Influence

How did the name come about?

Big Daddy Kane: 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. It’s like the most popular name cuz at that time you had Bruce Lee, Masta Killa, and Kane, young grasshopper. That was something used as a joke because niggas wanna play cocoa leavy or skelly outside but Thursday nights at 9 pm I can’t do it. Saturday at 3 o’clock, I can’t do it. I’m going to watch Kung Fu Theater on Saturday and the show Kung Fu on Thursday nights. That’s where the Kane part came from. The Big Daddy came from something that happened on a ski trip one time involving a young lady. It was a beach party with Vincent Price.

King: a male monarch of a major territorial unit
Asiatic: asian
Nobody's: no person is: not anybody is
Equal: EQUIVALENT: like in quality, nature, or status

According to J Period, thorough Brooklyn resident, "Kane influenced Biggie, he influenced Jay-Z, just in terms of their lyrical styles. But he doesn't get the notoriety the others do. I haven't been able to figure out why that is." True
when spouting off your favorite rapper, do you really mention the Kane? You need to. J Period knew that, and it was part of his inspiration in making the mix: "Kane was one of my favorites growing up. I memorized every word and just knew him backwards and forwards. [Then] he kinda went off the radar for a while. I did this [mix], because I wanted cats to be like, 'Oh shit, I forgot about Kane.'"

Big Daddy Kane has influenced most of the rappers who came after him. Yet, we forget about him. Why?

I dont know.

But thats not the issue. What J Period was talking about, I was thinkin about when I started this bullshit. So give up the respect where the respect is due. Long Live the Kane.

J Period Interview: http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=661
BDK Interview: http://www.halftimeonline.com/kane.htm