Funke, Funke Wisdom

Funke, Funke Wisdom
Funke, Funke Wisdom
Studio album by Kool Moe Dee
Released	June 11, 1991
Studios	Battery Studios (New York, NY); M'Bila Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)>; Unique Recording Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	54:24
Labels	Jive; RCA;
Producers	Kool Moe Dee; Teddy Riley; Dale Hogan; Keith Spencer;
Kool Moe Dee chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Funke, Funke Wisdom is the fourth solo album by the American recording artist Kool Moe Dee. It was released in 1991 via Jive Records, making it the rapper's final album on the label.

Background

Production of the record was handled by Teddy Riley, Dale Hogan, Keith Spencer and Kool Moe Dee. The album peaked at #72 on the Billboard 200^[5] and #19 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[6] It spawned three singles: "How Kool Can One Black Man Be", "Death Blow" and "Rise 'N' Shine".

"Rise 'N' Shine" featuring KRS-One & Chuck D became the most successful single, reaching number 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.^[7] "How Kool Can One Black Man Be" peaked at number 9 on Hot Rap Songs and number 49 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The track "Death Blow", a diss track directed at LL Cool J, did not chart, and the music video satirized LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" video.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	M. Dewese T. Riley	Kool Moe Dee	1:01
2.	"Funke Wisdom"	M. Dewese	Teddy Riley	3:28
3.	"Here We Go Again"	M. Dewese	Kool Moe Dee	3:46
4.	"To the Beat Y'all"	M. Dewese T. Riley	Kool Moe Dee Teddy Riley	3:21
5.	"How Kool Can One Blackman Be"	M. Dewese	Teddy Riley	4:58
6.	"Bad, Bad, Bad"	M. Dewese	Kool Moe Dee	4:47
7.	"Rise 'N' Shine" (featuring KRS-One & Chuck D)	M. Dewese C. Ridenhour L. Parker	Kool Moe Dee	4:38
8.	"Mo' Better"	M. Dewese T. Riley	Kool Moe Dee	0:58
9.	"I Like it Nasty"	M. Dewese	Kool Moe Dee	4:46
10.	"Death Blow"	M. Dewese	Teddy Riley	6:37
11.	"Let's Get Serious"	M. Dewese	Kool Moe Dee	3:54
12.	"Poetic Justice"	M. Dewese	Dale Hogan Keith Spencer	3:50
13.	"Gangsta Boogie"	M. Dewese	Dale Hogan Keith Spencer	4:12
14.	"Time's Up"	M. Dewese	Kool Moe Dee	4:07
Total length:				54:24

Sample credits

Track 2 contains elements from "Make It Funky" and "Hot Pants" by James Brown (1971)
Track 3 contains elements from "Escape-ism" by James Brown (1971), "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy (1987) and "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton (1982)
Track 4 contains elements from "Mind Power" by James Brown (1973)
Track 5 contains elements from "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown (1974)
Track 6 contains elements from "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970)
Track 7 contains elements from "Outa-Space" by Billy Preston (1971) and "Stand!" by Sly & the Family Stone (1969)
Track 9 contains elements from "Bigger's Theme" by Mtume (1986)
Track 10 contains elements from "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown (1972), "Escape-ism" by James Brown (1971), "Rock the Bells" by LL Cool J (1985), "Let's Go" by Kool Moe Dee (1987), "To Da Break of Dawn" and "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J (1990), "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside (1982) and "It Gets No Rougher" by LL Cool J (1989)
Track 11 contains elements from "Soul Power" by James Brown (1971), "Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s (1974) and "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe (1990)
Track 12 contains elements from "Spirit of the Boogie" by Kool & the Gang (1975) and "Introduction to the J.B.'s" by Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s (1973)
Track 13 contains elements from "Gangster Boogie" by Chicago Gangsters (1975) and "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown (1972)
Track 14 contains elements from "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players (1972), "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim (1987), "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins (1972) and "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock (1988)

Personnel

Mohandes Dewese – vocals, producer
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour – vocals (track 7)
Lawrence Parker – vocals (track 7)
Steve Arrington – backing vocals (tracks: 6, 11)
Mirage Mixeau – backing vocals (tracks: 11, 12)
Edward Theodore Riley – producer
Keith Spencer – producer
Dale Hogan – producer
Barbera Aimes – engineer/mixing
Anthony Saunders – assistant engineer/mixing
Dave Way – engineer
Jason Chervokas – engineer
Josh Chervokas – engineer
Al Singleton – assistant engineer
Ben Garrison – assistant engineer
Charlie Allen – assistant engineer
Dave Hecht – assistant engineer
Eric Lynch – assistant engineer
Scott Weatherspoon – assistant engineer
Tom Coyne – mastering
Sally Boon – photography

Charts

Album

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	72
US Billboard Top R&B Albums^[6]	19

Singles

Year	Song	Peak positions
Year	Song	US R&B^[8]	US Rap^[9]
1990	"How Kool Can One Black Man Be"	49	9
1991	"Death Blow"	—	—
1991	"Rise 'N' Shine"	—	1

References

↑ Henderson, Alex. "Funke Funke Wisdom - Kool Moe Dee". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Kool Moe Dee". Robert Christgau. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
↑ Bernard, James (1991). "Funke, Funke Wisdom EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. No. May 31. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 407.
1 2 "Kool Moe Dee Funke Funke Wisdom Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
1 2 "Kool Moe Dee Funke Wisdom Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
↑ "Kool Moe Dee Rise 'N' Shine Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
↑ "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
↑ "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

External links

"Kool Moe Dee - Funke Funke Wisdom". Discogs.

[1] Henderson, Alex. "Funke Funke Wisdom - Kool Moe Dee". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[Christgau-2] Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Kool Moe Dee". Robert Christgau. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[3] Bernard, James (1991). "Funke, Funke Wisdom EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. No. May 31. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

[RS-4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 407.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Kool Moe Dee Funke Funke Wisdom Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[:1-6] 1 2 "Kool Moe Dee Funke Wisdom Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[7] "Kool Moe Dee Rise 'N' Shine Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[:3-8] "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[9] "Kool Moe Dee Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

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Kool Moe Dee
Discography
Studio albums	Kool Moe Dee (1986) How Ya Like Me Now (1987) Knowledge Is King (1989) Funke, Funke Wisdom (1991) Interlude (1994)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1993) The Jive Collection Volume 2: Kool Moe Dee (1995)
Singles	"Go See the Doctor" "How Ya Like Me Now" "Wild Wild West" "Wild Wild West" "Downtown"
Books	There's a God on the Mic
Related	Treacherous Three