Greatest Hits (Kool Moe Dee album)

Greatest Hits is a second greatest hits album by American rapper Kool Moe Dee. It was released in 1993 through Jive Records, making it his first compilation album on the label. The album collects Kool Moe Dee's most popular singles recorded from 1986 to 1991 during his career with Jive Records and also contains four newly recorded songs: "Gimme My Props", "Look At Me Now", "Whosgotdaflava" and "Can U Feel It", which was also released as a single.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Kool Moe Dee
ReleasedAugust 10, 1993
Recorded1986—1993
Studio
  • Battery Studios (New York, NY)
  • Soundtrack Studios (New York, NY)
GenreHip hop
Length1:13:19
Label
Producer
Kool Moe Dee chronology
Funke, Funke Wisdom
(1991)		 Greatest Hits
(1993)		 Interlude
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wild Wild West" (from How Ya Like Me Now, 1987)M. Dewese
4:43
2."Go See the Doctor" (from Kool Moe Dee, 1986)M. Dewese
  • Bryan "Chuck" New
  • LaVaba Mallison
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Pete Q. Harris
  • Robert Wells
  • Teddy Riley
5:34
3."God Made Me Funke" (non-album single, 1990)
  • M. Dewese
  • G. Holmes
  • Gerrold Holmes
  • LaVaba Mallison
  • Kool Moe Dee
4:42
4."I Go to Work" (from Knowledge Is King, 1989)M. Dewese
  • LaVaba Mallison
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Pete Q. Harris
  • Teddy Riley
4:43
5."Whosgotdaflava"
  • M. Dewese
  • C. Simpkins
  • L. Mahone
Hula & K. Fingers4:26
6."Let's Go" (from Knowledge Is King, 1989)M. Dewese
5:25
7."Death Blow" (from Funke, Funke Wisdom, 1991)M. Dewese
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Teddy Riley
6:38
8."Can U Feel It"
  • M. Dewese
  • C. Simpkins
  • L. Mahone
Hula & K. Fingers4:41
9."How Ya Like Me Now" (from How Ya Like Me Now, 1987)
  • Bryan "Chuck" New
  • LaVaba Mallison
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Pete Q. Harris
5:37
10."Do You Know What Time It Is?" (from Kool Moe Dee, 1986)M. Dewese
  • Bryan "Chuck" New
  • LaVaba Mallison
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Pete Q. Harris
  • Robert Wells
  • Teddy Riley
4:16
11."They Want Money" (from Knowledge Is King, 1989)
  • M. Dewese
  • T. Riley
  • LaVaba Mallison
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Pete Q. Harris
  • Teddy Riley
3:54
12."Gimme My Props"M. Dewese
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Dale Hogan (co.)
  • Keith Spencer (co.)
4:49
13."Rise 'N' Shine" (from Funke, Funke Wisdom, 1991)
Kool Moe Dee5:25
14."No Respect" (from How Ya Like Me Now, 1987)
  • M. Dewese
  • T. Riley
  • Bryan "Chuck" New
  • LaVaba Mallison
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Pete Q. Harris
  • Teddy Riley
4:13
15."Look at Me Now"M. Dewese
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Dale Hogan (co.)
  • Keith Spencer (co.)
4:13
Total length:1:13:19

Sample credits[3]

Personnel
  • Mohandes Dewese – vocals, producer (tracks: 1-4, 6-7, 9-15)
  • Carlton Douglas Ridenhour – vocals (track 13)
  • Lawrence Parker – vocals (track 13)
  • Lamar Hula Mahone – backing vocals (track 5), producer (tracks: 5, 8)
  • Craig Simpkins – backing vocals (track 5), producer (tracks: 5, 8)
  • Maurice Joshua – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Ardria Pittman – backing vocals (track 8)
  • Walter Phillips – backing vocals (track 8)
  • Bryan "Chuck" New – producer (tracks: 1-2, 9-10, 14), mixing (tracks: 1, 9, 14)
  • LaVaba Mallison – producer (tracks: 1-4, 6, 9-11, 14), mixing (tracks: 4, 11)
  • Edward Theodore Riley – producer (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14)
  • Peter Brian Harris – producer (tracks: 1-2, 4, 9-11, 14)
  • Robert Wells – producer (tracks: 2, 10)
  • Gerrold Holmes – producer (track 3)
  • Fred Craig MacFarlane – co-producer (track 6)
  • Keith Spencer – co-producer (tracks: 12, 15)
  • Dale Hogan – co-producer (tracks: 12, 15)
  • George Karras – mixing (track 4, 11), recording (track 3)
  • Stephen George – mixing & recording (tracks: 5, 8)
  • Chris Trevett – mixing (tracks: 12, 15)
  • Barbera Aimes – mixing (track 3)
  • Eric Gast – mixing (track 3)
  • Tim Latham – recording (tracks: 12, 15)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Barron Ricks – scratches (track 3)
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References
  1. Huey, Steve. "Greatest Hits [Jive] - Kool Moe Dee". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Kool Moe Dee". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. "Greatest Hits by Kool Moe Dee: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

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