Cool & Dre

Not to be confused with LL Cool J, Dr. Dre, Doctor Dré, André 3000 or Dre & Vidal.
Cool & Dre
Also known asRecord Room Cool & Dre
OriginMiami, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Years active2001–present
Labels
MembersMarcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano
Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon

Cool & Dre are a record production and songwriting duo from North Miami, Florida, consisting of Marcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano and Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon. The duo were first discovered by New York rapper Fat Joe and began their careers working in tandem to produce his albums Jealous Ones Still Envy (2001) and Loyalty (2002). Two years later, they produced the hit song "New York" by Ja Rule, and "Hate It or Love It" by the Game the following year, which peaked at numbers 27 and two on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Cool & Dre were later credited on the Billboard 200 number-one albums Tha Carter III (2008), Tha Carter IV (2011), and Tha Carter V (2018) by Lil Wayne, as well as the collaborative album, Everything Is Love (2018) by Jay-Z and Beyoncé, which won a Grammy Award.[1]

History

The duo have also worked extensively with rappers the Game, Nas, Queen Latifah, Ja Rule, Rick Ross, Remy Ma, and Kendrick Lamar, among others. Their credits include the former and 50 Cent's Grammy-nominated 2005 single, "Hate It or Love It", Juvenile's "Rodeo", Ja Rule's "New York", Fat Joe's Grammy-nominated 2016 hit, “All the Way Up", and Lil Wayne's "On Fire".

To date, their productions have sold over 75 million records worldwide.

Epidemic Records

Cool & Dre launched the record label Epidemic in 2004. Its first two artists, Don Trip and K-Rose, were both signed in early 2011.[2] The label has signed signed Florida rapper Kent Jones, in a joint venture with DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group and Epic Records, in 2015. Jones' first mixtape, Tours, spawned the 2016 single "Don't Mind" which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over two million units.[3] Thereafter, they signed other Florida-based rappers Eric Leon (from Vero Beach) and Tom G (from Tampa).[4]

Artists

Production discography

Main articles: Dre discography and Cool & Dre 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
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R&B
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Rap
 AUS
 CAN
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 IRL
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 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 — — — — — — —
  • RIAA: Gold
 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 27 9 4 46 — — — — — — Plata o Plomo
"Cookin"
(Fat Joe, Remy Ma and French Montana featuring RySoValid) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Money Showers"
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Don't Mind"
(Kent Jones) 		8 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] — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Pick It Up"
(Fat Joe featuring Dre) 		2018 — — — — — — — — — —
"Momma"
(Fat Joe, Dre and Big Sean) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Attention"
(Fat Joe, Dre featuring Chris Brown)[6] 		— 40 33 75 — — — — — —
"Pullin"
(Fat Joe, Dre and Lil Wayne) 		2019 — — — — — — — — — — Family Ties
"Yes"
(Fat Joe, Cardi B and Anuel AA) 		—[C] — — — — — — — — —
"Deep"
(Fat Joe and Dre) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"—" 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.[5]
  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]
  3. ^ "Yes" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

References

  1. ^ "Dre & Lobus Reveal Their Plan to Help Artists Build Generational Wealth".
  2. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cool-dre-launch-epidemic-joint-venture-with-interscope-2-471973/amp/
  3. ^ Koslow, Jessica (2004-11-22). "Cool & Dre: The "New" Neptunes". Hiphopdx.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  4. ^ "Kent Jones". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Chart Search for Fat Joe (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles) | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Attention – Single by Fat Joe, Chris Brown & Dre on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). 24 July 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.