Music1986–present
Big Daddy Kane
Brooklyn rapper who combined smooth delivery with complex rhymes in the late 1980s and is widely credited as one of the most influential lyricists in hip-hop history.
Origin
Brooklyn, New York
Genre
Hip-HopRap
Pantheon Standing
| List Name | Rank | Combined |
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| Top 50 Hip Hop Artists of All Time | — | — |
The Cultural Record
Discography
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Long Live the Kane1988
It’s a Big Daddy Thing1989
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Daddy’s Home1994
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Taste of Chocolate1990
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Looks Like a Job For…1993
Rank History
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