Rodney-O & Joe Cooley

Rodney-O & Joe Cooley are a rap group from Compton, California, best known for tracks such as "Everlasting Bass," "Cooley High," and "This is for the Homies." Rodney-O is a rapper and Joe Cooley is a DJ. At the height of their popularity, the group toured with MC Lyte, N.W.A, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Flash.

Though their 1987 song "Everlasting Bass" never charted, it is their best-remembered song. In 2015, Rolling Stone named it as one of the 20 greatest West Coast Rap Songs released prior to N.W.A's 1988 album Straight Outta Compton.[1]

After over a decade of silence, the group announced that they were planning new album in 2011.[2] The album was tentatively titled Joe And Me[3] but only the single "That Supa Radio" materialized.

Discography

Albums
  • 1988 Me And Joe (Egyptian Empire) U.S. #187[4]
  • 1990 Three the Hard Way (Atlantic) U.S. #128[4]
  • 1991 Get Ready to Roll (Ichiban Records)
  • 1993 Fuck New York (Psychotic)
  • 1995 Everlasting Hits: The Best Of Rodney O & Joe Cooley (React)
  • 1998 The Final Chapter (React America)
  • 1999 Veteran's Day (Kritical)
Charting Singles[4]
Year Title Hot 100 Rap Album
1989 "This Is For The Homies" — 17 Me And Joe
1990 "Say It Loud" — 4 Three The Hard Way
1991 "Get Ready To Roll" — 19 Get Ready To Roll
1993 "Humps For The Blvd." 84 10 Fuck New York
"U Don't Hear Me Tho'" 93 —

References

  1. ↑ "20 Greatest Pre-'Straight Outta Compton' West Coast Rap Songs". rollingstone.com.
  2. ↑ "West Coast Hip Hop Pioneers Rodney O & Joe Cooley Reunite, Plan Album". hiphopdx.com.
  3. ↑ "Rodney O And DJ Joe Cooley Reunite". rapdirt.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rodney O & Joe Cooley Chart History". billboard.com.


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