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39-567: His fast and aggressive rap style influenced following rap figures such as Big Daddy Kane , Beastie Boys , KRS-One , Rakim , Will Smith , N.W.A , Tupac Shakur , Nas , Jay-Z , among others. Among his most famous songs are " Go See the Doctor ", " Wild Wild West " and " How Ya Like Me Now ". Kool Moe Dee was ranked No.  33 on About.com 's list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). Born Mohandas Dewese in Harlem, Kool Moe Dee attended

78-639: A Park & Ride facility for nearby Sellafield and to facilitate other potential redevelopment. However, hats will continue to be made at their sites in Eastern Europe and the United States. In the 1960s, designers Mary Quant and Pierre Cardin worked with the company, whose products graced the heads of the rich and famous, including the Beatles and Arnold Palmer , and later Diana, Princess of Wales . The company also supplied uniformed organisations such as

117-550: A band called "Las Supper". The album, Back to the Future , was released on March 26, 2013. On November 24, 2014, Big Daddy Kane discussed his upbringing, childhood influences, relationships, sexual experiences and Madonna 's 1992 book Sex in an interview on the Dr. Zoe Today show. In 2016, he was featured on Tito Jackson's single "Get It Baby" in addition to appearing in the documentary Hip-Hop Evolution . In June 2020, Kane released

156-571: A digital talk show series featuring an interview with a hip-hop legend or current star. The premiere episode was released in June 2020, featuring Chuck D , front man of Public Enemy and supergroup Prophets of Rage . The show is executive produced by industry veterans Ann Carli and Devin DeHaven , who also directs the series. Grammy Awards Big Daddy Kane Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane ,

195-713: A generation of MCs". Antonio Hardy was born on September 10, 1968, in Brooklyn . In high school, Kane met Mister Cee , who would later play an integral role in Kane's career when he served as his DJ. In 1984, Kane became friends with Biz Markie , and he would co-write some of Biz's best-known lyrics. Both eventually became important members of the Queens -based Juice Crew, a collective headed by renowned producer Marley Marl . Kane signed with Tyrone Williams's (Marl's manager) and Len Fichtelberg's Cold Chillin' Records label in 1987 and debuted

234-536: A guest MC on the track "Get Wild Off This", produced by the Stanton Warriors for their Stanton Sessions Vol. 2 breaks mix. He also appeared alongside the Wu-Tang Clan , Rakim , and his longtime friends Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip in a segment of the 2006 Summer Jam concert (June 7, 2006), as part of an initiative by Busta Rhymes to honor the legacy of New York City hip-hop. In 2007, a new track, "BK Mentality",

273-571: A little bit of Busy Bee's style during the battle. In 1985, the Treacherous Three disbanded. In 1986, he went solo, releasing a self-titled album that ranked 83 on Billboard . After meeting a young up and coming artist at Sugar Hill records by the name of Lavaba Mallison, who would later become his manager, Kool Moe Dee left Sugar Hill records to join Lavaba Mallison, Robert "Gusto" Wells, Greg Marius and up and coming producer Teddy Riley at

312-489: A two-year lay off, he released his greatest hits album which regained some of his former success and acclaim. In 1994, his album Interlude was released and failed to gain Moe Dee much of his former success of the mid-1980s. In 1993, he re-united with his fellow ex members of the Treacherous Three to release the album Old School Flava on Ichiban . His last commercial release was the single "Love Love/What You Wanna Do" which

351-453: Is "widely seen as one of the best lyricists of his time and even today regularly gets name-checked by younger dudes", and music journalist Peter Shapiro says Kane is "perhaps the most complete MC ever". Eminem references Big Daddy Kane in the lyrics to his song "Yellow Brick Road" from his album Encore , saying, "we (Eminem and Proof ) was on the same shit, that Big Daddy Kane shit, where compound syllables sound combined", and he quotes

390-407: Is acknowledged as one of the pioneering masters of fast rhyming. His sense of style is renowned and set a number of late-1980s and early-1990s hip hop trends ( high-top fades hairstyles, velour suits, and four-finger rings). The backronym "King Asiatic Nobody's Equal" is often applied to his moniker. He released his debut album on Cold Chillin' Records in the early summer of 1988 called Long Live

429-462: Is an American rapper , producer and actor who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew . He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled MCs in hip hop . Rolling Stone ranked his song " Ain't No Half-Steppin ' " number 25 on its list of The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time , calling him "a master wordsmith of rap's late- golden age and a huge influence on

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468-465: Is one of the most incredible lyricists... and he will devour you on the mic. I don't want to try to out-rap Big Daddy Kane. Big Daddy Kane can rap circles around cats. His first two albums are also considered hip hop classics and Rolling Stone says, "he has received consistent critical kudos". In the book Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B , Cameron and Devin Lazerine say Big Daddy Kane

507-729: The British Army in World War I , joining the Labour Corps to drive ambulances, and obtained British nationality in 1920. In 1938 he was joined by his nephew Joseph Meisner to open and run the first Kangol factory at Cleator, Cumbria, England . A second factory was opened at nearby Frizington , and later, under the direction of Spreiregen's younger nephew Sylvain Meisner, a third factory, manufacturing motorcycle helmets and seat belts in Carlisle . Kangol

546-474: The Scout Association . In the 1980s Kangol berets entered a new phase of fashion history with their adoption by members of the hip-hop community, such as Grandmaster Flash , Run-DMC , LL Cool J , Slick Rick , Kangol Kid of UTFO , and The Notorious B.I.G. The brand was popularised even more by the 1991 movie New Jack City . The release of more consciously stylish products in the 1990s such as

585-542: The State University of New York at Old Westbury , where he received a degree in communications in 1985. One of Kool Moe Dee's first feats was being part of the first major rap battle in history. He lyrically attacked Busy Bee after one of his performances in 1981. He was extremely mad at Busy Bee, for talking smack about other MC's, claiming that none of them could beat him in a contest. Moe Dee used some of his rhymes from "The New Rap Language" and "Whip It". He also used

624-405: The "Top 50 Lyricists of All Time". AllMusic says "his best material ranks among the finest hip-hop of its era, and his sex-drenched persona was enormously influential on countless future would-be players", and describes him as "an enormously talented battle MC", "one of rap's major talents", refers to his "near-peerless technique" and "first-rate technique and rhyming skills", and says he "had

663-484: The 1990s. During the early 1990s, Jay-Z toured with Kane, and Kane helped him early on in his career. Ice-T says: "I actually met Jay-Z with Kane. Kane brought Jay-Z over to my house." Kane himself says that Jay-Z was not technically his hypeman in the true sense of the term: "he wasn't a hypeman, he basically made cameo appearances on stage. When I would leave the stage to go change outfits, I would bring out Jay-Z and Positive K and let them freestyle until I came back to

702-713: The 2000s. In 2000, Big Daddy Kane appeared on Tony Touch's " The Piece Maker " mixtape alongside Kool G Rap and KRS-One . A rejuvenated Kane occasionally collaborated with a variety of hip-hop artists, including A Tribe Called Quest , Jurassic 5 , Little Brother , and DJ Babu of the Beat Junkies . He released two singles, the Alchemist -produced "The Man, The Icon", and the DJ Premier -produced "Any Type of Way" (on which he discusses urban collapse in post- 9/11 New York City (" Giuliani got New York lookin' like it's Amistad ") and

741-498: The Block along with fellow rappers Melle Mel , Big Daddy Kane and Ice-T . The album gained considerable critical and financial success and won the 1991 Grammy Award for Album of the Year . In 1991, the release of his album Funke, Funke Wisdom signaled Kool Moe Dee's decline. Moe Dee himself has stated that this was his worst album. He induced his release from Jive Records in 1992. After

780-826: The Block" from the album of the same name . Widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers during the golden age of hip hop , Kane's experimentation with R&B beats and his alignment to the Five Percent Nation drew criticism. Later albums, such as Looks Like a Job For... , were acclaimed, but he was never able to return to the commercial and artistic success of It's a Big Daddy Thing . However, he still tours extensively. As an actor, he debuted in Mario Van Peebles ' 1993 western Posse , and appeared in Robert Townsend 's 1993 film The Meteor Man . He also posed for Playgirl and Madonna 's book Sex during

819-768: The Kane , which featured the hit " Ain't No Half Steppin ' ". The following year, Kane released his second album and biggest hit to date, It's a Big Daddy Thing , which included 1970s sample throwbacks like " Smooth Operator " and the Teddy Riley -produced track "I Get the Job Done", which hit the R&;B top 40 during the closing of the 1980s. He also had a memorable verse on the Marley Marl -produced track " The Symphony " released in late 1988, which included Juice Crew members Craig G, Masta Ace , and Kool G Rap . In 1990, Big Daddy Kane

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858-644: The Kangol apparel brand was acquired by Kangol Clothing North America LLC, a subsidiary of Chesterfield Manufacturing Corp in Charlotte North Carolina. In 2003, Chesterfield was acquired by Tomasello Inc., which was wholly owned and led by David W. Tomasello. The global rights to Kangol hats have been held by American hatmakers Bollman Hat Company since 2002. It was announced in February 2009 that Bollman were reviewing their worldwide operations, putting 33 jobs and

897-805: The OL from 'woOL'. Although no Kangol hat has ever actually been manufactured in Australia , the Kangaroo logo was adopted by Kangol in 1983 because Americans commonly asked where they could get "the Kangaroo hat". Founded in 1938 by a Polish Jew , Jacques Spreiregen, Kangol produced hats for workers, golfers, and especially soldiers. Spreiregen, born Jacob Henryk Spreiregen in Warsaw in 1893, emigrated with his family to Paris in 1906. He then moved to London in 1914, where he worked as an importer and seller of various products that included wool, woollen goods, and berets. He served in

936-582: The erosion of the middle class . Big Daddy Kane appeared on the trip hop group Morcheeba 's 2003 single "What's Your Name". In 2005, Big Daddy Kane was honored during the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors. After a medley of hits performed by T.I. , Black Thought , and Common , he came out to perform "Warm It Up, Kane" with his old dancers, Scoob and Scrap. Kane and Kool G Rap can both be seen briefly in Dave Chappelle's Block Party . In 2006, he appeared as

975-518: The future of the Kangol head office in Cleator in doubt. On 6 April 2009, it was announced that the original factory would be converted to a warehouse with the loss of 25 jobs. No employees now remain employed at the company's original site as the outlet shop closed at the end of August 2009. The site in Frizington is now a housing estate, whilst the original Cleator site has been partly demolished to provide

1014-505: The newly founded ROOFTOP records. He co-operated with the young producers Teddy Riley and Lavaba Mallison which contributed to the new jack swing movement that would gain popularity in the years to follow. Kool Moe Dee released his second album, How Ya Like Me Now which was his most successful album commercially, achieving platinum status. He then went on to release his third album, Knowledge Is King in 1989, which went gold . In 1990, he performed on Quincy Jones ' album Back on

1053-433: The question / For what they play Aunt Jemima is the perfect term". Big Daddy Kane's lyrics can be seen to still having contemporary meaning after the company which produced the character removed Aunt Jemima from packaging 30 years after Burn Hollywood Burn was released. Big Daddy Kane appeared on Patti LaBelle 's 1991 effort, "Burnin ' ". He provided the rap chorus to the single "Feels Like Another One". He also appeared on

1092-438: The role of Clay in the film Just Another Day . The film is the tale of two rappers, one poor and young, one older and successful. The movie follows them through a day of their lives. Big Daddy Kane appears on one track on MA Doom: Son of Yvonne —the collaboration between MF Doom and former Juice Crew member Masta Ace . As of 2013, Kane was recruited by New York City power group Lifted Crew and R&B singer Showtyme to form

1131-454: The same lines in his book The Way I Am —this illustrates how Big Daddy Kane had an influence on both Eminem's and Proof's rhyme technique. Kangol Kangol is a British clothing company famous for its headwear . The name Kangol reflects the original materials for production, the K coming from the word 'silK' (a recent attribution to 'Knitting' is incorrect), the ANG from 'ANGora', and

1170-458: The same year with the 12" single "Raw", which was an underground hit. The name Big Daddy Kane came from a variation on Caine , David Carradine 's character from the TV show Kung Fu (1972–1975), and a character called "Big Daddy" whom Vincent Price played in the film Beach Party (1963). Kane is known for his ability to syncopate over faster hip hop beats, and despite his asthmatic condition, he

1209-522: The sheer verbal facility and razor-clean dexterity to ambush any MC and exhilarate anyone who witnessed or heard him perform". Kool Moe Dee describes him as "one of the most imitated emcees ever in the game" and "one of the true greatest emcees ever". Ice-T stated: To me, Big Daddy Kane is still today one of the best rappers. I would put Big Daddy Kane against any rapper in a battle. Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, any of them. I could take his 'Raw' "swagger" from 88 and put it up against any record [from today]. Kane

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1248-641: The single "Enough", aimed at addressing issues surrounding police brutality. Big Daddy Kane is regarded as one of the most influential and skilled golden age rappers. MTV put him at No. 7 in their "Greatest MCs of All Time" list. He is placed at No. 4 in Kool Moe Dee 's book There's a God on the Mic : The True 50 Greatest MCs . About.com ranked him No. 3 on its list of the "Top 50 MCs of Our Time", and RZA listed him as one of his "Top 5 best MCs". In 2012, The Source ranked him No. 8 on their list of

1287-648: The stage." Jay-Z was also featured on Big Daddy Kane's track "Show & Prove" from Daddy's Home (1994), as well as in the video. In 1995, Kane recorded with MC Hammer and Tupac Shakur on the rap song "Too Late Playa" (along with Danny Boy ). He was also mentioned to signing with Death Row East in 1996. In 1997, Kane teamed up with Frankie Cutlass on his third single title "The Cypher Part 3" and some of Marley Marl Juice Crew veterans. In 1998, he released his final solo album to date, Veteranz' Day . It received mixed reviews and did not sell well. However, Kane did not give up rapping and made many appearances in

1326-560: The video release "Live in New York". He contributed the song "'Nuff Respect" to the soundtrack of Ernest Dickerson 's feature film debut Juice , which starred Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur , further demonstrating his fast lyrical delivery. In 1991, Kane won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for his performance on the Quincy Jones collaborative track "Back on

1365-415: Was "rap's new grandmaster" without paying due respect to those who came before him. He challenged LL on his platinum selling album How Ya Like Me Now on the single of the same name. He also took a shot at LL by appearing on the album cover with a jeep in the background with the wheel crushing one of LL's trademark red Kangol hats. In 2017 he launched as executive producer and host of Behind The Rhyme ,

1404-455: Was featured on Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet on the song Burn Hollywood Burn in which he discussed the depiction of African-American characters particularly in the Jim Crow Era. Big Daddy Kane also referenced Aunt Jemima as an example of the way Black women where characterised and given low status roles, with the lyrics "And Black women in this profession / As for playing a lawyer, out of

1443-477: Was released on Spoiled Brat Entertainment Inc. Moe Dee appeared in the MTV box office bomb Crossroads as a bartender. Kool Moe Dee conducted a long-running rivalry with fellow New York rapper LL Cool J . Along with other rappers such as MC Shan , Kool Moe Dee claimed that LL had stolen their rap styles. He also felt that LL was disrespecting rap pioneers such as Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz by proclaiming that he

1482-416: Was released on the mixtape compilation Official Joints . Kane also appeared on Joell Ortiz 's The Brick: Bodega Chronicles mixtape. Big Daddy Kane made a cameo in the 2008 video for " Game's Pain ", a track by rapper The Game . The video also featured appearances by Raekwon , Three 6 Mafia and Ice Cube . Kane also appeared on the remix of " Don't Touch Me " by Busta Rhymes. Also in 2009, Kane played

1521-474: Was the major supplier of berets for the armed forces during World War II ; the company also provided the berets for the British Olympic Team in 1948 . Kangol has been owned by Sports Direct since 2006, when it acquired the brand from private-equity fund August Equity Trust. Licences to manufacture and sell Kangol apparel have been sold to many different companies, including D2 and Topshop . In 2002,

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