Cool & Dre
Cool & Dre | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Marcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon |
Cool & Dre are a team of American record producers and songwriters from North Miami, Florida, consisting of Marcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano and Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon. The duo are best known for their work with Terror Squad founder Fat Joe, first collaborating on the albums Jealous Ones Still Envy and Loyalty in 2001 and 2002, respectively. The duo have also worked extensively with Terror Squad member DJ Khaled, who later founded his own We The Best label, and rappers Lil Wayne, The Game, Queen Latifah, and many others. In August 2010, the duo signed a record deal with Cash Money Records.[1]
Epidemic Records
The duo started their own record label, Epidemic Records.[2] They signed their first artist, Kent Jones as a joint record deal with We the Best Music Group and Epic Records.[3]
Production discography
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
US Rap |
AUS |
CAN |
GER |
IRL |
NZ |
SWI |
UK | ||||
| "Big Bank" (Cognito) |
2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tru Cognizance | |
| "New York" (Ja Rule featuring Fat Joe and Jadakiss) |
2004 | 27 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R.U.L.E. | |
| "So Much More" (Fat Joe) |
2005 | 81 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All or Nothing | |
| "Hate It or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | 14 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
|
The Documentary | |
| "Holla at Me" (DJ Khaled featuring Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Rick Ross and Pitbull) |
2006 | 59 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Listennn... the Album | |
| "Rodeo" (Juvenile) |
41 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Reality Check | |
| "Chevy Ridin' High" (Dre featuring Rick Ross) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Say I" (Christina Milian featuring Young Jeezy) |
21 | 13 | — | 45 | — | 38 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 4 | So Amazin' | ||
| "100 Million" (Birdman featuring Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne) |
2007 | 18 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 * Stunna | |
| "We Made It" (Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park) |
2008 | 65 | — | — | 40 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 10 | — | |
| "Ya Heard Me" (B.G. featuring Juvenile, Lil Wayne and Trey Songz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood | ||
| "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" (Fat Joe featuring Plies and Dre) |
93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Elephant in the Room | ||
| "My Life" (The Game featuring Lil Wayne) |
21 | 15 | 4 | — | 42 | — | 36 | — | 49 | 34 | LAX | ||
| "Peace Sign/Index Down" (Gym Class Heroes featuring Busta Rhymes) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Quilt | ||
| "Make the World Go Round" (Nas featuring The Game and Chris Brown) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Untitled Nas album | ||
| "All My Life (In the Ghetto)" (Jay Rock featuring Lil Wayne and will.i.am) |
— | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Follow Me Home | ||
| "Camera Phone" (The Game featuring Ne-Yo) |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | LAX | |
| "Chillin" (Wale featuring Lady Gaga) |
99 | — | — | 29 | 73 | — | 19 | — | — | 12 | Attention Deficit | ||
| "On Fire" (Lil Wayne) |
62 | 54 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rebirth | ||
| "If It Ain't About Money" (Fat Joe featuring Trey Songz) |
2010 | — | 57 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Darkside Vol. 1 | |
| "Red Nation" (The Game featuring Lil Wayne) |
2011 | 62 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The R.E.D. Album | |
| "It's Good" (Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Jadakiss) |
79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tha Carter IV | ||
| "Celebration" (The Game featuring Chris Brown, Tyga, Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne) |
2012 | 81 | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jesus Piece | |
| "All That (Lady)" (The Game featuring Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous and Jeremih) |
2013 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All the Way Up" (Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring French Montana) |
2016 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Plata o Plomo |
| "Cookin" (Fat Joe, Remy Ma and French Montana featuring RySoValid) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Money Showers" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Mind" (Kent Jones) |
9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 39 | 29 | 67 | 43 | 65 | 26 |
|
Tours | |
| "Holy Key" (DJ Khaled featuring Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar and Betty Wright) |
84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Major Key | ||
| "Heartbreak" (Fat Joe featuring The-Dream and Vindata) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Plata o Plomo | |
| "So Excited" (Fat Joe featuring Dre) |
—[A] | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Family Ties | ||
| "Pick It Up" (Fat Joe featuring Dre) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ Langhorne, Cyrus (2010-08-04). "Cool & Dre Join Cash Money Records, "We're Making Power Moves Together"". Sohh.com. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ Koslow, Jessica (2004-11-22). "Cool & Dre: The "New" Neptunes". Hiphopdx.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
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- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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