Born: 09.10.1968
Birth Name: Antonio Hardy
Label: Cold Chillin' Records
Genre: Hip hop
Representin': Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Producer: 1984-Present
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a record producer/rapper from the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn, New York. He has worked with artists including 2Pac, Big L, Biz Markie, Marley Marl, Public Enemy, Teddy Riley, Rudy Ray Moore and Barry White. Heavily influenced by Grandmaster Caz in his earlier years, he continued to improve his fast flow and freestyle battle techniques. Part of Marley Marl's legendary Juice Crew, he also penned lyrics for fellow members Biz Markie and Roxanne Shanté. Kane was responsible for jump-starting and being the archetype for the career of Jay-Z and The Notorious B.I.G. Jay-Z, now a hugely commercially successful rapper, got his start as Kane's hypeman. He now lives in the Raleigh-Durham region of North Carolina. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.…Read full biography
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Klassik... gave birth to half of the rappers out now!
~Be Eazy!
Kane is a Legend he is the best out there for Hip-Hop
THE MAN ///RESPECT...DEEE-TROIT
Jay Z is tha shit now but witout this dude, cats like jay wouldn't even exist.
I SAW HIS PUMAS AT FOOTLOCKER
in the top 5 spitters of all time.
"....My rhymes wil remain like a hieroglyphics"
Kane meant that shit. Here we R... 20 years later and his flow is better than half the cats that's out now.
ONE OF THE FIRST TO PUT BROOKLYN ON THE MAP!!!!!
.... BIGGIE WHO????