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Big Daddy Kane is now a record producer who began his musical career as a rapper of note. His credits include working with many of the notable artists of the genre including 2pac and Ice Cube. He was responsible for some of the best-known of Biz Markie's lyrics and is acknowledged as the pioneer of "fast-rap".

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: June 21, 1988
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warner Bros / Wea
  • ASIN: B000002LEK
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #86,419 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

 
1. Long Live the Kane
2. Raw [Remix]
3. Set It Off
4. Day You're Mine
5. On the Bugged Tip
6. Ain't No Half Steppin'
7. I'll Take You There
8. Just Rhymin' With Biz
9. Mister Cee's Master Plan
10. Word to the Mother (Land)

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Big Daddy Kane's 1988 debut still stands as a raw classic from one of hip-hop's most fruitful years. The production is end to end brilliant, with Juice Crew guru Marley Marl soundtracking Kane through nine furious cuts (and one absolute stinker, the slow jam "The Day You're Mine"). Marl's production has rarely sounded finer, a gritty chorus of drums and funk-soul samples that have since been immortalized. "Raw," "Just Rhymin' with Biz," and "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" are the certified anthems, but they're not the only highlights. Check the furious "Long Live the Kane" and "Set It Off" for Kane's up-tempo odes to himself. "I'll Take You There" and "Word to the Mother(Land)" were the obligatory (yet heartfelt) Nation nods, mandatory during this brief late-'80s period of Afrocentricity. Though his image would soon switch to that of a smoothed-out new jack playa, the memory of Kane as one of hip-hop's supreme lyrical rulers lives long on this masterpiece. --Hua Hsu


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Media Type: CD
Artist: BIG DADDY KANE
Title: LONG LIVE THE KANE
Street Release Date: 06/21/1988
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Genre: RAP/HIP HOP

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Raw 17 Years Later (5 Stars), May 12, 2005
By Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews
  
I can't really say anything that hasn't been said here already. Long Live The Kane is a classic. Hands down. Point blank. Period. The lyrics were unlike anything that had been heard at the time and the beats were most definitely on point. At the time, sampling didn't require clearance (which would change later that year), so DJs/Producers were able to freely sample and the creative sounds of '88 were unlike any other year. Marley Marl most definitely hooked Kane up on this joint. "On The Bugged Tip", "Ain't No Half Steppin", "Raw (Remix)", "Set It Off", and "Just Rhymin' With Biz" are all classic joints. In fact, every song on the album is dope. Man, albums like this really make me long for the days of '88 again.

I have to disagree with some of these reviewers that say there is no filler on this album. "The Day You're Mine" could be considered filler when you examine the content of the rest of the album. But with cats like LL, Slick Rick, and Heavy D dropping classic joints for the ladies at the time, you could say that this was the trend at the time. Don't get me wrong, it's not wack......I'm just saying that it could be considered as filler because the rest of the album is centered around Kane getting busy on the mic.

Long Live The Kane is still a 5 star classic. It's been dissected, copied, examined, and used as a blueprint for hundreds of MCs that followed. Not many rap albums are as heavily sampled as this one. The beats are on point and the lyrics are timeless. Long Live The Kane is a must have album. It simply gets no better than this. Highly reccomended.

Standout Tracks: Every Track Stands Out
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Long Live The Kane!!!!, April 5, 2004
By Wayne Maye (Petersburg,VA) - See all my reviews
Big Daddy Kane is one of the most gifted MCs to grace the mic, up there with the likes of Rakim. Kane represented what an artists should do on the mic. It's too bad that no MCs flow like this today, but with Kane's first album, it should come as no surprise that his influence was felt in some other MCs after him, namely Jay-Z. But with Long Live The Kane, Kane made his mark in hip hop forever. Here's the review:

Album Highlights: The entire album, there's no filler here.

Production: Thumbs up. Marley Marl on the boards, nuff said.

Lyrics and Subject Matter: Thumbs up. Outside of Rakim and Kool G.Rap, NO ONE else was THIS nice with the words.

Originality: Thumbs Up.

The Last Word: One CLASSIC album. This is true Big Daddy Kane in all of his glory. He truly represented with his lyrical skills, sense of dropping ILL metaphors, and clever delivery. He won't be forgotten. A STRONG RECOMMENDATION for this album. You won't be disappointed.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars He's responsible for me getting my flatop, October 5, 2004
By Bigchee (Brooklyn) - See all my reviews
Brooklyn extrodaniaire. Repped our borough to the fullest. Dark skinned playboy that hit the scene that had all of us cats wanting to be like him.

4 finger ring sportin, cameo cut wearing, dude was the idol for the kid. He was the Eric Dickerson of hip-hop back then. Lyrically untouchable. Was rapid fire with his. You couldnt wait for his solo album to drop after hearing him on "Just rhymin with Biz" in 87'.

Miss those days...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Long Live the Kane
I don't know how many people do not already have or who have had this cd (cassette) and gave it major airplay when it came out back in the late 80's. Read more
Published 7 months ago by NEOSOUL06

5.0 out of 5 stars 88, the year to set it straight,there ain't no half stepping!
1988 was a pivotal year for me. I turned 20 that year, and it was also the year that I feel in love with Hip Hop, after hearing PE's 'Rebel without a Pause'. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Derek Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars i'm the big daddy kane
loved this back in 89 back in this era of rap rappers did'nt need 12 guest stars and 10 producers kane just does it alone fresj rhymes and all and mr. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Sherance Brothers

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest bragging CD ever released
Yes, this is a CD mostly full of bragging, saying he's the best,but he does it well and drops some of the best battling lines ever. Read more
Published on July 26, 2007 by A. G. You

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Live The Kane
Kane is the best emcee of all times, Rakim, G-Rap, Masta Ace are all nice. But nobody touches Kane. Why? Because he had a veratility that made him ahead of him time. Read more
Published on September 21, 2006 by J. Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars I have got to give it up to Big Daddy Kane.
This classic debut showcase all his talents. When he was young and when nothing was or could hold him back. This album is one of the blueprints of hip-hop. Read more
Published on August 31, 2006 by Jenny J.J.I.

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD Contains 2 Of Hip Hop's Greatest Songs!
Big Daddy Kane is easily one of the top 3 lyricists of all-time. There is no disputing how good his lyrics were, but what separates him from all others (except his equal - Rakim)... Read more
Published on June 17, 2006 by fifthmusketeer

5.0 out of 5 stars hip hops best lyricist at his finest
There's always an argument over who's the best lyricist in hip-hop. Nas, Jay-Z, Rakim, Eminem, Black Thought, Ice Cube, Biggie and a Wu-Tang member (usually Ghostface) are usually... Read more
Published on November 19, 2005 by nick to the wil

5.0 out of 5 stars LONG LIVE THE KANE!
ONE HELL OF AN ALBUM FROM THE LATE 80'S...THIS ONE WAS A PART OF MY COLLECTION,BACK THEN AND, IT STILL IS.
Published on November 11, 2005 by thaman

5.0 out of 5 stars Ill
This was also a very influential Hip Hop album (Biggie Smalls)one of the best rappers ever classic album kane was the biggie of the 80's nobody could touch him.
Published on August 9, 2005 by PRINCE LUV

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