Mohandas Dewese, better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American hip hop MC prominent in the late 1970s through the early 1990s. He was one of the first rappers to earn a Grammy Award and was the first rapper to perform at the Grammys.
Author of the book "There's a God on the Mic", (which he also based his documentary of the same name). It lists, in his opinion, the fifty greatest hip-hop artists of all time, the top three being Tupac Shakur, Rakim, and Grandmaster Melle Mel.
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Participated in the first "battle rap" of all time in 1982 at The Harlem World in Manhattan, when he and fellow Treacherous Three member L.A. Sunshine went on stage after rapper Busy Bee had finished, and verbally attacked Busy Bee.
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Had a long "battle rap" feud with LL Cool J. Some of the songs where his "dissed" him were "How Ya Like Me Now" and "Let's Go" (which is featured on the Nightmare on Elm Street 5 and Boyz 'N Tha Hood soundtracks).
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Self-titled first album was released in 1986.
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Influential old-school rapper.
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Has not released an album since 1994's "Interlude".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Office Christmas Party
2016
writer: "Put The Boogie In Your Body" - as Mohandas Dewese
Barry
2016/II
writer: "At the Party", "Body Rock" - as Mohandas Dewese
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Iverson
2014
Documentary performer: "I Go to Work" / writer: "I Go to Work"
White Collar
2012
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Scarface: The World Is Yours
2006
Video Game writer: "Body Rock"
2005 Radio Music Awards
2005
TV Special writer: "Drop It on Me"
Love & Basketball
2000
performer: "I Go To Work" / writer: "I Go To Work" - as Mohandas Dawese
In Dark Places
1997
"Dancing With The Devil", "Animal Instinct", "Twisted Sister", "Let's Get It On" / writer: "Dancing With The Devil", "Animal Instinct", "Twisted Sister", "Let's Get It On"
Different for Girls
1996
performer: "Gimme My Props" / writer: "Gimme My Props" - as Mohandas Dewese
Rumpelstiltskin
1995
performer: "Look At Me Now" / writer: "Look At Me Now" - as M. Deweese
Losing Isaiah
1995
performer: "Gimme My Props"
Ghost in the Machine
1993
performer: "To the Beat Y'all" / writer: "To the Beat Y'all" - as Moe Dewese
Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Black to the Promised Land
1992
Documentary "Back on the Block"
Stay Tuned
1992
performer: "Bad Bad Bad"
Zebrahead
1992
performer: "Good Time" / writer: "Good Time" - as M. Dewese
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