Kool moe dee - MICHAEL BENABIB, CLASSIC HIP HOP PHOTOGRAPHY
Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American hip hopMC prominent in the late 1970s through the early 1990s. He was one of the first rappers to earn a Grammy Award and was the first rapper to perform at the Grammys.
Kool Moe Dee conducted a long-running rivalry with fellow New York rapper LL Cool J. Along with other rappers such as MC Shan, Kool Moe Dee claimed that LL had stolen their rap styles. He also felt that LL was disrespecting rap pioneers such as Melle Meland Grandmaster Caz by proclaiming that he was "rap's new grandmaster" without paying due respect to those who came before him. He challenged LL on his platinum selling album How Ya Like Me Now on the single of the same name. He also took a shot at LL by appearing on the album cover with a jeep in the background with the wheel crushing one of LL's trademark red Kangol hats.[2] The feud persisted, with both MCs proclaiming themselves the victor. Read More on Wikipedia.