Hip Hop Legends - Kool Moe Dee

Mohandas Dewese known for his stage name Koolto Work" is considered by many his greatest work.
Moe Dee was born on August 8, 1962 in Manhattan,After the release of his 1989 album he was chosen to
New York. He got his start in the late 70's when heappear on Quincy Jones album. He then released his
met his soon to be group mates Special K, DJ Easyfourth album Funke Funke Wisdom but the album
Lee, and LA Sunshine and they then formed an oldfailed to reach the same success as his previous
school hip hop group called the Treacherous Three.albums. Even Moe Dee admitted that this was his
While he was with the Treacherous Three heworst album. He then released a greatest hits album
performed an on stage rap criticizing the old schooland reunited with his Treacherous Three members to
rapper Busy Bee Starski that led many people torelease the album Old School Flava. In 1994 he
believe that this event was the true start of onstagereleased another album titled Interlude but it too failed
rap battles. By 1981 the Treacherous Three hadto achieve much critical acclaim so Moe Dee retired
moved to another record label named Sugar Hillfrom the music business for awhile.
Records and later spawned two hit singles titled "FeelApart from making music Kool Moe Dee has also
the Heart Beat" and "Whip It". They also starred in theappeared on many movies and TV shows. Most of
break dancing movie Beat Street.his appearances on TV and film were cameos such
By 1985 the members of the Treacherous Three hadas his role in the film Crossroads featuring Britney
disbanded and went off to pursue solo careers.Spears where he played the bartender.
Shortly after leaving the group Kool Moe Dee receivedIn 2003 he also wrote a book about his 50 favorite
a degree in communications and then released hisMC's titled There's a God on the Mic. Oddly enough he
inaugural self titled album in 1986 which debuted atput LL Cool J as number 7 on the list even though he
number 83 on the Billboard charts.had a very public feud with the rapper in the past. Moe
Shortly after he released two more albums titled HowDee was also featured on many other artists music
Ya Like Me Now which was his most successfulsuch as Will Smith's song "Wild Wild West" and a
album to date going platinum and he also releasedremix for the song "Where are they Now" by Nas. He
Knowing is King in 1989 which reached gold status. Hishas been rumored to be working on a new album but
hit single from the "Knowing is King" album titled "I Goas of yet no material has been released.