Big Daddy Kane Talks Prince & Rick James ‘80s Studio Stories, Answers Qs from Eminem, Nas, Pusha T

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On November 30, 2023, IDEA GENERATION and Tres Generaciones Tequila hosted an event with rapper Big Daddy Kane.
The legendary MC and IDEA GENERATION Founder Noah Callahan-Bever sat down together in Brooklyn, NY in celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop and Tres Generaciones Tequila. In front of a live audience, the Smooth Operator himself and NCB discussed Kane's iconic career, getting the only sample ever cleared by Prince, hitting the studio with Rick James in the '80s, being left of the Batman soundtrack, and the many challenges he's faced in his career and how he's continued to persevere. The room was packed with fans sipping on Tres Generaciones Tequila, and the after party was jumping thanks to DJ Perly and DJ Drewski.
Special thanks to our partners at Tres Generaciones for bringing this experience to life. More about Tres: www.tresgeneraciones.com/
0:00 Intro
2:00 Being a Hip Hop Heavyweight champion
2:50 Start as a DJ / getting into rap
4:30 Rap battle against Kool Moe Dee
6:00 Working with Biz Markie
12:20 Working with Marley Marl
14:00 Making of "Raw'
18:00 Musical background / having an ear for samples
20:00 "Ain't No Half Steppin'" / "Just a Friend"
23:30 Second album
25:30 Joining RUSH management / Lyor Cohen
30:00 Working with Teddy Riley / "Smooth Operator"
31:30 Being in the studio with Rick James
34:00 Working with Quincy Jones
37:30 Third album
43:00 Working with a young Jay-Z
46:00 Tupac and Nas
49:00 Fourth album and stepping away from music
52:30 Late '90s and early 2000s
54:40 Versuz with KRS One
56:00 Questions from Pusha T, Eminem, Nas

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@antoniogiardiello2663 7 ай бұрын

What a legend

@perspicaciouscritic 7 ай бұрын

Legend: an overused word, but not the wrong one.

@godscience7821 7 ай бұрын

Facts got to be top 10 greatest coming from Brooklyn I met him once in Al bee square mall downtown Brooklyn it use to be the hangout. He said what’s up Chief to me never will forget that. Cool brother salute 🫡

@cld_crush_brthers_ultra_ma60 6 ай бұрын

Even has your first name⁉️⁉️⁉️

@iceygivenz3117 7 ай бұрын

I cannot say it enough. There is nothing wrong being a well spoken hip hop artist. We owe it to the culture to emulate our forefathers. The music can evolve but we have to remain as educated as possible. Kane has always been a mentor. From fashion to rhyming to self confidence. To be a hip hop icon because of sales is one thing, but to be an icon with pride in what you accomplish as a humble person is priceless. Long Live the Kane. And I want that jacket.

@SilvaBlakk 6 ай бұрын

You can have the jacket, I want the hat!! Lol...speaking well was seemingly frowned upon in Hip Hop because it meant you weren't "street" enough...salute to Kane and his well spoken peers for keeping it really real...Long Live the Kane!!

@znuffstarrmusicheavenrecor9448 6 ай бұрын

Couldn't of said it better.

@kenm6065 6 ай бұрын

@@SilvaBlakkit is only recently frowned upon. Same with sports. Until this century, they were usually intelligent and well spoken.

@isiahbraun8704 6 ай бұрын

I want em both

@SilvaBlakk 6 ай бұрын

@@isiahbraun8704 looooool!! You can have one or the other, which one would you choose?

@i_am_non_a 7 ай бұрын

That offbeat snare on "Raw" single handedly carried jungle and drum n bass.

@meatyyumsteve 6 ай бұрын

I thought Kane's Get Into It was incredible. That was the first song I heard from him. The A-Side to Something Funky & Rhymin' With Biz. His rap style on that song was ridiculous.

@Thedrumsthebass 5 ай бұрын

All Massive

@dolphthadon3023 7 ай бұрын

Man as a kid I thought I was BDK...He had it all...Perfect rapper💯💯💪🏾💪🏾👑

@grownmantravels 7 ай бұрын

Kane sits on the throne with RAKIM as the greatest to ever grip the iron mic 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

@Skelly.B 7 ай бұрын

Amazing interview. Salute to Big Daddy Kane one of my all time favourite MC's 👑✊🏾

@IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL 7 ай бұрын

🫡

@Andrew-Antioch-Kim 7 ай бұрын

Happy 35th anniversary to Big Daddy Kane's debut album!

@Killakane77 7 ай бұрын

I idolized this man as a teen.

@rellyWrotethat 7 ай бұрын

this dude asks some really fucking great questions man

@allviralaccessmedia3664 7 ай бұрын

Yo that Rick James Impression was on fucking point. Surprised tf outta me. Salute the one of the greatest of all time. BDK

@Youknowmeozone 7 ай бұрын

The ip man of rap .. nobody’s equal ..👏

@KD_SWAGGER 7 ай бұрын

Big Daddy Kane is one of the greats. Hoping we get another album from him. I enjoyed this interview!

@sunwalla77 7 ай бұрын

I swear I absolutely love hearing a rick james rip or prince rip stories man thoes guys were amazing 😂

@LORD_HYBRID 7 ай бұрын

The rapper that was most influential on me. I wanted to be Kane. Coolest rapper ever!

@Goatchild90 7 ай бұрын

Old School Hip Hop stories are the best stories

@ReedMySole 7 ай бұрын

Kane stillrocks a crowd. Dope interview.

@kendricjonrs8581 7 ай бұрын

'....88 time to set it straight, and ain't no half-steppin; WORD.... I'm ready! '

@marlontherealemcee9733 7 ай бұрын

Despite what people may say, Taste Of Chocolate was amazing. Even lookin back on it, i think it was ahead of it's time.

@MaggillaKutz71 7 ай бұрын

Ok, if you say so

@pablodados 7 ай бұрын

"Do I want vanilla? Or do I want a taste of chocolate? Nah, I want something slamming."

@mongoslade277 6 ай бұрын

If Taste of Chocolate was the debut album they'd be no issues but the change was night & day from the first 2 albums. Especially the 1st one. Love Mr Pitiful btw

@meatyyumsteve 6 ай бұрын

Listening to it now, it's not bad BUT it doesn't hold up to LLTK or IABDT.

@deepee9601 2 ай бұрын

@@pablodadosKane would of body that dude

@TheA6surdNerdz 7 ай бұрын

58:01 Leave it to Pusha T to ask a question involving Kane😭

@punaforager 7 ай бұрын

This was amazing. His track ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ was so hard… as were many other tracks. ‘Another Victory’ was hard, too.

@lowbo47omsascotave 7 ай бұрын

*Eastside Low Bottoms sh*t !* _Tappin' in from South Central LA_ Salute to the Kane ✊🏾 I grew up around the time when Run DMC was beginning to blow up. Back in the early 80's ('83 on up) there were many count down music video shows. I'd sit thru all of the androgynous pop videos hoping a Hip Hop video would show. I was 10 or so when 1580 KDAY, the first all Hip Hop radio station was born here in LA so this music was a heavy influence on my generation. Big Daddy Kane was my first 'favorite artist'. Raw came out and was hard ! But what did it for me was Ain't No Half Steppin'. To this day is still one of my favorite songs. And back then, his "foe" in the video looked almost exactly like a friend of mine named Domino (RIP). We used to tease him about it all the time ! I remember the first time I heard Get Into It. I was at a salon getting a Jheri Curl 😂 They had a little juke box and it came on. I didn't know what it was and it had been yearrrrs since I'd heard it again. I remember walking to a local supermarket which contained a small record store to get Long Live The Kane on cassette tape. I wore that b*tch OUT ! 😂 That second album is still a banger as well ! One of my favorites I still listen to in my lowrider is Young, Gifted and Black. That horn !! My sh*t was also Wrath Of Kane ! One of my relatives who knew I was a heavy Kane fan thought I only liked it because it was by him, because he didn't really like it. That Prince Of Darkness album had some hard songs as well. I still listen to The Lover In You, Prince Of Darkness, but my favorite fromthe album is Groove With It. I can obviously go on forever about Kane but I'll land my plane with this: One of the coldest of his time. Much love, respect and reverence 🙏🏾

@Rizzlyricist 7 ай бұрын

This interview was thorough

@TheDoknoh 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed.

@Rizzlyricist 7 ай бұрын

👍🏻@@TheDoknoh

@chimniebanks4787 7 ай бұрын

Kane you are loved brother. This interview is well structured.Its easy to ask general questions A true interviewer must ask the highly challenging questions and you have done an excellent job.

@user-cq1pc5yw3k 7 ай бұрын

The interview guy is awesome, he does good research🔥 no one else asks questions like this.

@meatyyumsteve 7 ай бұрын

He's been around for years. One of the few solid writers in Hip-Hop. #sohh

@truthteller5521 7 ай бұрын

@@meatyyumsteveSohh forum member from 2001 to 2012 🙌🏽

@meatyyumsteve 7 ай бұрын

@@truthteller5521 I own SOHH. Wow.

@vanjones1749 7 ай бұрын

Kane from a generation that was street but knew how and when to turn the streets on and off when necessary

@49erNell 7 ай бұрын

Kane's a good dude. A legend & one of thé best to ever do it.

@alfredmuveestarrmickens6841 7 ай бұрын

I agree 👍👍👍👍

@R0jira 7 ай бұрын

In my Top 5 GOATS DoA! Long Live The Kane!

@mistakfresh3494 7 ай бұрын

1 hour of pure hip hop convo. I dig this 💯🔥🔥🔥

@IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL 7 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@MichaelCobbs 7 ай бұрын

Great interview. I loved the KRS 1 vs Big Daddy Kane Verzuz. BX vs Brooklyn.

@mikedeangelo286 7 ай бұрын

THE LIVIN LEGEND, GAVE UP PROPS TO PRINCE, ANOTHER GREAT LEGEND OF ALL TIMES (REST IN GLORY). ONE OF THE BEST INTERVIEWS IVE SEEN DONE RESPECTFULLY AND SHOWED THE WISDOM OF KANE!

@kel-melprevail8127 7 ай бұрын

It was..Rakim.. Slick .Kane..G Rap .

@moniquehamblin4381 7 ай бұрын

Glad To See Big Daddy Kane; A Legend, Yes

@hawkzulu5671 7 ай бұрын

Kane was like a SuperHero to us kids growning up. Aint a dam thing changed. I almost as much gray in my beard as big bro now.. but he's STILL a SuperHero.

@googleaccount1276 7 ай бұрын

I was at the versuz too , it was dope. This is great interview

@J.ELDRIDGEVISUALS 7 ай бұрын

LONG LIVE THE KANE !!! ONE OF THE GREATEST ❤️🎹🎙️

@KidAlmighty30 7 ай бұрын

awesome interview. Great questions.

@danielrobinson9270 7 ай бұрын

This man right here! Legend! Mr. BIG DADDY KANE! I look up to him, admired him. Wanted to be him. A true Hip Hop legend. The GOAT Great interview.

@markieffmorris9263 7 ай бұрын

Big Daddy Kane the only man to go up against Dolemite and live to tell it✊🏿

@mrmiggedy123 7 ай бұрын

I love hearing about stories from the OGs. I really really love the love he showed to Rick James. He put a lot of Black artists on his tours and showed them BOTH sides of show bidness.

@brian_moseti 7 ай бұрын

The LV bucket hat and jacket are fire.... salute BDK

@OgDj2024 7 ай бұрын

RESPECT! ✊🏾

@challahsmith3257 7 ай бұрын

Ima finish watching the entire interview if it takes a week 🎉

@colossus112785 7 ай бұрын

My top favorite rapper 🎤🎶

@joshuagerling-qs8bh Ай бұрын

Salute to Kane for being a staple in hip-hop! This interviewer is thee best hands down. From the preparation to the respect… top tier

@ambidextrous29 7 ай бұрын

I've been watching the "Big-Daddy" interviews on KZfaq for the last year. This is the best one yet, and the Louis Vuitton outfit is classic.dope.

@johnhardy9935 7 ай бұрын

Something from Kane that really resonates for me. Elevate your game. You have to be willing to change with the times. Great message for the ages!

@IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL 7 ай бұрын

That part!

@alisoncopeland8890 Ай бұрын

Shoutout to the interviewer he really gave him his flowers Big Daddy Kane is a Multi-talented MAN 💯

@dre7sus Ай бұрын

Still remember the first time I heard R.A.W. one of the many rap songs that brings me that same feeling as when I first heard it.... Gotta say I was a fan when he dropped R.A.W. but, when I heard Set it off..... I became a forever fan.... One of the architects of modern day Hip Hop 💯👑🎤

@apex_prowler95 7 ай бұрын

'88 Nassau Coliseum... Biz leads off the set and Kane, Scoob and Scrap come out blazing minutes later.

@menocu87 7 ай бұрын

Rick James Wonderful is amazing.

@spiceproductionsmusic 7 ай бұрын

Keep up the great work Noah.

@messiahblackgod 7 ай бұрын

Kane is the man🙏🏿👊🏿💪🏿👑

@tster4181 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Grateful this interview had a legitimate trade craft discussion. Let’s be real, Big Daddy Kane is one of the best rappers ever. But also a great musician and all about the music. I really appreciated his reference to phrasing, specific tempos and what works best for him. I could go on forever…..my favorite sample and lyrics in rap history is Another Victory with the Booker T and The M.G.s cut Melting Pot with a Steve Cropper guitar riff. Handful of rappers with confidence and skills to hang with the samples on BDK’s tracks. He phrases like a bebop horn player…..this is what greatness sounds like.

@misterjahi 7 ай бұрын

Well done. Probably in the top 5 interviews. Up there with the Preemo interview.

@newberg7854 7 ай бұрын

He remembered everything in his life except for the SYMPHONY. Long live the KANE

@jaydubbxperiod 7 ай бұрын

yes, and I've heard pieces of the story in other interviews. I guess he just didn't want to get into it today.😂 Long live the Kane!

@meatyyumsteve 6 ай бұрын

I heard it was some legal stuff that happened with The Symphony. No one in the Juice Crew talks about what happened. That couldn't happen today.

@gclark8228 7 ай бұрын

One of the greatest to ever pick up the mic...a legend!

@Reevesbeatz1 7 ай бұрын

Great interview

@aria1974aria 6 ай бұрын

great interview!!!

@clizark1 7 ай бұрын

Dope interview 💥💥💥💥💪🏾

@browndamon 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful convo

@toyia5650 7 ай бұрын

Very Dope BDK 4 life❤

@startervisions 7 ай бұрын

Rakim is the James Brown of Rap, Big Daddy Kane is Sly Stone...Kool Keith is George...lol

@cld_crush_brthers_ultra_ma60 6 ай бұрын

DAMN, KOOL KEITH STILL *”HOUSING THINGS‼️‼️‼️”*

@startervisions 6 ай бұрын

@@cld_crush_brthers_ultra_ma60 what?

@TWes-ku6et 7 ай бұрын

Kane is my dude!

@leeharrison8222 7 ай бұрын

for the Prince fans: go to 1:10 as the approx. starting point where Kane talks about meeting Prince. And BTW, what a great interview with one of the godfathers of rap and hip-hop!

@vanjones1749 7 ай бұрын

Man great interview

@dre7sus Ай бұрын

This man is a Hip Hop treasure💯

@dre7sus Ай бұрын

Incredible interview 💯👑

@gerardreynolds5232 6 ай бұрын

Dope interview

@DappadanD87 7 ай бұрын

It’s the Kane ….RAW

@alfredmuveestarrmickens6841 7 ай бұрын

Kane is the truth.

@marlonbascombe3427 6 ай бұрын

Warm it up Kane!!!

@AEG1906 7 ай бұрын

dope interview.......

@chenieves8976 7 ай бұрын

GREAT SHOW IS THE HOST STEVEN BALDWIN IVE BEEN SMOKING ALL DAY. 1❤❤

@hulkthanos1332 7 ай бұрын

Long Lived The Kane (Hip Hop Royalty).

@STREETLIFE167 6 ай бұрын

Was blessed to meet Kane Twice.. The first time was at the premier of Posse somewhere in midtown. My brother worked for Warner Bros at the time and got me a pass. I took a girl that asked me to her prom. We were getting friendly and just at that time Kid Capri and Kane were walking up the aisle.. Kid Capri hit us with "looks like yall making ya own movie" ..lol. The second time I met him I was trying to get to Astoria from Harlem over the Triboro Bridge. I had missed the last M60 bus from 1st Ave at like 1am. I wasn't about to walk all the way back to Lexington to catch the 4 Train. So back then, EZ Pass didn't exist and the toll was like 5-6 bucks cash. So I figured I'd ask if I paid somebody's toll they'd give me a lift to the other side of the bridge. I saw a Mazda MPV pull up at the light. I hit em with the question and the driver said bet. I get in and It's none other than Mister Cee driving and Kane in the passenger seat. NYC is bugged. I've met damn near every hip hop hero I've ever had here.

@dreameryoung38 6 ай бұрын

Yo I forgot my man played in the movie Posse,dang good movie ,got to get the DVD since VCRs have played out

@dre7sus Ай бұрын

Dope producer too💯🎹🪘

@jamesmoss3329 6 ай бұрын

Big up kane

@darrylwashington5592 7 ай бұрын

Legendary Rapper

@rondefrom310 6 ай бұрын

i literally love seeing our hip hop legends still here, still looking good, still healthy, and still pushing knowledge/experience. all these new rappers “don’t wanna be rapping till they’re 40” shit is so lame.

@MrNokia8210 5 ай бұрын

Respect to Bdk. Very honest interview

@khen7603 6 ай бұрын

Kane... You were really r and b in those two albums, but dark chocolate and prince of darkness were really underated albums. I love those two albums. I still play them today. people need to listen to those two albums more

@GreenCheesePizza 7 ай бұрын

👁️❤your interaction

@blacktriad 7 ай бұрын

Salute and Respect All The Time BDK.......‼️✌🏿👊🏿☝🏿💪🏿👍🏿✊🏿👏🏿✅️🔥

@ViaVictorHugo 6 ай бұрын

@53:29 lmao 🤣 I can't breathe!

@Ahkumuzik 6 ай бұрын

Prince cleared a guitar sample for Public Enemy's Brothers Going To Work It Out.

@Npolowy 7 ай бұрын

🔥

@googleaccount1276 7 ай бұрын

My Goat, father to few other Goats.

@kincamell 7 ай бұрын

Gratitude Peace to King Asiatic Nobody's Equal and The Juice Crew. Peace to Rick James. Peace to 8 track tapes (no rewind option).

@keenkingjames 7 ай бұрын

8 track tapes were amazing. You’re tripping.

@pozitivitymusic 7 ай бұрын

Where is the Prince-mention?

@IDEAGENERATIONOFFICIAL 7 ай бұрын

around 1:00:00 within the Nas question…. we’ll add to the chapters too

@GranFinale 6 ай бұрын

Kane's Lyor Cohen impersonation is hilarious. 🤣

@SilvaBlakk 6 ай бұрын

29:11 Kane didn't want to discuss that!! Lol...Dude's memory is on point and he can't remember that? Hehehehe...Salute Kane for not wanting to speak on any beef or disagreement!!