Born Mohandas Dewese in New York City in 1962, Kool Moe Dee was known as an eccentric young man, always carrying around a pen and pad to write down rhymes. He attended the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, and graduated with a B.A. degree. In the late 70s, Kool Moe Dee […]
Classic hip-hop, especially that of the late 70s and early 80s, is not known for battle rapping. That doesn’t mean that it didn’t exist, as Grandmaster Caz explained in aninterview with VladTV. Caz cites the beef between Kool Moe Dee and Busy Bee as a turning point in the evolution of battle rap. “Battling became […]
Born Mohandas Dewese in New York City in 1962, Kool Moe Dee was known as an eccentric young man, always carrying around a pen and pad to write down rhymes. He attended the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, and graduated with a B.A. degree. In the late 70s, Kool Moe Dee […]
The year was 1981 when this audio was recorded at the Harlem World Christmas Rappers Convention This was the epic classic battle between the challenger Kool Moe Dee versus the returning champ of rockin the microphone Busy Bee Starski. After this battle, Kool Moe Dee changed the way emcees dropped their verses for freestyling and battle […]
