Big Daddy Kane
Albums:
Veteranz Day (1998) Daddy’s Home (1994) Looks like a Job For..(1993) Prince of Darkness (1991) Taste of Chocolate (1990) It’s a Big Daddy Thing (1989) Long Live the Kane (1988)
Halftime: Let’s start off with something simple. How did you come up with your name?
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. It’s like the most popular name cuz at that time you had Bruce Lee, Masta Killa, and Kane, young grasshopper. That was something used as a joke because niggas wanna play cocoa leavy or skelly outside but Thursday nights at 9 pm I can’t do it. Saturday at 3 o’clock, I can’t do it. I’m going to watch Kung Fu Theater on Saturday and the show Kung Fu on Thursday nights. That’s where the Kane part came from. The Big Daddy came from something that happened on a ski trip one time involving a young lady. It was a beach party with Vincent Price.
I listen to “Ain’t No Half Steppin’” all the time. When you recorded that, did you have any idea it would be as long lasting as it’s become?
Kane: When I recorded it, nah I didn’t. It had to really grow on me. Probably G. Rap and Ant Live, Eric B’s brother, were the ones that really made me feel it. We took a trip down to a basketball game in Baltimore and they was really bigging it up. That really convinced to be like yea yea yea I gotta get into this joint. When I first recorded, I wasn’t quite sure. I was digging it but Marley was fucking with me saying the record had too many samples in it.
What’s going on with Scoob and Scrap Lover nowadays?
Kane: I ain’t talked to Scrap in years. Scoob is chillin though. He is doing his thing. He be running with M.O.P a lot. We talked like last week. He’s chillin.
As a rapper, you did some collaborations with people that were next to impossible. How did you get together to do “All of Me” with Barry White?
Kane: We had met at Quincy Jones’ house during the “Back on the Block” project. He was on “Secret Garden” and I was on “Back on the Block” and “Birdland.” We met up at Q’s house and we talked outside for a brief moment. My man Alonzo Brown was like the head A&R cat at A&M records where Barry was at the time and he told him Kane is a real big fan of yours, he’s always playing your stuff and it would be hot if ya’ll got together. Barry was like tell him I’m a fan of his work too and we need to make that happen. One day I was in The Mondrian and Barry just called and invited me over. I came over and we sat and talked and just shot the shit and realized how much we had in common. Like my birthday is September the 10th his was September the 12th and we liked the same video games. We just had so much in common and I told him an idea I had for a song and come to find out he actually recorded a song called “All of Me Wants All of You” in the 70s that he never released. He was really tripping that I had the same idea for the title.
I was listening to KRS-ONE on the Wake Up Show the other day and he said one time Biz came up to him and was telling him how ill you were and KRS was like he was ready to battle you right then but you was like nah. Any truth to that story?
Kane: Nah.
July 1st, 2006
hi kane when you go to make a new cd or dvd from your song begause a think the old school have to come back also begause just for dat like ice t king tee spoonie and
the total from the old school
September 24th, 2006
it’s my umpteenth time trying to somehow reach the Man himself and tell him it’s high time He came back with a whole record. read my messages on myspace.com/constancja and if u could help i’d really appreciate it. peace
September 27th, 2006
I think will it comes to freestyle and battlling you are an emcee that has a perfect rhyme style and voice that fits any break beat or instrumental and I always enjoyed hearing you rhyme and back in the 80’s there were only a handful. You are the only emcee out of 3 emcees I wanted to battle however didnt want no parts of. Niggas in Hollis, Queens wanted me to battle you but one part of me would be like, ” Hell No ” and another part of me be like, “I can fuck with him”. I respect your lyrical to the upmost and wish that day that we go head up and laugh about it and all of it on tape or cd. My best emcee’s are in this order:
Biggie
Rakim
Big Daddy Kane
Mikey Dee ( Laurelton, Queens New York )
KRS-One
Kool G Rap ( that nigga is ill )
LL Cool Jay ( I grew up hearing Todd freestyle better than his records and needs to stop making bullshit !! )
and of course
GEECHIE DAN ( yeah me nigga !! WHAT )
LONG LIVE THE KANE !!!
September 28th, 2006
You were always an inspiration to me as an artist. I got the chance to open up for you in Cincinnati at Top Cats back in 2000 which was one of the highlights of my music path. Stay up and keep it movin.
Peace
the ghost of Robb nell
January 15th, 2008
When I first heard Kane back in 88 I was a 14 yr old teen and so in love with this man. I just thought that he was the finest man I had ever laid eyes on with them bedroom eyes,that chocolate skin tone, high top fade and the cuts in the eye brows ,not to mention the great style of dress, lyrics,and overall style. Noone could say anything bad about Kane around me,lol. I used to collect all them Right On and Word Up magazines that featured him . I was plannign to make a scrap book with the posters and pics,but was later devastated when my one of my lil brothers accidently threw it out the bag where I had the pics and memorabilia . lol
Kane was loved by the ladies but respected by the men. He to this day continues to be a favorite rapper of mine and I wish that hed come back out and show these youngems how its really done!
July 16th, 2008
Kane,in my opinion you are best rapper that I have heard,I really enjoyed your last project”veteran’s day”.I had the plaesure of meeting you at projects show that you did in detroit back in 1994 after the release of your”Daddy’s home”cd.I was the cop that walked you from the stage to the building after the show,because the ‘honey’s was grabbing at you.I asked you about the comment that you had made in one of your songs about you not speaking at the moment to yur brother.You remarked”that’s my brother”,i just said that for the track.Peace.Tony
March 19th, 2009
Kane
You are the man. I remember when I picked up your first tape. I would not take it out of the tape deck. I mean, the way your words come out it just get you hooked and it make you hang on to your lyrics. I have four songs that I could sing word for word and listen to all day. Lyrical Gymnastics, Uncut, Pure (reg & remix), Look Like A Job For……, Come on down. I’m just hopeing one day i wake up and you have a new cd out. F*@# all that down loading, LOL! I would like to know what Scoop and Scrap Lover have been up to. I had there single but don’t know where the hell it is. Man stay up and I hope you are in the lab working on another project. I feel like Geechie “Long Live The Kane”
April 7th, 2009
kane you are a dope mc the best to ever do it have all your songs looking for the latest or ashow coming to cincinnati stay up big daddy us virgos are the shit peace love& hair grease
July 28th, 2009
“You know damn well there shouldn’t be no company CEO
Trying to show me about rap that’s 53 years old
But yet and still he wanna add advice to try to keep his status right
When he should be working records for Gladys Knight…
I would suggest that they go back and check my resume
Tunes that I made yesterday can hang out with the best today”
Amen