Big Daddy Kane

Neapolitan · 01-20-2015, 01:14 PM

Big Daddy Kane

Born: September 10, 1968
Birth name: Antonio Hardy
Alias: Big Daddy Kane ["The Big Daddy part and the Kane part came from two different things. The Kane part came from my fascination with the martial arts flicks when I was young." The Big Daddy part came from the name of a character Vincent Price played in the film Beach Party.]*

Albums:

Long Live the Kane (1988)
It's a Big Daddy Thing (1989)
Taste of Chocolate (1990)
Prince of Darkness (1991)
Looks Like a Job For... (1993)
Daddy's Home (1994)
Veteranz' Day (1998)*

*Big Daddy Kane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So my homeboy, DwnWthVwls, creates his thread http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...ver-heard.html and it was true, I never heard of them. I really don't too many MCs, and know nothing about hip hop... except: Big Daddy Kane. I heard him for the in plug.dj last year. His words are lyrical and his vocal style is smooth. That's what caught my ear, and since then heard his first and last album. I would rather someone who knows more about an artist to start a thread, and my task would be just to pop in a say a few words.

Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin'

dwill123 · 01-20-2015, 05:25 PM

I like Big Daddy.

EPOCH6 · 01-20-2015, 05:46 PM

It's funny how things work sometimes. This doesn't really seem to apply to you, but Big Daddy Kane seems to have gotten a pretty significant boost in popularity lately since Tom Segura's Big Daddy Kane joke from the Completely Normal stand-up special premiered on Netflix.

I wonder if Big Daddy Kane thought it was funny.

Micco · 01-21-2015, 01:10 AM

BDK is easily one of the greatest MC's of all time. Dude was a huge innovator and pioneer in lyrical terms and flow wise during a the 80s. No one could beat the Kane in a battle, ultimate MC in every aspect of the term, one of the goats of Hip-Hop no-doubt. Easily in my top ten emcee's to ever touch the mic, possibly top 5. He is generally seen as one of the most influential rappers of all time.

This has always been my absolute favorite by him, such a dope flow in this cut.

Some of his other classics that haven't yet been posted.

In terms of albums, I'd say listen through his first two in order "Long Live The Kane" and "It's A Big Daddy Thing" those are his two best albums easy, considered extreme classics in the Hip-Hop community, after those two he has dope tracks here and there, but nothing is anywhere near as solid or influential as those two albums were.

dwill123 · 01-21-2015, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Micco

BDK is easily one of the greatest MC's of all time. Dude was a huge innovator and pioneer in lyrical terms and flow wise during a the 80s. No one could beat the Kane in a battle, ultimate MC in every aspect of the term, one of the goats of Hip-Hop no-doubt. Easily in my top ten emcee's to ever touch the mic, possibly top 5. He is generally seen as one of the most influential rappers of all time.

I think I'd put my money on the 'R'.

Micco · 01-21-2015, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwill123

I think I'd put my money on the 'R'.

Rakim will always be the greatest of all time in my mind, lyrically he stomps Kane, but IMO BDK or KMD will always be the best MCs for battling from the time.

Engine · 01-22-2015, 09:47 PM

One of my main reasons for loving Babu's Duck Season Vol. 1 is the Big Daddy Kane track

DwnWthVwls · 01-23-2015, 12:18 AM

Hey homie! I think Micco covered it quite well, not much for me to say here except BDK is indeed the man. He's a little before my time so I haven't listened to his full discog but everything I've ever heard I've enjoyed.

treywyze · 01-27-2015, 10:13 PM

I grew up in Far Rockaway Queens and both were icons of my generation. However, when Rakin dropped it was crazy because of his Lyrical Content and his flow was like none had ever heard at the time. Rakim actually changed the Culture of Hip Hop/Rap because of his lyrical verbiage and persona.
But BDK was more commercial than Rakim so he was able to crossover to a much broader audience. But both were great in their own right!

~~Soulflower~~ · 02-26-2015, 01:13 PM

Nice thread Nea

He really paved the way for the Jay Z's and Biggies style of rap and lyricism but I think he did it better. What Daddy Kane did (although at times gimmicky) still had art and quality to it things that lacks in today's pop rap music.

01-21-2015, 01:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Micco Karaoke Crooner Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 170	BDK is easily one of the greatest MC's of all time. Dude was a huge innovator and pioneer in lyrical terms and flow wise during a the 80s. No one could beat the Kane in a battle, ultimate MC in every aspect of the term, one of the goats of Hip-Hop no-doubt. Easily in my top ten emcee's to ever touch the mic, possibly top 5. He is generally seen as one of the most influential rappers of all time. This has always been my absolute favorite by him, such a dope flow in this cut. Some of his other classics that haven't yet been posted. In terms of albums, I'd say listen through his first two in order "Long Live The Kane" and "It's A Big Daddy Thing" those are his two best albums easy, considered extreme classics in the Hip-Hop community, after those two he has dope tracks here and there, but nothing is anywhere near as solid or influential as those two albums were. __________________ Follow me on instagram @HipHopLand, #salute! Last edited by Micco; 01-21-2015 at 01:19 AM.

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Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	One of my main reasons for loving Babu's Duck Season Vol. 1 is the Big Daddy Kane track __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

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dwill123 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 265	I like Big Daddy.

01-27-2015, 10:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
treywyze Groupie Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 6	I grew up in Far Rockaway Queens and both were icons of my generation. However, when Rakin dropped it was crazy because of his Lyrical Content and his flow was like none had ever heard at the time. Rakim actually changed the Culture of Hip Hop/Rap because of his lyrical verbiage and persona. But BDK was more commercial than Rakim so he was able to crossover to a much broader audience. But both were great in their own right!

02-26-2015, 01:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	Nice thread Nea He really paved the way for the Jay Z's and Biggies style of rap and lyricism but I think he did it better. What Daddy Kane did (although at times gimmicky) still had art and quality to it things that lacks in today's pop rap music.