Kool Moe Dee
Known for ActingBorn 1963-08-08Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and college graduate from SUNY Old Westbury with a BA in Communications. He is a Grammy-winning artist and two-time nominee. 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".
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Kool Moe Dee was ranked No. 33 on About.com's list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987–2007).
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Known for
The New Guy
2002 · as Ted
Panther
1995 · as Jamal
Gang Related
1997 · as Lionel Hudd
Brother
2000 · as Jack
Crossroads
2002 · as Bar Owner
Exposé
1998
Storm Trooper
1998 · as Driver
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · as Self (archive footage)
Q: The Man
2009 · as Self
Cypress Edge
1999 · as Agent Armstrong
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
1999 · as Self (as Kool Mo Dee)
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
2013 · as Self