Kool Moe Dee - I'm Kool Moe Dee (CD)

All Music Guide

By the time he recorded this selftitled debut solo album, Kool Moe Dee was considered a veteran by hiphop standards. The graduate of the Treacherous Three made no secret of the fact that he was among the founders of rap's old school a term used to describe Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash the Furious Five, the Sugarhill Gang, Spoonie G, and others who'd been rapping since the late '70s. This engaging album proved that Dee still had considerable technique, and could be a commanding storyteller. Lyrically, he is undeniably blunt, and this bluntness works to his advantage on such gems as "Little John," a reflection on an innercity youth's life of crime; the anticocaine number "Monster Crack"; and the commentary on venereal disease "Go See the Doctor." Kool Moe Dee's infectious hit "Do You Know What Time It Is" was accused of being sexist, but such kneejerk reactions to the song missed its point the Harlem native was attacking materialistic women, not women in general. One of this album's... producers is Teddy Riley, who went on to enjoy quite a bit of recognition a few years later as a member of the highly influential new jack swing outfit Guy. - Alex Henderson, All Music Guide Read more Less