Another great Unsung episode. A lot of info I didn't know from a time when I actually enjoyed this genre.

Don't miss this one...

I'm watching this now! It's just reminding me of why I fell in love with hip-hop all those years ago! "The New Rap Language" is an all-time CLASSIC HIP-HOP song.....IMO.

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Here's a Silver Fox interview from 2007. It's not only about Kool Moe Dee, but he's mentioned.

http://thafoundation.com/silfox.htm

Shaolin325 said:

I'm watching this now! It's just reminding me of why I fell in love with hip-hop all those years ago! "The New Rap Language" is an all-time CLASSIC HIP-HOP song.....IMO.

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This is back when I dug hip hop too, back when it was very organic with lots of diversity. Hell, you could get your party on, get your think on...etc.

Interesting to hear him speak about the influence that the hip hop founders had on him...I can't believe dude is 49 years old!

babynoz said:

Shaolin325 said:

I'm watching this now! It's just reminding me of why I fell in love with hip-hop all those years ago! "The New Rap Language" is an all-time CLASSIC HIP-HOP song.....IMO.

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This is back when I dug hip hop too, back when it was very organic with lots of diversity. Hell, you could get your party on, get your think on...etc.

Interesting to hear him speak about the influence that the hip hop founders had on him...I can't believe dude is 49 years old!

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Yes, he said he's going to be 50 on August 8th!!!! I have no idea why that surprised me........

I had forgotten all about "I Go To Work"! CLASSIC! I had to google it! I'm listening to it now!!

p.s. I can't get the emoticons to work anymore...hence all the exclamation marks.......

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Loved that one!

KOOL MOE!

Damn 50 and no kids and no wife. I dig him even more! Hahaha.

SavonOsco said:

I never knew he made a book ranking all of the rappers... And put himself 5th...interesting I might have to get the book...Dougie Fresh was hilarious he's ranked 39 "I just want to burn that book"...lol

Melle Mel was like "no protest from me" considering where he was.

You know it's crazy when rappers have reached the half century mark.

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

Shaolin325 said:

babynoz said:

This is back when I dug hip hop too, back when it was very organic with lots of diversity. Hell, you could get your party on, get your think on...etc.

Interesting to hear him speak about the influence that the hip hop founders had on him...I can't believe dude is 49 years old!

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Yes, he said he's going to be 50 on August 8th!!!! I have no idea why that surprised me........

I had forgotten all about "I Go To Work"! CLASSIC! I had to google it! I'm listening to it now!!

p.s. I can't get the emoticons to work anymore...hence all the exclamation marks.......

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He sounds and acts like a true Leo too,

I Go To Work is da shiznit! I had forgotten about it too.

I never knew he wrote a book...Amazon, here I come.

I also love where his mind is at. Along with talent that's what makes an artist interesting to me.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

You know it's crazy when rappers have reached the half century mark.

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I know, right...dude is my age.

More stuff I never knew. It seems he did a late nite show which was never broadcast for some reason "wink". I damn sure would love to be able to see it.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

You know it's crazy when rappers have reached the half century mark.

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But it's an achievement.

babynoz said:

I never knew he wrote a book...Amazon, here I come.

I also love where his mind is at. Along with talent that's what makes an artist interesting to me.

This was a great episode. He truly is Unsung. I've always loved Kool Moe Dee and still play his music til this day. How ya long me now is the bomb! I think he looks great at almost fifty. If he lost a little weight he would look almost exactly the same. I would love to hear a newalbum from him. Real hip hop.

Moe Dee was the best MC during that early era in hip hop IMO, even better then Melle Mel who's considered the best by many in that era

Aww damn, I forgot all about it and missed it! I'll have to find out when it airs again.

"Asking whose the best and If you don't say Moe Dee, I'll take a whip and make u call yaself "Toby"

classic line. from Kool Moe Dee.

missfee said:

Aww damn, I forgot all about it and missed it! I'll have to find out when it airs again.

Same

BobbyDrake said:

"Asking whose the best and If you don't say Moe Dee, I'll take a whip and make u call yaself "Toby"

classic line. from Kool Moe Dee.

missfee said:

Aww damn, I forgot all about it and missed it! I'll have to find out when it airs again.

It's up on the TVone website now!

babynoz said:

missfee said:

Aww damn, I forgot all about it and missed it! I'll have to find out when it airs again.

It's up on the TVone website now!

Oh damn forgot all about that. Okay going to watch now.

dancerella said:

babynoz said:

I never knew he wrote a book...Amazon, here I come.

I also love where his mind is at. Along with talent that's what makes an artist interesting to me.

This was a great episode. He truly is Unsung. I've always loved Kool Moe Dee and still play his music til this day. How ya long me now is the bomb! I think he looks great at almost fifty. If he lost a little weight he would look almost exactly the same. I would love to hear a newalbum from him. Real hip hop.

Just watched it. Liked this episode a lot, didn't really know too much about Kool Moe Dee but this episode helped me learn a lot about him. I love how articulate he is, but in a way, I guess it makes him come off to be this type of person that's not so easy to deal with. I mean, I can respect that, it's his personality and he really don't stand for no one's bullshit. Love it.

I would love to see him on a show talking about hip hop. In fact, it would be interesting to see Kool, Ice-T, Chuck D. and KRS-One on a panel together doing a debate. That's something that would have me glued to my seat watching...

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I still spin Funke Funke Wisdom til this day. Rise N Shine with KRS One

and Chuck D is classic hip hop. I'll have to catch up on this episode later.

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And he did win the battle

LL never accept the challenge

HuMpThAnG said:

And he did win the battle

LL never accept the challenge

Really? LL is still in the game making 7 figures.................what measurement are u using?

Graycap23 said:

HuMpThAnG said:

And he did win the battle

LL never accept the challenge

Really? LL is still in the game making 7 figures.................what measurement are u using?

Just because he's making more than Kool these days doesn't mean that LL won the battle. Besides, LL is involved in multiple ventures other than music these days, correct? So we really can't attribute his "7 figures" for record sales. Just sayin'.