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Kool Moe Dee

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The Resume

    (August 8, 1962- )
    Born in New York, New York
    Real name: Mohandas Dewese
    Was a member of the hip-hop group the Treacherous Three
    Recorded the albums 'Kool Moe Dee,' 'How Ya Like Me Now,' 'Knowledge Is King,' 'Funke, Funke Wisdom' and 'Interlude'
    Songs include 'How Ya Like Me Now,' 'Wild Wild West,' 'I Go to Work,' 'Go See the Doctor,' 'Do You Know What Time It Is?,' 'Let's Go' and 'Death Blow'
    Author of 'There's a God on the Mic,' which is his ranking of the 50 greatest MCs of all time

Why he might be annoying:

    He is known for wearing some big ass shades.
    He feuded with fellow New York City rapper LL Cool J for some time, claming that LL stole his style.
    He also had a feud with rapper Busy Bee, which included one of the first known instances of a battle rap.
    Parts of the chorus from his song 'Wild Wild West' were sampled in Will Smith's 'Wild Wild West,' in which he sang the chorus.
    He had an appearance as a bar owner in Britney Spears' film 'Crossroads.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He helped introduce the style of speed rapping.
    He was the first rapper to perform at the Grammys.
    He won a Grammy for contributing to the song 'Back on the Block' with other rappers on a Quincy Jones-produced album of the same name.
    He has a college degree in communications.
    He ranked #48 in VH-1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists (2003).

Credit: whiff boy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 10.53% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 39 Votes: 87.18% Annoying