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Mohandas Dewese[1] (born August 8, 1963),
[2][4] better known by his stage name
Kool Moe Dee, is an American
hip hop MC prominent during the late 1970s through the early 1990s. Kool Moe Dee was a member of the rap group
Treacherous Three, and also one of the first rappers to earn a
Grammy Award and was the first rapper to perform at the Grammys.
Early life and education
Born
Mohandas Dewese in Harlem, Kool Moe Dee attended the
State University of New York at Old Westbury, where he received a degree in communications in 1985.
Career
One of Kool Moe Dee's first feats was being part of the first major rap battle in history. He lyrically attacked Busy Bee after one of his performances in 1981. He was extremely mad at Busy Bee, for talking smack about other MC's, claiming that none of them could beat him in a contest. Moe Dee used some of his rhymes from "The New Rap Language" and "Whip It." He also used a little bit of Busy Bee's style during the battle. In 1985, the
Treacherous Three disbanded. In 1986, he went solo, releasing a self-titled album that ranked 83 on
Billboard. After meeting a young up and coming artist at Sugar Hill records by the name of Lavaba Mallison, who would later become his manager, Kool Moe Dee left Sugar Hill records to join Lavaba Mallison, Robert "Gusto" Wells, Greg Marius and up and coming Producer Teddy Riley at the newly founded ROOFTOP records. He co-operated with the young producers
Teddy Riley and Lavaba Mallison which contributed greatly to the
new jack swing movement that would gain popularity in the years to follow.