Funke, Funke Wisdom

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Funke, Funke Wisdom is the fourth album by emcee Kool Moe Dee. The single "Rise N Shine" was number 1 on Billboards Hot Rap Singles chart.

The single "Death Blow" was an overt dis track directed at LL Cool J, with whom Kool Moe Dee had had a rivalry throughout the 1980s. It's significant, because the song has some profanity-laced insults about Cool J's mother, even though it's censored. This is a break from his clean image. The video featured a satire of Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" video. His next album, Interlude, did not contain any disses or responses to LL Cool J.

The track "Bad, Bad, Bad" was featured in the 1992 film Stay Tuned as well as its soundtrack.

Track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Funke Wisdom"
3. "Here We Go Again"
4. "To the Beat, Y'all"
5. "How Cool Can One Blackman Be"
6. "Bad, Bad, Bad"
7. "Rise 'N' Shine" featuring KRS-One and Chuck D
8. "Mo' Better"
9. "I Like it Nasty"
10. "Death Blow" (LL Cool J Diss)
11. "Let's Get Serious"
12. "Poetic Justice"
13. "Gangsta Boogie"
14. "Time's Up"

Samples

Bad, Bad, Bad

• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown

Death Blow

• "Escape-Ism" by James Brown
• "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown

Funke Wisdom

• "Make It Funky" by James Brown

Gangsta Boogie

• "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown
• "Gangster Boogie" by Chicago Gangsters

Let's Get Serious

• "Soul Power" by James Brown
• "Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s

Rise 'N' Shine

• "Stand!" by Sly & the Family Stone
• "Outa-Space" by Billy Preston

How Kool Can One Blackman Be
Papa Don't Take No Mess by James Brown