Big Daddy Kane: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Feb. 19, 2018 | Abby O'Neill -- One of the greatest to ever bless the mic, Big Daddy Kane treated Tiny Desk to an office block party in the true essence of hip-hop. He performed a short set of classics, including "Smooth Operator," "Ain't No Half Steppin'," "Raw" and a bonus freestyle. Through his warm, engaging and devilishly self-effacing style, the pioneer used an interlude between songs to address the intergenerational divisiveness defining rap today and the importance of fans of all ages supporting whatever they like, while "focusing on what's positive and keeping that in the spotlight."
Kane, aka Dark Gable, was a breakout member of the seminal Juice Crew in hip-hop's golden era during the latter part of the 1980s. He popularized quick-cadence flows and multisyllabic rhyme schemes before passing the torch to early mentees like Jay-Z. Many a night during my adolescence was spent trying to memorize the baritone MC's lyrics. During those sessions, I could only feel sympathy for the subpar MCs who fell victim to the "Wrath of Kane."
The smooth operator, Big Daddy Kane, still emits that same palpable swag he did as a lyrical heartthrob during his heyday. He strides into the room and fully commands it with his presence. And now that hip-hop is the most popular genre, with its biggest stars wielding global influence, it's important to us here at Tiny Desk to continue to make room for the legends who laid the foundation before the whole world became hip. Long live the Kane.
SET LIST
• "Raw"
• "Smooth Operator"
• "Ain't No Half Steppin"
• "Freestyle"
MUSICIANS
Antonio Hardy, Matt Lambert, Benjamin Geis, Judson Nelson, John Williams
CREDITS
Producers: Abby O'Neill, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Maia Stern, Alyse Young; Assistant Editor: Dani Lyman; Production Assistant: CJ Riculan; Photo: Claire Harbage/NPR.
Пікірлер: 5 100
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@svenm.octavian
7 ай бұрын
Well said. We are all cool for appreciating his music
@treync6734
5 ай бұрын
facts 😂😂
@embrown9042
3 ай бұрын
Word!!
@LesterParham
2 ай бұрын
1¹😅¹¹😅1😅😅😅qqq😅wr❤qq❤qqq
@LesterParham
2 ай бұрын
Q
Kane is so smooth he makes silk jealous.
@akmuk7
11 ай бұрын
🤣 Right!? Dope as fk 🙌
@savannahtony5043
9 ай бұрын
😂
@freekjanvanes
8 ай бұрын
Hahahahahahahahaha
@dontathomas6746
3 ай бұрын
Dope compliment 😊
@deigamohamed707
3 ай бұрын
😂👏🏾👏🏾
FACT: Listening to BDK will make you 25% cooler than you were yesterday...
@kurtk7521
4 жыл бұрын
Haha the best comment on here bro.
@onedawoman
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@cwagsr7189
4 жыл бұрын
FACTS!
@lex4698
4 жыл бұрын
OldSchool845 Major Facts,bruh💣
@owencarmen
4 жыл бұрын
Another #TrueStory
50 years of age and he's still spitting freestyles like it's '88. Kane truly is one of the greatest ever
@lennym480
10 ай бұрын
54
@jfc4798
9 ай бұрын
55 in a couple of weeks. Killed it on saturday night in London.
@smithraymond09029
9 ай бұрын
Lol, 50 is the new 40, my man. I'm 52 and kicking life in the @ss on the daily. Feel great!
@johnduffy6992
8 ай бұрын
Yeah
@iFunkism
6 ай бұрын
and still has all his hair
Five years later, this is still one of the best Tiny Desk concerts ever. Big Daddy Kane is still one of the best rappers ever.
@pienjopienjo7697
8 ай бұрын
Oh lordy lordy lord. This is sublime.
@409CJ
6 ай бұрын
You hadn't seen the FaceMob one yet!😂
@stefandee1970
4 ай бұрын
And Rakim...
@doctortachanka2341
3 ай бұрын
We also got Dj Premier to represent ones we aren't able to see live no more
@sshu2602
2 ай бұрын
Facts
I was 21 when this gem dropped in 88. Today 2024 im 56 and still rocking with BDK.
Man Big Daddy Kane’s rhyming pattern is just timeless.
@marinevet4131
3 жыл бұрын
Crazy right? His cadence was unmatched.
@scottphillips8117
3 жыл бұрын
@@marinevet4131 flawless
@curbotize
3 жыл бұрын
@@thepunygiant I don't understand why one HAS to be better than the other. Why can't there be equal talent. Ie Rakim and BDK.
@thirty-three4395
3 жыл бұрын
This is clearly where BIG got his flow from, and where Jay got his MC Presence from! Watch Thirty-Three Hip Hop on KZread
@garybell1420
3 жыл бұрын
Respect 🙏
The way he controls the crowd, band, and his own lyrics is TRULY the definition of mc.
@Nhilzer
Жыл бұрын
Word !
@DankSwegSkuxxXhayel
10 ай бұрын
💯
@jdr5501
Ай бұрын
Compare this episode to the Scarface episode! Mind Blown!
Dude is better looking and sounds better than he did 30 years ago. What a f'n legend...
You cannot teach SWAG. This guy has swag for days and exudes the definition of a cool cat👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 He is one of the best lyrical rappers ever.
I'm a 46 year old man almost ready to cry. This shi* is classic!
@miraail
4 жыл бұрын
It means alot to us brotha!
@muratcicin223
3 жыл бұрын
47 🤗✌
@t2p
3 жыл бұрын
Right there with u man ...too epic
@thembadube9206
2 жыл бұрын
Right there with you!
@Tashaten
2 жыл бұрын
I am crying right now!!! I so love my jr.high school years to this 👑!!!
Big Daddy Kane posters were all over my wall growing up. A true pioneer.
I personally feel that Big Daddy Kane is the No.1 eMCee of all times.
@bimestman
6 ай бұрын
So, so.
@tonydeez8948
5 ай бұрын
Rakim and BDK.... my choices
@SlimGetsTheBag
Ай бұрын
Nahhhhhhh
Big Daddy Kane on Tiny desk!!! This gets a like without even having touched the play button!
@eriecatiz
6 жыл бұрын
Simon B Indeed!
Big daddy thank you for real hip-hop in 2018’
@davebrown9714
6 жыл бұрын
Егор Чернявский Real hip hop 👌👍
Just need KRS One now🎉
His breath control is amazing. A true MC!
Kane's showmanship is exquisite!!! That's how you supposed to perform
@TheChodax
3 жыл бұрын
Don't make them like they used to, it's just a joy to watch and listen.
this is your favorite rapper's favorite rapper
@darienfowler8102
6 жыл бұрын
wipergfxx Exactly!
@yoelzaid
6 жыл бұрын
prob your favorite rapper's favorite rapper's favorite rapper by now
@guima9886
6 жыл бұрын
indeed
@willpetersen1692
6 жыл бұрын
You forgot to add another favorite rapper
@migythebeast4437
6 жыл бұрын
wipergfxx yessss sir ..
Kane and Rakim singlehandedly changed Hip Hop forever with a unique flow, wordplay, cadence and overall verbal gymnastics that had never been heard before! Kane deserves to be on Mount “Rapmore”.
@herbertgaines4111
3 жыл бұрын
Facts
@pjmaas4287
3 жыл бұрын
and people were checking their watches while he was spitting
@MIAMI305LIVE
3 жыл бұрын
Facts.
@followtheboat
2 жыл бұрын
True. And I had the pleasure of seeing both of them live back in the day. Unforgettable performances.
@AsiaDanceScene
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely looking forward to the Verzuz
Props to the Band! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Whoever gave thumbs down, you all half steppin
@oneshothooligan6279
6 жыл бұрын
damn funny! best 1...
@vividkiks
6 жыл бұрын
Dawn Bryant word!
@caligirl3000...
5 жыл бұрын
Haters
@TheDesciple30
3 жыл бұрын
Facts
@phillipscott1881
2 жыл бұрын
Thumbs down 🤯 Ain't no way man, Ain't no way 🤔🧐 Finger must have slipped
You're just a butter knife--He's a machete. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾✨✨
This is what a true EMcee does. Control the crowd through their authentic persona. Legendary...
@mmww_
3 жыл бұрын
yeah man what a performance. master of ceremony through and through
@AnnnnnaQ
2 жыл бұрын
And he knows his audience!
@ghoffrantaha
2 жыл бұрын
"to me MC means move the crowd" 😍
@DBrown-gu4ry
Жыл бұрын
You can see that at 10:05. I love how he finishes it with "I can take it from here..." and goes right back into his flow! A master!
@wyattspencer9505
Жыл бұрын
Needs to do the whole album and take these guys on tour!
Couldn’t figure out why my face was starting to hurt, then I realized it’s because I haven’t stopped smiling while listening to this episode. Takes me back to my freshman year of college when I discovered the Kane. 1987.
@serotoninlight7269
3 жыл бұрын
Facts
@khidowney7169
2 жыл бұрын
Fa sho' my brother put me on he was 5 yrs older
Whoever yelled "one more" at the end. Thank you
@washjr
4 жыл бұрын
I swear he GASSED that freestyle
@danielwilson9724
4 жыл бұрын
Tht freestyle was AMAZING.. the band was on point with him too
@jrvapor
3 жыл бұрын
WORD!!!
I never listened to Big Daddy Kane in my life, but this performance was so tight, I can’t believe I never have. A true performer.
@slimischillin7753
4 жыл бұрын
Word is bond, he from the old school of performing and emceeing. You see how he got the crowd and band involved? That’s what’s it’s all about.
@Zaagvis
4 жыл бұрын
@@slimischillin7753 yeye ur right.. now we need KRSONE
@dublinrupepupkin
4 жыл бұрын
You missing out.
@tygotcha7
Жыл бұрын
Well then, I am happy for your discovery! To complete the experience go listen to real tracks off the albums. This man is a national treasure.
@patb888
9 ай бұрын
@@tygotcha7this right here is the truth.
This version on ‘Ain’t no half steppin’ should be a single
Big Daddy Kane is still on fire. Burn the roof down Big Daddy.😊
Kane still teaching what a True M.C. means...Master of Ceremonies. Controls the stage like no other. GOAT 🐐
@dimein903
3 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY
@mistermark4496
3 жыл бұрын
Yes yes y'all
@TheChodax
3 жыл бұрын
Him and Rakim, dear god, the talent.
@Guthix198
3 жыл бұрын
This guy? Lol he is a joke they must have got him off of the street and told him to mumble some stuff
@dacenmclean7901
3 жыл бұрын
@@Guthix198 he’s been pitting out albums since the 80s. The only joke here is you. You’re an asswad.
tiny desk's audio quality is stupid good, period.
@beaszze
5 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah...
@antislutful
5 жыл бұрын
They work in Radio after all.
@legshakermaker1968
5 жыл бұрын
Always!
@krisinsd
5 жыл бұрын
Honestly maybe the 80s rap production wasn't this best but this is the best I've ever heard BDK
@CeeCeeB.
4 жыл бұрын
Always
Im 60 years old and still love Kane
BIG DADDY KANE IS BY FAR >>>>I I wish i could have been at this live event.....
I’m in tears I lost My Father 9/24/18 this was the ONLY Rapper My Father would listen to in ‘88 while riding in My car.... Long Live the Kane
@lcoleman6046
5 жыл бұрын
R.I.P DAD!
@zedman6473
5 жыл бұрын
You're father was an OG! RIP
@countryboyred
4 жыл бұрын
Hope your father rests in peace. God bless
@onedawoman
4 жыл бұрын
Dope! Rest In Paradise Pops.
@chefayitsmee1024
4 жыл бұрын
GaugezPup- Prayers to ur dad... come to think about....I'm sure he keeps things on lookin out...For u and ur fam.... Set it off, brother!!! Get raw!🙏🙏🙏🙏
Two years later, this is still one of the best Tiny Desk concerts ever. Thirty years later, BDK is still one of the best rappers ever.
Kane is timeless... His mere presence commands the respect of hip-hop fans and casual bystanders alike.
When he did RaW I was driving and crying. I am a preacher now, but I use to rap in the 80’s and 90’s I knew all his lyrics
I'm sad... I can only press LIKE once.
@EnergyDivineBalance
6 жыл бұрын
Right!
@1MarkKeller
5 жыл бұрын
Click like on the computer ... then click like on your phone! I do it all the time! lol
@pgemeiner
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly :-)
@NJbakintheday
5 жыл бұрын
Mario Pierre I'm sad... the golden age of hip hop has passed.
@kurtadams3021
5 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed
I'm 56, been a hip-hop head for a minute 🎤 Just found this channel 🙄 Listened to this, Wu, and Rakim so far. I am in heaven🙏🏻💯😎
@bobbybananas
4 жыл бұрын
Gza genius is the one
@bobbybananas
4 жыл бұрын
@jimmie jenkins fair play , each to there own .. peace to the gods
@cheriesky4135
3 жыл бұрын
Wu Tang, Rahim and Kane my favorite on NPR
@napothick
3 жыл бұрын
Big Boi went in as well
@tazzhardwick7466
3 жыл бұрын
I'm 53 so I feel you we were there from the beginning.
Happy 53rd Birthday Antonio Hardy. AKA Big Daddy Kane 09/10/68.. Straight up OG in da house.. Big up's birthday boyyyyyy..
Decades later rapping his poetry so perfectly we almost don't deserve to be an audience of his magnificence.
@ilovemyevo556
Жыл бұрын
I really just wanted to say decades later he's rapping his lyrics so perfectly one might think he does them every day all this time.. but his influence made me just rhyme lol
@teetreadwell9290
11 ай бұрын
Almost....
This Man Is 50 Years Old And Still Flowing Like This? Shaking My Dam Head!!! 👑👍🏿👏🏿
@dnae760
5 жыл бұрын
Mmm hmmm
@emilyruth2164
5 жыл бұрын
swagalicious
@jaykay2003
5 жыл бұрын
50 is the new 30.... Believe me, I know what I'm talkin' bout.... ;-)
@Tacconi757
5 жыл бұрын
he older than 50, gotta be
@youngtrza8335
5 жыл бұрын
Why can't these new rappers rhyme like him 🤦♂️
19 minutes worth spending your life on.
kane aged like the finest of wines
dang he sounds incredible live
@johnjoseph2294
Жыл бұрын
👍🏿
It's not just his rapping, but it's the way he works the band and the audience - everyone is involved and enjoying themselves.
@Kilian541
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely an MC in every sense of the word
@haroldbolling3187
3 жыл бұрын
He's MC'in..
@123456789021630
3 жыл бұрын
AND , that is difference between an artist and a performer. He is a true performer.
If hiphop had a mount Rushmore ...he'd be on it.
@wanZ...
4 жыл бұрын
Okayyyyyyyy,!!!!
@iTaLyZfiNeSt08
4 жыл бұрын
Believe me he is on it, if you know you know!
@ThePIPdesign
3 жыл бұрын
agreed.
@DG-gx4sg
3 жыл бұрын
Rakim, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap - the big four fathers of hip-hop
@facksvillain2296
3 жыл бұрын
@@DG-gx4sg yes yes
The cassette player in my 81 Honda Civic never got tired of this!!
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Big Daddy Kane used to be my man (in my head) back in the 90’s😆😂🤣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Father of the Style. Which style? Pick. Any style. All the styles. The father of all of you rappers, whether you know it or not. The progenitor of all of modern day rap. The source of flow. The root of the rhymes. The King Asiatic Nobody's Equal.
@rjgthuro
6 жыл бұрын
GwazaJuse props! Too cool for that.
@EnergyDivineBalance
6 жыл бұрын
He was my top favorite.back in the day.... and forever will have love for him and he is diffidently on my top 5..... however Sa Roc....... is what MC''s like him spond.... check her out
@soonersfan.
5 жыл бұрын
for real
Warm it up Kane. Warm it up Kane. Warm it up Kane.
@fruitarianlove
5 жыл бұрын
Damn you know kane..... Impresssed.
Wow this was 5 years ago!!! Absolutely Love BDK!!!!
Brother put his cap and shades on, threw his coat over his arm and fade out like a 70's hero from a blaxploitation move. My man, my man. Mike drop
L-E-G-E-N-D, his flow is genius! He sounds better live than a lot of rapper's studio versions.
@DEVINEJUSTICEALLAH72
6 жыл бұрын
Groovery FACTS!!
@leoutube1
6 жыл бұрын
T-R-U-E
@leoutube1
6 жыл бұрын
I don´t speak english very much...bt i want to say he ´s , for me, the greatest live rapper!!still better than Rakim!!
@vividkiks
6 жыл бұрын
Groovery drops mic, grabs coat, and leaves that lame ass audience wanting more.
@douglashenrique6206
8 ай бұрын
Notorious copy
Kane still got his flow, he’s ageless!
@paisleyprincess7996
4 жыл бұрын
When you can remember him as a Youngblood on YO! MTV Raps and then see him looking older...it reminds me how old I’M getting. Still looks good tho
@blendaboard4962
4 жыл бұрын
Yes he is !!
@blendaboard4962
4 жыл бұрын
Spit it out there like it was yesterday , I love how he redid his hit's ..
@tyronephillips3188
4 жыл бұрын
Bless all.
Man! He's still got it!
Kane looks great. Sounds great. This made me so happy. Long live the Kane!
100% PURE Hip Hop. Much love and respect from the UK side.
@anthonyjacksonj425
6 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest rapper's to ever hold a Mic.Period!!
@krushr4lifeimageworks231
6 жыл бұрын
stewrmo kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHqIr9SgZaSeY8o.html 🎧🎧🎧🎤🎤💥💥💥✊🏾 #do4theculture✊🏾
"so full of action my name should be a verb." Big Daddy Kane is the man!!
These new rappers will not, I repeat, will not be able to take their music this far....
@ibcalm24
3 жыл бұрын
Not when you need props & add ons need I say auto tune, a synthesizer. This is real not memorex.
@laszlovari
2 жыл бұрын
The mode and time had been changed unfortunately. The new ones aren’t making rap anymore, more like some noises.
@shortseater9379
2 жыл бұрын
@@laszlovari idk man look at what he says after aint no half steppin. if theyre just making what they enjoy id say thats exactly the future of hip hop is. also if u wanna hear some real lyrical ppl they still exist, its just not whats the most popular right now
@AnnnnnaQ
2 жыл бұрын
I would say some of Kendrick stuff is timeless..
@Tashaten
2 жыл бұрын
I am crying to this old school 👑 right now!!!!
This puts a huge smile on my face everytime I watch it. Long Live the Kane.
@UmmJannah5
2 жыл бұрын
Yesssss! that freestyle he did at the end shows how heavily he influenced Jay Z🔥
Legendary 💯💥👌Can't believe my eyes. Thanks Tiny Desk Concert
@Parmoss1640
6 жыл бұрын
I'm a 46 year old man almost ready to cry. This shi* is classic!
@goldtoothjacko
6 жыл бұрын
I am glad you said that as it brought tears to my eyes too!! This is beyond dope (44 year old guy here)
@anjlndadark29
6 жыл бұрын
DITTO TO THAT!
@anjlndadark29
6 жыл бұрын
45 BTW FOR ME!
@stephanallgaier3869
6 жыл бұрын
Thats whats up!
He emits that "cool dad of your friend" energy
@1stone379
3 жыл бұрын
Maaaaan?.. I was just about to type "he's the dad that's cooler than your friends" 😂😂
@crisleroi299
2 жыл бұрын
He's the cool uncle that pulls up to the family reunion with a different jawn every year.
LYRICAL MASTERPIECE!!!
@markgillan3750
2 жыл бұрын
Masta indeed
@lovejoyful606
2 жыл бұрын
Yep!😄
@indiehiphop.6560
2 жыл бұрын
Grandmaster
I had to come back to this one after watching the Scarface one and I gotta say ladies and gentlemen the OG’s definitely showed up and showed out.
True legends never loose a step take notes people
@dwilz1183
6 жыл бұрын
Damagedone56 good comment
The best part of these NPR music concerts is seeing how great Rap can be with real musicians and live music. Much better in my opinion. The Rakim one as amazing
@sharpdogg3449
3 жыл бұрын
Mike you are right! I love that keyboard sound! How do i find more music with the keyboard in it?
@ryanmorgan7380
3 жыл бұрын
Gza with the soul rebels is another great one
@TheChodax
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, goosebumps and butterflies watching BDK and Rakim with live bands.
@exzinerlloyd5470
3 жыл бұрын
I concur
@nacho2186
3 жыл бұрын
you born today?
BDK is one of the OLA ( original lryical assassins ) of hip hop/rap. Big Daddy Kane. THANKS!!! This was f-in FIRE. This was EPIC.
Kane is just a natural at this. A true walking definition of an EMCEE
Daymn, thank goodness NPR respects the originators of style and craft -- this is beautiful, Big Daddy Kane!
"Ain't No Half-Steppin'" is one of my favorite songs of all time. The lyrical content of that song is out of this world.
@Mesingel
3 жыл бұрын
Say it like it's six o'clock!
@andreaslouskos5792
3 жыл бұрын
This specific version is my favorite
@jasonhumphries8463
3 жыл бұрын
💯i been saying the same thing since it came out💯
@davidmartinez9804
3 жыл бұрын
Me too. It's like the Anthem to my life.
Kane really is the man and has to be the smoothest operator that's ever lived
Definitely one of the top tiny desk performances. That sax was giving me hustle man pick up the pieces vibes😂😂
@yhwhislife
6 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 he had Martin tappin his foot tho😂😂
The sound is too damn smooth!
Big Daddy Kane a legend
Best walk-off ever... A true master of ceremony.
One of my Favorite not to mention Dayum that Brother is Handsome 🎉❤
Man Big Daddy Kane’s rhyming pattern is just timeless. I'm a old school cat... that's ma game
@rogerrice5325
Жыл бұрын
Word 🤜🏾🤜🏾🤜🏾
@jamesfeddema8059
10 ай бұрын
One of the cleanest lyricists ever
@DfromTC
10 ай бұрын
💯💯💯💯
Shiiiit! This is so smooth, i just slid off my chair!!
Loved how he shared the spotlight with his band. That’s cause he has class. Go Daddy Kane.
One of the smoothest and coolest to ever do it.
This sounds better than any studio album wtf this is amazing
@tamirajohnelle4700
4 жыл бұрын
Ash 123 lmao right🤣🤣
@wendellavenger9652
4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@fallinginthed33p
4 жыл бұрын
I watched the video of the sound tech doing his work and I still don't know what he did. It's magic.
@ayo30s
4 жыл бұрын
Right??? 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
@yousefbarber6013
4 жыл бұрын
Word!!
I understood every single word he said!
@monsterkis
5 жыл бұрын
Thane Williams you can understand most but you just don’t want to
@weaselinjeans1
5 жыл бұрын
Your to young kid. All the best though.
@ZachariaYonis
4 жыл бұрын
@@monsterkislol go back and listen to that trash then
@RobertTheNag
4 жыл бұрын
But not any more once you switch your hearing aid off!
@paisleyprincess7996
4 жыл бұрын
I did 30 years ago!
Hands down one of the greatest ever to rhyme, still rocking crowds like a boss
My favourite Song fron Big Daddy Kane Smooth Operator
Big Daddy Kane is a true MC! The original meaning of the word is master of ceremonies and their job wasn't to just perform but to keep the audience engaged in between sets of the DJs, and he really takes this into account in his performances. Making sure the audience and the band are all having a good time. Long live BDK!
An acoustig big daddy kane allbum would be lit.
@dnae760
5 жыл бұрын
Yep
@FinalFlash2110
5 жыл бұрын
Lit means stoned. It would be cool tho yes.
@FinalFlash2110
5 жыл бұрын
Also its acoustic.
How can I thumbs up this video multiple times! BDK is awesome and STILL got it!
Amaziiing. Love from Nairobi Kenya, NPR to the world.
This made my day. I've been a BDK fan since the cold chillin days.
BDK, still undefeated. #salute
@drewt8487
6 жыл бұрын
Big Daddy Kane OG 86-87 was a great year real hip hip
@drewt8487
6 жыл бұрын
Hip hop my bad
@keefazstudio
6 жыл бұрын
hooray...
@ngairehodge8566
6 жыл бұрын
ho, hey ho!
LONG LIVE THE KANE💥💯
06-2022 and this still one of my favorites Tiny desk concerts, just incredible vocal flow
@profyle766
Жыл бұрын
I'm with u 💯
I feel like even if it's just old hits, Kane needs to record a whole album like this. I would defs buy it, this sounds so good and takes his songs and elevates it to a completely other level 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@JtothaMajesty
2 жыл бұрын
JU-Neek "Survival" (feat. MC Don-E) -> see iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, etc.
@ToniBlackman4
2 жыл бұрын
Right! Imagine a whole live album. I would buy it and play it on repeat.
@shandajohnson8825
Жыл бұрын
It’s not old it’s classic
@stevelouie5928
Жыл бұрын
Everything sounds better with live instruments.
I LOVE how rappers who sampled classic instrumentation can get modern musicians to play those beats LIVE with the real thing while they perform. It legitimizes the art of rap because it shows that it can be done at a high level regardless of what is being used to support it musically. Respect to NPR for not treating rap like it's sub-par compared to other genres.
@arghydoodles1921
4 жыл бұрын
for sure, full bands used for hip hop instrumentation is soooo underrated!
@JamesFaction
4 жыл бұрын
This band is ON POINT. Even the white dudes. 😅
@bo24.u.98
4 жыл бұрын
Wow nicely said.
@usedblazers
4 жыл бұрын
Saw BDK & his band (not sure if it was the same band), and it was epic. And the crowd was full of OGs & young ones. Prolly the best show I’ve ever been to.
@1stone379
3 жыл бұрын
Well said
I enjoy HipHop stars in Tiny desk more than any other genre, the sound is just perfect. Thank You NPR for all these amazing concerts
It's so gorgeous to see a true pioneer, an emcee to the core in a concert like this. How lucky the people who were there.
The flow is still FLAWLESS!!!!
@tobytoxic
2 жыл бұрын
That man invented FLOW!!!!
Ain't no half steppin. On repeat. Unbelievable performance. GOAT
@RCallahan592
4 жыл бұрын
The original version of this is basically ear rape with the off key sax sample and screeching noise. I need this live performance in my music library. Rhyme and flow are just as good though.
@TWTurnerEA11
4 жыл бұрын
@@RCallahan592 Went and listened to the original and you're totally right. I wonder who okay'd that sound bit in the original?
Big Daddy still looking and sounding A1.