Long Live the Kane: Happy Birthday Big Daddy Kane

One of my all time favorite rappers, especially from the 80’s. This man taught me how to be smooth, he taught me how to be fly, he taught me how to be stylish, he taught me how to not be a half stepper, he taught me that my flat top rules but for ’16, if you know what I mean. His name is Big Daddy Kane. Big Daddy Kane always have been an inspiration to me. I literally study this man and learn from him. He was loved by the ladies and respected by the fellas. He had Mister Cee as his DJ and both Scoob and Scrap Lover, who were his backup dancers. My sister has a friend whose father is Scrap Lover. That would be so fuckin’ dope to actually meet the man, the man who actually danced on stage behind Big Daddy Kane. My all time favorite Kane joints are “Warm It Up Kane”, “Ain’t No Half Steppin'”, “Rap Summary (Lean On Me)”, “Children R the Future”, and a few more. I always have a picture of Big Daddy Kane saved in my phone because I get so much inspiration from his style. I be like “Yooooo! This is what I’m trying to go for.” It’s not the regular look in 2016 but it’s in my book of dope shit. Word! I can’t forget the time that I actually seen Kane live in Central Park last year at the Summerstage Concert Series with a homie of mine I met through Instagram. We didn’t exactly planned on meeting each other that day but when we found out that we were both gonna be there we had to exchange numbers. It was so hot that day. Yo, I was almost ready to head back Uptown to the Bronx before Kane stepped out on the stage. It was hot, I was super dehydrated and thirsty, hungry, legs weak and tired, feet damn near numb, it was real yo. The things I go through for hip hop. LOL! Kane finally came out and he tore it up. I was especially waiting for him to bust a move and start dancing but he didn’t but I was still satisfied. Kane was still rocking and moving like it was the 80’s. He didn’t look lazy on the stage, he sounded great, full of energy, his style is not the same but his energy on the mic is still the same too and I have a few videos saved on my phone. Definitely a hip hop moment for me that I will never forget. I only own his first two albums. I hear the same things about Kane from everybody but of course I like to check things out for myself and I gotta hear the rest of his stuff. I’m pretty sure it’s not that bad. People do exaggerate but that’s what hip hop fans do. LOL! To the B-I-G D-A-Double D-Y K-A-N-E, thanks for the inspiration sir and oh yeah, he STILL ain’t half steppin’.