Big Daddy Kane = GOAT?

day

I'd say so.

piedpiper

hertzhog

Long live the Kane, but as far as longevity goes, he's not quite on that level.

batmon

Arguably Yes. The GOAT is interchangable depending on many things.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar/MJ/Chamberlain/Russell/....

Kane/Rakim/LL/Melle Mel/Kool Keith/Caz/KRSONE/.....

Kane style has spawned a gang of MCs.

faux_rillz

Kool Keith

Please be serious.

batmon

Kool Keith

Please be serious.

I knew you'd call me on that.

One day i'll have to state my case.

DOR

While he hasn't done anything to stand out in the last 5 years. He can still do it something fierce.

oreo_jones84

Agreed. Kane fathered the styles of Biggie and Hova. "It's A Big Daddy Thing" was always my favorite Kane album. Raw (Live) =

PATX

Saw him in BK last summer. Stopped for a sec to apologize that he just did 4 fast songs in a row and had to slow it down on account of him being a 36 year old geezer. WTF?!!! The show was "dope" w/ appearances by Daddy-O and Dana Dane. Rakim GOAT rapper, Kane GOAT Hip Hop recording artist. Marley Marl is God. In that order.

DJ_Enki

Raw (Live) =

I can't even imagine what it must've been like to have been in the crowd for that.

LordNO

Just to extend this thought experiment- name one directed-at-all-yall battle verse that could follow Kane's on "Just rhymin with Biz" without sounding weak..

batmon

Just to extend this thought experiment- name one directed-at-all-yall battle verse that could follow Kane's on "Just rhymin with Biz" without sounding weak..

[Big L]

Ah check it out, yo

Ayo everywhere I go, brothers know my fucking name

I'm flooring niggas and I only weight a buck and change

I gave a lot of black eyes in my extorting days

Fucking with me, a lotta niggas was sporting shades

I grab the microphone and scar jerks

Niggas running up (Put me on!) What the fuck, is this star search?

I'm relieving rappers like Sudafed

And if the microphone was smoke then Big L would be a buddha head

Ayo my crew's real smooth like Lopez

I was rocking mics since niggas was wearing Pro Keds

I only roll with originators

Chicks stick to my dick like magnets on refridgerators

I'm a crazy mean lyracist

Many are in fear of this, yeah, so they stand clear of this

And those that refuse the order, Big L bruise and slaughter

Niggas hear me and take notes like a news reporter

I'll bend a rapper like a fender, I'm slender, but far from tender

Killing niggas like a Klan member

You can't touch this, your rhyme's to darn weak, front

And I'm a introduce your brains to the concrete

I keep hoes satisfied, I'm pushing the fattest ride

To take me out, troop, even the baddest try

But they fell cause my techniques are liver

I'm so deaf I need a hearing aid with an equalizer

You tried to hit a home run but you struck out

My rhymes were released, I'd like to say peace the fuck out[/b]

Dustbuster

Where would Kool G. Rap rank? He's got tons of classics too and I would say he was just as influential, if not more so.

day

Just to extend this thought experiment- name one directed-at-all-yall battle verse that could follow Kane's on "Just rhymin with Biz" without sounding weak..

[Big L]

Ah check it out, yo

Ayo everywhere I go, brothers know my fucking name

I'm flooring niggas and I only weight a buck and change

I gave a lot of black eyes in my extorting days

Fucking with me, a lotta niggas was sporting shades

I grab the microphone and scar jerks

Niggas running up (Put me on!) What the fuck, is this star search?

I'm relieving rappers like Sudafed

And if the microphone was smoke then Big L would be a buddha head

Ayo my crew's real smooth like Lopez

I was rocking mics since niggas was wearing Pro Keds

I only roll with originators

Chicks stick to my dick like magnets on refridgerators

I'm a crazy mean lyracist

Many are in fear of this, yeah, so they stand clear of this

And those that refuse the order, Big L bruise and slaughter

Niggas hear me and take notes like a news reporter

I'll bend a rapper like a fender, I'm slender, but far from tender

Killing niggas like a Klan member

You can't touch this, your rhyme's to darn weak, front

And I'm a introduce your brains to the concrete

I keep hoes satisfied, I'm pushing the fattest ride

To take me out, troop, even the baddest try

But they fell cause my techniques are liver

I'm so deaf I need a hearing aid with an equalizer

You tried to hit a home run but you struck out

My rhymes were released, I'd like to say peace the fuck out[/b]

batmon

Where would Kool G. Rap rank? He's got tons of classics too and I would say he was just as influential, if not more so.

Kool G Rap is right there w/ them. Kane has a higher profile than Kool G. Plus Kane had woman behind him.
Kool G's gangsta shit- "I usually rhyme Hardcore...." helped provide another point of reference for many cats. He KILLS Kane on the original Raw tape.

SIRUS

Just to extend this thought experiment- name one directed-at-all-yall battle verse that could follow Kane's on "Just rhymin with Biz" without sounding weak..

[Big L]

Ah check it out, yo

Ayo everywhere I go, brothers know my fucking name

I'm flooring niggas and I only weight a buck and change

I gave a lot of black eyes in my extorting days

Fucking with me, a lotta niggas was sporting shades

I grab the microphone and scar jerks

Niggas running up (Put me on!) What the fuck, is this star search?

I'm relieving rappers like Sudafed

And if the microphone was smoke then Big L would be a buddha head

Ayo my crew's real smooth like Lopez

I was rocking mics since niggas was wearing Pro Keds

I only roll with originators

Chicks stick to my dick like magnets on refridgerators

I'm a crazy mean lyracist

Many are in fear of this, yeah, so they stand clear of this

And those that refuse the order, Big L bruise and slaughter

Niggas hear me and take notes like a news reporter

I'll bend a rapper like a fender, I'm slender, but far from tender

Killing niggas like a Klan member

You can't touch this, your rhyme's to darn weak, front

And I'm a introduce your brains to the concrete

I keep hoes satisfied, I'm pushing the fattest ride

To take me out, troop, even the baddest try

But they fell cause my techniques are liver

I'm so deaf I need a hearing aid with an equalizer

You tried to hit a home run but you struck out

My rhymes were released, I'd like to say peace the fuck out[/b]

pretty much all of big l's battle rhymes are untouchable.he took the finesse style and refined it even more.

that kane footage is still . makes you wonder how many people from this generation of rappers are going to be that sharp at kane's age.

SoulOnIce

Being 36 years old myself, I have to say 35-36 is
the worst age in life - all you hear about is how
all the athletes and entertainers the same age as you
are already all washed up and "old."

I feel like life has passed me by

dCastillo

Kool Keith

Please be serious.

I don't discuss game-changing, for I don't consider myself any sort of music opinion authority like you, but you need to acknowledge the significance of Kool Keith. You hate too much b/w faux-step to people w/ hate too much. That's not cool. Platter hatter. He don't need Roger Troutman or Zapp, FauxShaux

Big Daddy Kane is one of my favorites for sure. What a killer MC / Production combo. Timeless dope. A++++++++++++++++++ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

SIRUS

Being 36 years old myself, I have to say 35-36 is
the worst age in life - all you hear about is how
all the athletes and entertainers the same age as you
are already all washed up and "old."

I feel like life has passed me by

imeant that his age was 'old' for a mc. unless your jay-z who gets by even though he's pushing the big four-oh.

dCastillo

Common busting windmills. Somebody needs to make that into an avatar. Interesting how him nor Black Thought could keep up with Kane's fast raps, granted it was live, and they had no back-up emcees.

HarveyCanal

Kane's a fine choice, but 2Pac is the GOAT.

dCastillo

Kane's a fine choice, but 2Pac is the GOAT.

Please be serious.

faux_rillz

Kool Keith

Please be serious.

I don't discuss game-changing, for I don't consider myself any sort of music opinion authority like you, but you need to acknowledge the significance of Kool Keith. You hate too much b/w faux-step to people w/ hate too much. That's not cool. Platter hatter. He don't need Roger Troutman or Zapp, FauxShaux

What are you going on about?

And where would you get the idea that I wouldn't acknowledge Kool Keith's significance?

He made a significant contribution to one of the greatest rap albums of its era--satisfied?

But that still doesn't mean that anyone can justifiably introduce him into a discussion of the greatest MCs of all time. And as far as I'm concerned he has tarnished his legacy with all that post-Ultra bullschitt.

HarveyCanal

Kane's a fine choice, but 2Pac is the GOAT.

Please be serious.

Among other things, 2Pac upped the ante on rap as a religious experience.

I don't know of too many walking around considering Kane as practically divine inspiration in any sort of similar way.

faux_rillz

Kane's a fine choice, but 2Pac is the GOAT.

Please be serious.

Among other things, 2Pac upped the ante on rap as a religious experience.

I don't know of too many walking around considering Kane as practically divine inspiration in any sort of similar way.

Without commenting on the merits of the argument, let me say this: I love the direction in which this thread is now heading.

hogginthefogg

Day, you should come up with some Cold Chillin'-era BDK remixes.

DJBombjack

2Pac = greatest over-rated rapper of all time

piedpiper

2Pac = greatest over-rated rapper of all time

+ GOAT in the special category 'output after death'

noz

Among other things, 2Pac upped the ante on rap as a religious experience.

So does that make him the greatest rapper or the greatest religious leader?

noz

Also, I find it interesting that the Austin Project Blowed Den Leader would favor popular impact over technical prowess.

day

Day, you should come up with some Cold Chillin'-era BDK remixes.

Ha! You know I already have