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Looks Like a Job For

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Like a lots of things in life, it's only with the passing of time that you learn to really appreciate things. Bid Daddy Kane had the misfortune to be in his prime in the Golden age of Hip Hop, with the likes of Rakim, LL Cool J, KRS-One, Kool G Rap, as his peers. Oh for a BDK now. This was his last release for Cold Chillin', and after this time, he was M.I.A. But what a CD to sign off with. This CD, too my mind, also highlights his weakness, wanting to a rapping about love, when most of his fans wanted him to be hardcore (listen to the `Prelude', where the great man addresses the situation himself) This CD is very hit & miss, but it showcases a man at the peak of his abilities. The lead single was this CD was' How U get a record deal'; with a very catchy video (check out you tube!) One of the highlights of this CD is' The Beef is on' which I can only describe as RUFF, true vintage Kane, in gangster mode. .'Stop Shammin' deals with the fakeness in the hip hop music industry (still relevant today!), whilst his dancers, Scoob & Scrap get on the mic on the afore mentioned `Here comes Kane, Scoob & Scrap'. Any fan of BDK should have this in their collection, and witness a true hip-hop GREAT.

If your down with kane and you don't have this cd what are you doing reading this? This cd is a classic.

The Big Daddy Kane's 5'th album is different from his others, it made with the hardcore New York flava. No more dance melodies, fast old school hip hop rhymes, just strictly raw hardcore. If you like Show & AG's "Goodfellas" and Black Moon's "Enta Da Stage" - U'LL LOVE IT. Trust me!

You ask most real hiphop fans to name the best that did it on the mic and alot of the time you'll hear Kane being mentioned amongst the list. His rapid fire delivery added to his witty lyricism and his overall charisma over the ill beats captivated heads from the second he gripped the mic. After releaseing classics such as "Long Live The Kane" and "Its A Big Daddy Thing" and 2 alright follow ups he resurfaced with this awesome album. From the opening title track to the smooth outro it bumps along nicely with a great mixture of his masterful wordplay, ill metaphors ("my rhymes are like spandex, they make any a** seem good")and smooth tracks like "Very Special" and "Give It To Me". The highlights for me were when Kane ripped tracks apart with fierce flows on tracks like "Looks Like A Job For...", "How U Get A Record Deal?", "Chocolate City", "Rest In Peace", "Ni**az Never Learn" and "Nuff Respect(remix)". 2 other standouts were the brilliant story orientated "The Beef Is On" and the message filled "Stop Shammin'". Another plus for this album was the versatile, hard, bass heavy production from Easy Moe Dee, Trackmasterz (before the went mainstream) and Kane himself. The only 2 weak tracks in my opinion were "Brother Man,Brother Man" and "Very Special", other than that its excellent, even if its sounds alittle bit dated at times.

One of the most dopest Mc's alive, The Big Daddy Kane is still at it with hard rhythms, humour and dope lyrics. In my opinion the album was O.k not as good as "It's a big daddy thing" but nevertheless what you would expect from the man himself.

I first bought this in 1993 after hearing it on WJPC, Rap Radio Chicago, 950 am for "It's hard being the Kane" but obviously, it wasn't on there I didn't know the title and had to key on a lyric so I picked "Give it to me". Turned out to be a great buy. If I had to only own one Kane CD, this is as good as any that I have, and that is three. It's hard and fast, the way I like rap to be.

Kane came back after his '91 album . . . I have to say this is one of his strongest albums, maybe after his first two. He's still hitting the ryhmes right, puns, metaphors etc. People who dogg his later 90's rhyme need to re-think, I bet these the people who have their mums buying them the Ja Rule's, Kanye's and Eminem's of the world. Album worth buying! "Your god damn right you should, coz my rhymes are like spandex, they make any ass seem good!" What rapper would say today hey?? Solid album

this is okay kane was trying to fit in the whole gangster rap thing which took over by 93 and like other rappers he looked foolish in the end the same mistake hammer, mc lyte, and others made still if you feel big daddy kane and love old school rap cop it.