It's all about the family tree, there's a family tree. You know Melly Mel birthed KRS-One, KRS-One I think birthed Tupac. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Rappers act so wild, and love to profile, Frontin' hard, but ain't got no style. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Rakim is a great lyricist. To me, it was always beautiful to be compared to him. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Whatever form of hip-hop you like, man, love it and keep it going. Keep it strong. Make sure it stays powerful. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I hope everybody out here is supporting hip-hop and trying to make it continue on. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Good rap records don't get too far, but rap records that are made for crossing over to white audiences do go a… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Rap songs don't always have to have a message. They can be done for pure entertainment or just to get a laugh. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
There's rappers out there that don't even know how to rhyme. They take someone else's words and go with it. To each… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Yeah, if you go too far, like there's some rappers that use words that just be a little too out there, it… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
If you call 'Rapper's Delight' an old-school record, I agree with you. If you call Sugar Hill Gang old school, I agree… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
No-frill rappers: you will evaporate, disintegrate, deflate to your fate, as the great will dominate straight to the state Of reignin', gainin'...So… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
What earns my respect is... I love great lyricists, artists that can create incredible rhymes or incredible songs. The same thing goes… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Think that I started taking emceeing very serious probably from the very beginning. Because I started as a battle rapper. It was… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I think that when it comes to emceeing that there's so many different approaches. You have your party rappers, which pretty much… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I think that a lot of battle rappers have a difficult time making songs because they don't know how to do a… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
When hip-hop was new and raw, it was all about being an MC. You wanted to be respected as a lyricist. But… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Early on I was a fan of Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers. I liked the way that he used a… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
The flow that I use, I really developed my rap style in the mid '80s based on Grandmaster Caz from the Cold… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
R&B stations don't say 'We have old school artist Ronald Isley in the house.' They say 'We have the legendary Ronald Isley.'… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
When I came up with KRS-One and Rakim, everybody had to step their lyrical game up to build a fan base. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Rap is good for politics because when you make a rap record, you put good music on a track and people listen… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
He's definitely someone who helped mold and shape hip-hop with his music. I would put him in the category of James Brown,… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Eminem is a major star. Em and JAY-Z have achieved things that I have never came close to achieving in my life.… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I don't really picture myself picking up a bunch of new young fans, but there's a young generation in hip-hop that I… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
There's so many different styles, but with me I just chose battle rap because I mean, I felt like that was the… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I like Ludacris; I think that he's a complete artist. I think that he makes great records; I think that he is… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Now if you call 'Ain't No Half-Steppin' ' or 'Raw' an old-school song, I agree with you. But if you call Big… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
To me hip-hop is a culture and I became an MC to be recognized as a dope lyricist. That's what I wanted… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
If you call 'Rapper's Delight' an old-school record, I agree with you. If you call Sugar Hill Gang old school, I agree with you.… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
When people in the street say, 'You're in my top five,' that means the world to me. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I realized pretty much everything I did wrong with 'Long Live the Kane' and went right back in and did 'It's a Big Daddy… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
You gotta school these young macks comin' up today... I mean to be 'frank', they just hot dogs, The girls are relish, and they… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Plenty poisoned minds of the people are ours. Slaves, from mental death. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I just wanted to be the best MC. I wasn't about owning a Bentley. I wanted to be recognized as the illest MC. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
If you're White then yes, you have White privilege. It's there for the taking if you choose to use it, you know, just keeping… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
My best album is probably my second one, It's a 'Big Daddy Thing.' I like a lot of the songs on there. It was… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
Shyheim, I took him on the road with me on the Budweiser Superfest. He was like 15 years old, too young to be on… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
There are desires that we all want to achieve, but remember respect is most greatest to receive. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I take them 8 to 80, dumb, crippled, and crazy. Crisp and clean with no caffeine, and a pair of spandex or either tight jeans. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
