Cool & Dre are a record production and songwriting duo from Miami Florida, consisting of Marcello "Cool" Antonio Valenzano and André "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.
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. The label has 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. Thereafter, they signed other Florida-based rappers Eric Leon (from Vero Beach) and Tom G (from Tampa).
Artists Dre Kent Jones Tom G Eric Leon
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 USR&B USRap AUS CAN GER IRL NZ SWI UK"Big Bank"2002 — — — — — — — — — —Tru Cognizance"New York"2004 27 14 10 — — — — — — —R.U.L.E."So Much More"2005 81 34 18 — — — — — — —All or Nothing"Hate It or Love It" 2 1 1 21 — 14 5 3 12 4 RIAA: GoldThe Documentary"Holla at Me"2006 59 24 15 — — — — — — —Listennn... the Album"Rodeo" 41 12 7 — — — — — — —RIAA: GoldReality Check"Chevy Ridin' High" — — — — — — — — — —"Say I" 21 13 — 45 — 38 15 23 23 4So Amazin'"100 Million"2007 118 69 — — — — — — — —5 * Stunna"We Made It"2008 65 — — 40 37 11 12 13 24 10"Ya Heard Me" — — — — — — — — — —Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood"Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" 93 — — — — — — — — —The Elephant in the Room"My Life" 21 15 4 — 42 — 36 — 49 34LAX"Peace Sign/Index Down" — — — — — — — — — —The Quilt"Make the World Go Round" — — — — — — — — — —Untitled Nas album"All My Life (In the Ghetto)" — 10 — — — — — — — —Follow Me Home"Camera Phone"2009 — — — — — — — — — 48LAX"Chillin" 99 — — 29 73 — 19 — — 12Attention Deficit"On Fire" 62 54 25 — — — — — — —Rebirth"If It Ain't About Money"2010 — 57 25 — — — — — — —The Darkside Vol. 1"Red Nation"2011 62 22 — — — — — — — —The R.E.D. Album"It's Good" 79 — — — — — — — — —Tha Carter IV"Celebration"2012 81 24 19 — — — — — — —Jesus Piece"All That (Lady)"2013 — 48 — — — — — — — —"All the Way Up"2016 27 9 4 46 — — — — — — RIAA: 2× PlatinumPlata o Plomo"Cookin" — — — — — — — — — —"Money Showers" — — — — — — — — — —"Don't Mind" 8 4 2 23 39 29 67 43 65 26 RIAA: PlatinumTours"Holy Key" 84 — — — — — — — — —Major Key "Heartbreak"(Fat Joe featuring The-Dream and Vindata)2017 — — — — — — — — — — Plata o Plomo "So Excited" — — — — — — — — — —rowspan="4" "Pick It Up" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — "Momma"(Fat Joe, Dre and Big Sean) — — — — — — — — — — "Attention"(Fat Joe, Dre featuring Chris Brown) — 40 33 75 — — — — — — "Pullin"(Fat Joe, Dre and Lil Wayne) 2019 — — — — — — — — — — Family Ties "Yes"(Fat Joe, Cardi B and Anuel AA) — — — — — — — — — — "Deep"(Fat Joe and Dre) — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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