Cool & Dre

Cool & Dre
Also known as Record Room Cool & Dre
Origin Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Years active 2001–present
Labels
Associated acts
Members Marcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano
Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon

Cool & Dre are a Grammy Award nominated[1] 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 and more recently their work with Jay-Z and Beyonce on the Everything Is Love album in 2018. The duo have also worked extensively with rappers Lil Wayne, The Game, Queen Latifah, Ja Rule, Rick Ross, Remy Ma, Kendrick Lamar and many others. Some of their hits consist of The Game and 50 Cent's 2005 hit "Hate It Or Love It", Juvenile's "Rodeo", Ja Rule "New York", Fat Joe's "All The Way Up", Lil Wayne's "On Fire" to name a few. To date their work has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Cool & Dre started their record company Epidemic Music in 2004. The artists currently signed to Epidemic Music are Kent Jones, Eric Leon, Tom G and Govayles. In 2016 Epidemic Music released Kent Jones's debut single "Don't Mind" which peaked on the Hot 100 charts at #8 and sold over 2 million copies.

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

List of singles as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released, performing artists and album name
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 271410——————— R.U.L.E.
"So Much More"
(Fat Joe)		 2005 813418——————— All or Nothing
"Hate It or Love It"
(The Game featuring 50 Cent)		 21121—1453124 The Documentary
"Holla at Me"
(DJ Khaled featuring Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Rick Ross and Pitbull)		 2006 592415——————— Listennn... the Album
"Rodeo"
(Juvenile)		 41127———————
  • RIAA: Gold
 Reality Check
"Chevy Ridin' High"
(Dre featuring Rick Ross)		 —————————— N/A
"Say I"
(Christina Milian featuring Young Jeezy)		 2113—45—381523234 So Amazin'
"100 Million"
(Birdman featuring Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne)		 2007 1869———————— 5 * Stunna
"We Made It"
(Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park)		 2008 65——40371112132410 N/A
"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)		 21154—42—36—4934 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——2973—19——12 Attention Deficit
"On Fire"
(Lil Wayne)		 625425——————— Rebirth
"If It Ain't About Money"
(Fat Joe featuring Trey Songz)		 2010 —5725——————— The Darkside Vol. 1
"Red Nation"
(The Game featuring Lil Wayne)		 2011 6222———————— 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 812419——————— 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 279446—————— Plata o Plomo
"Cookin"
(Fat Joe, Remy Ma and French Montana featuring RySoValid)		 ——————————
"Money Showers"
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign)		 ——————————
"Don't Mind"
(Kent Jones)		 84223392967436526 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)		 —[upper-alpha 1]—[upper-alpha 2]———————— Family Ties
"Pick It Up"
(Fat Joe featuring Dre)		 2018 ——————————
"Salud!"
(Beyoncé and JAY-Z)		 2018 —————————— Everything Is Love
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ "So Excited" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[4]
  2. ↑ "So Excited" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cool & Dre". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ↑ Koslow, Jessica (2004-11-22). "Cool & Dre: The "New" Neptunes". Hiphopdx.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Kent Jones". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Chart Search for Fat Joe (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles) | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
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