Big Daddy Kane was born on Tuesday, September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA and he is a famous rapper.
Biography and Career:
Antonio Monterio Hardy (born September 10, 1968) better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MCs in Hip Hop Regarding the name Big Daddy Kane, he said: "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 came from something that happened on a ski trip one time involving a young lady.
Short Info:
Birth name Antonio Monterio Hardy
Born
September 10, 1968 (age 41)
Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, Producer
Years active 1984-present
Labels Cold Chillin' Records (1986-1993)
MCA Records (1994)
Mercury Records (1998)
Associated acts Juice Crew, Biz Markie, Kool G Rap, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan
Being born on 09/10, Big Daddy is a virgo.
Why is Big Daddy Kane famous?
Big Daddy Kane is regarded as one of the most influential and skilled golden age rappers. MTV put him at No. 7 in their Greatest MCs Of All Time list, he is placed at No.4 in Kool Moe Dee's book There's A God On The Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs, and RZA lists him as one of his Top 5 best MCs .All music says, "his best material ranks among the finest hip-hop of its era, and his sex-drenched persona was enormously influential on countless future would-be players", and describes him as, "an enormously talented battle MC" "one of rap's major talents", refers to his, "near-peerless technique" " and "first-rate technique and rhyming skills" and says he "had the sheer verbal facility and razor-clean dexterity to ambush any MC and exhilarate anyone who witnessed or heard him perform".
Why do we like Big Daddy Kane?
His first two albums are also considered Hip Hop classics and Rolling Stone says, "he has received consistent critical kudos". In the book, Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide To Hip-Hop And R&B, Cameron and Devin Lazerine say Big Daddy Kane is "widely seen as one of the best lyricists of his time and even today regularly gets name-checked by younger dudes".