wild Wild West Soundtrack and Willennium "Next Level"(Pablo featuring Kool Moe Dee) 2003 — — — — — — — — — — — — "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 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum This Unruly Mess I've Made "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album"Come Together" 1988 The Isley Brothers Spend the Night "Back On the Block"1989 Quincy Jones, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Melle MelBack 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) "Love Love" 1998 Black Rotation "What You Wanna Do" 2000 Black Butta: The Unreleased Tracks of Hip Hop "Rockin' Wit Da Best" 2010 Redman Reggie
Non-musical releases "Ebony Moments with Kool Moe Dee" (2012, Ebony.com)
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