Vomitspit - Big Daddy Kane

Big Daddy Kane 
Set It Off
Long Live the Kane










"I can sneeze, sniffle and cough
E-e-e-even if I stutter Imma still come off"


Big Daddy Kane asserting that there is very little that will impact his ability to excel at Mcing.

"Heavyweight rhyme writer..." - Ghostface Killah

There is a short list of rappers who can 'set it off' on a Big Daddy Kane beat. Ghostface Killah is one of them. The beats-per-minute of this Kane track far exceeds what Ghost typically spits to, though you would not be able to tell by listening to it. He is as comfortable on this as he is on a Rza or Mathematics produced track. The content is very much in line with what you'd expect from him, story telling, imagery, metaphors and earnestness. 

Drake Daddy Kane?

"Why should I give off a gangster contrast
When I can rap about gettin some ass..." - Big Daddy Kane

Since my rotator surgery the only exercise I can get is walking. During one of those recent walks I was listening to a of off Drake's So Far Gone mixtape. It is a really good song set to one of the beats from Kanye's 808 songs and Drake does his thing lyrically. This is when Drake displayed more lyrical balance as an MC. While listening to it my mind went through my it's normal gyrations ...... (why doesn't Drake rap like this more often, why do good rappers get signed to a major label and lose their authenticity, bla, bla, bla... )when suddenly, I thought, Big Daddy Kane.

All of the Golden Agers that give Drake a hard time for being sweet, need to dig in their respective crates. I am not comparing Drakes skills to Kanes. Big Daddy Kane has a number of classic records and is in most people's top 7 rappers of all time. B.D.K was more transcendent, one of the main users of the multisylabic rhyme schemes during his time. The reality is that there are some grounds for comparison. They both have flow and lyrics.  Drake is no lyrical pushover and also brought something new and refreshing to the game for his era. Kane came into the game with a hardcore persona while Drake did not, both are good looking guys who have charm and charisma that goes across gender lines. Both recognized said female appeal and began to release songs aimed and that particular demographic.

Interestingly enough both never really needed to go as far as they did to capture the female audience as their original stuff already had that balance.

Additionally, they both got defensive after fans grew weary of their, ahem, "making songs just for the bitches". Drake has countless references to this in his post So Far Gone releases, and I stumbled up a Kane interlude from the 1993 release, Looks Like a Job For...

Dope rhyme, but you can hear his defensiveness throughout.