For this week’s Producer’s Spotlight, I have decided to showcase the up and coming production team of Cool & Dre. Hailing from one of the hottest cities in the United States — Miami, Florida — Marcello Valenzano and Andre Lyon have been quietly making their presence felt amongst entertainment industry heavyweights for the past four years. Their production and songwriting prowess has blessed the likes of 50 Cent, The Game, Slim Thug, Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Diddy, Trick Daddy, Trina, and many others.
Although their discography may not be as big as The Neptunes or Kanye West, they have managed to produce a string of hits. With songs such as The Game’s “Hate It or Love It”, Ja Rule’s “New York”, and DJ Khaled’s “Holla At Me”, Cool & Dre have proved that they are a force not to be messed with.
Expect to hear more from this duo later this year as they have been working with David Banner, Lil’ Wayne, Freeway, Rick Ross, Mario, and Chris Brown on new material as well as material for their own album, hopefully dropping soon. The following tracklist consists of hits and lesser-known gems produced by Cool & Dre that I feel highlight some of their best work.
- Ja Rule - New York (feat Fat Joe & Jadakiss) (from 2004’s R.U.L.E.) Listen
- Sample Credit: Boogie Down Productions‘ “100 Guns”
- The Game - Hate It Or Love It (feat 50 Cent) (from 2005’s The Documentary) Listen
- Sample Credit: The Trammps‘ “Rubber Band”
- Juvenile - Rodeo (from 2006’s Reality Check) Listen
- Sample Credit: R. Kelly’s “Bump n Grind (Remix)
- Terror Squad - Take Me Home (from 2004’s True Story) Listen
- Sample Credit: Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson’s “If Only For One Night”
- Fat Joe - Girl I’m A Bad Boy (from the 2003 movie soundtrack Bad Boys II) Listen
- Christina Milian - Say I (feat Young Jeezy) (from 2006’s So Amazin’) Listen
- Sample Credit: Jackie Moore’s “Clean Up Your Own Yard”
- Trina - Told Ya’ll (feat Rick Ross) (from 2002’s Diamond Princess) Listen
- Trick Daddy - Thugs About (feat Dirtbag) (from 2004’s Thug Matrimony) Listen
- DJ Khaled - Brown Paper Bag (from 2007’s We The Best) Listen
- Sample Credit: Yvonne Elliman’s “If I Can’t Have You”
- Fat Joe - All I Need (from 2002’s Loyalty) Listen
- Sample Credit: The Manhattans‘ “Wish That You Were Mine”
- Ghostface - 3 Bricks (feat The Notorious B.I.G. & Raekwon) (from 2006’s Fishscale) Listen
- Rick Ross - Trilla (from 2007’s Trilla) Listen
- DJ Khaled - Holla At Me (from 2006’s Listennn) Listen
- Dirtbag - Ladies Love Me Listen
- Tony Sunshine - Grey Goose (feat Fat Joe) Listen
- Kelis - Goodbye (from 2006’s Kelis Was Here) Listen
- Rick Ross - Blow (from 2006’s Port of Miami) Listen
- Fat Joe - So Much More (from 2005’s All or Nothing) Listen
- Sample Credit: Vanilla Fudge’s “Bang Bang”
- Angie Martinez - Take You Home (from 2002’s Animal House) Listen
- Christina Milian - Who’s Gonna Ride (feat Three 6 Mafia) (from 2006’s So Amazin’) Listen
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