Kool Moe Dee
Hip-hop band from Manhattan, NY · formed 1962
- east coast rap
- hip hop
- hip-hop/rap
- hiphop
- lavaba
- mars music
- old school
- rap
- Shows on record
- 7
- Rooms played
- 6
- Cities
- 6
- Releases
- 22
- Last show
- Jul 21, 2023Radio City Music Hall
About
Kool Moe Dee is a band from Manhattan, NY, formed in 1962, tagged east coast rap, hip hop, hip-hop/rap by its sources. Shows on record run from 2014 to 2023, across 6 rooms in 6 cities.
- Kool Moe Dee formed in 1962 — MusicBrainz
- Kool Moe Dee is based in Manhattan — MusicBrainz
- The Treacherous Three: member — MusicBrainz
- The Stop the Violence Movement: member — MusicBrainz
- Kool Moe Dee has 15 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1986–2005 — MusicBrainz
- Kool Moe Dee is based in Atlanta, Georgia — Kool Moe Dee on Bandcamp
- Latest release on Bandcamp: Brand New Heat (2019-02-08) — Bandcamp
- Kool Moe Dee has 102891 listeners on Last.fm — Kool Moe Dee on Last.fm
- Kool Moe Dee has released 10 recordings between 1993 and 2016 — Kool Moe Dee on Discogs
- Kool Moe Dee has 41 followers on Genius — Kool Moe Dee on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @mckoolmoedee — Kool Moe Dee on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
7 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20141 show
- 20151 show
- 20181 show
- 20191 show
- 20233 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2023 | Radio City Music Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith DJ Cassidy, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, +17 | Support | DJ Cassidy, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, +17 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre · MabletonSupportwith KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, +1 | Support | KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, +1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre · MabletonSupportwith KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, +1 | Support | KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, +1 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | Terrace Theater, Long Beach Convention Center · Long BeachSupportwith Bobby Brown, Al B. Sure, Chubb Rock, +2 | Support | Bobby Brown, Al B. Sure, Chubb Rock, +2 |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome · New OrleansSupportwith Kelly Price, Ro James, Major, +32 | Support | Kelly Price, Ro James, Major, +32 |
| Aug 8, 2015 | Sahlen's Stadium · RochesterSupportwith Public Enemy, Redman, Method Man, +8 | Support | Public Enemy, Redman, Method Man, +8 |
| Aug 24, 2014 | Dell Music Center · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Doug E. Fresh, Kurtis Blow, Slick Rick, +3 | Support | Doug E. Fresh, Kurtis Blow, Slick Rick, +3 |
Where they play
6 rooms in 6 citiesRooms played most
- Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre · Mableton2 shows
- Dell Music Center · Philadelphia1 show
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome · New Orleans1 show
- Radio City Music Hall · New York (NYC)1 show
- Sahlen's Stadium · Rochester1 show
Cities played
- Mableton2 shows
- Long Beach1 show
- New Orleans1 show
- New York (NYC)1 show
- Philadelphia1 show
and 1 other city
Releases
22 releases, 1986–2019
Feb 8, 2019 · Track · 1 track
Oct 14, 2016 · Track · 1 track
Recorded Live At Harlem World's Xmas Rappers Convention 1981
2016
Downtown
2015
I’m Kool Moe Dee
2005 · Compilation
Next Level / Short Stuff
2003
Yes We Can-Can / Whip It
2000
Back To The Old School (Turn It Up)
1999
Old School Vs. New School
1998
The Jive Collection, Volume 2
1995 · Compilation
Interlude
1994 · Album
Greatest Hits
1993 · Compilation
Death Blow
1991 · Single
Funke Funke Wisdom
1991 · Album
Rise ’n’ Shine
1991 · Single
African Pride
1990 · Ep
Knowledge Is King
1989 · Album
How Ya Like Me Now
1987 · Album
Kool Moe Dee
1987 · Album
No Respect
1987 · Single
Wild, Wild West
1987 · Single
Go See the Doctor
1986 · Single
Lineup
- The Treacherous Three
- The Stop the Violence Movement
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Kool Moe Dee on Bandcamp | Artist facts |
| Bandcamp | Artist facts, Releases, Photos |
| Kool Moe Dee on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Kool Moe Dee on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Kool Moe Dee on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.