Only real authentic hiphop fans could actually sit watch & listen to this video in its whole, & know the importance of it. Then walk away feeling good about it. Those are the real fans.

A Rap Pro, Do a Show, Good To Go, Also Cameo, Afro, Virgo, Domino, I Go Rambo, Giggilo, Romeo, Friday Night Spend Money On a Ho-Tel.... Still can’t Be Duplicated To This Day.

RAW still gives me goosebumps

I will never say anything bad about Kane, dressing, style, hair cut, just a great Emcee!

I think these are the best and most important Hip Hop videos/series around right now. They are true history from an authentic Hip Hop perspective which will be valuable now and in generations to come. Salute and respect as always, appreciate these.

Over 30 years later, theres been no one that could step to Kane,G rap or Rakim. The best of the best

These NY rappers today must forgot that these legends are still alive today . Whatch em remember all of a sudden once they are gone . The love is fake .

don't forget Big Daddy Kane got the best background dancers ever scoop and scrap lover

"Wrath Of Kane" was the only song that won "The Battle Of The Beats" on 98.7 Kiss FM in New York everyday that week. The only song in Kiss FM's history to do that. We played that song so much, we stopped playing it after that week. That's lyrical prowess for real, for real!

The 14 dislikes should simply stay away from grown folks topics. Masterful job bruh and keep up the great work.

Yoooo... I bumped into your Foundation Lesson on MC Shan by accident -- which was brilliantly done by the way -- and now this one?!? FIRE!!! I am 47 years old and I grew up in NYC so these artists you are documenting provided the soundtrack to my formative years. Please, please, PLEASE keep up the good work and off the strength of just these two videos you have earned a loyal subscriber! RESPECT Brother...

that Kane track at the end was a fitting way to conclude this good piece of documentation. Him and Rakim were lightyears ahead of their time and deserve even more acollades.

You captured what I have always said about Kane and Rakim. They were masters of the English language. They are the Michael Angelos of rap. Honestly extract their verses from the rap and you have poets. Much respect for breaking down the mastery of these two wordsmiths.

Kane was years ahead of his time. There was none before him there came non after him. One of the true hip hop pioneers

Kane had swag before the term was even invented!😂😂😂😂😂

Jay and Biggie knew he was the one Brooklyn loved

Listening to Kane's verse on The Symphony I can hear his influence on Notorious B.I.G.'s rhyme style and flow...

I've seen all my hero rappers for the first time in the last few years, all here in the UK - I won tickets to see BDK (for saying why I love his rhymin), then Public Enemy and then Slick Rick.. I'm now in my 40's. I never would have thought as a 15 year old Hip Hop lover that 25 years later I would at last see my favourite artists live in stage!

"THE MIC HAD MY PRINTS, AND ON IT WAS A BODY!" BIG DADDY KANE -> 🐐 G.O.A.T.#1!!!!🎤💀⚡🔥💥💣🎧👽👑🌟💎

"I work like a slave /to become a master"........dope couplet....used contrast to amplify his work ethic...

1988 Big Daddy Kane: Even if i stutter i will still come off... 1998 Big Pun: Even if i stutter i will still shit on you... I love how one of my favorite emcees paid homage to another one of my favorites a decade later.

And I will tell you another thing I'm sick of people say LL wasn't a Lyricest.

B.D.K. my all time favorite M.C !

"Start hallucinating like Magic" was a jab at Mr. Magic passing out after binging on his drug of choice up at WBLS 107.5 studios, and nobody heard any music for hours afterwards.

Big ups bro. Another comprehensive look at one of the most prolific MC's to put pen to paper. In my opinion from 87-89 Kane ruled Rap music. However it seemed that when he transitioned into the '90's his music became more radio friendly. But he will always remain a mainstay in my top five best rappers. On a side note. Whoever thumbs down this video is on dope or dog food.

Another thing about his verse on Just Rhymin' With Biz, the way Kane was so amped that the mic was soundin' slightly distorted which gave his rhyme even more flavor. Just some nerd ish, lol...

This is FIYAH, JAYQUAN. THANK U for giving such a thorough BREAKDOWN, so everyone who is NOT FROM the GOLDEN ERA can OVERSTAND WHY these GOD MCs are as COLOSSAL as they are & forever WILL BE.

“With wings on your tongue you still couldn’t say anything fly’ Kayne one of my favorite lyricist.

Kane would definitely flex a higher-end vocabulary on joints, excellent wordplay, creative braggadocio, a smooth touch & like you stated whether spitting over a fast-tempo beat or a slow one, mastered both no problem. of the best iconic Rap voices too! To me, Kane's a product of Grandmaster Caz & Kool Moe Dee if mixed together!

His 1st. album was super dope, shit was funky as Hell! I seen him on the "Bring the Noise" tour in '89. He had ALL the women going Crazy, especially when he had the bathtub on stage. Lol

G rap my favorite but Kane gottem on the symphony my G (period end of story) lol !!! Enjoyed this video homie please keep em coming!!!

I been waiting on this one my favorite mc of all time!

In an era where most so-called American Blacks don't seem to appreciate this art form we started I love what you're doing 1st & foremost. Having said that I just wanted to state that Kris is not KRSONE's name. His name is Lawrence Parker. Back when he was study Krishna he took on the graffiti tag name of KRS-ONE so either ppl called him Kris in retrospect of the Krishna ideology or the tag. Keep doing your thing. I'm gonna introduce my sons to your vids to help give them the foundation. Peace

"The man at hand who rule and school and teach and reach the blind to find a way from A to Z and be the most to boast the loudest, proudest and gain to reign and remain, yeah Kane." nuff said. Who spitting like that now?

Kane stage performance was so crazy. Up there with KRS One.

You should do a lesson on guru

Kane is goat in my opinion. Great vid.

Wow! That last track is a perfect example of why BDK was King

Rakim = Big Daddy Kane They should have done an album together.

u put out good stuff, every thing is on point, much love and respect beloved

Yeah I meet Kane in H-Town back in the day, he one of the brother that stayed true to original Hip-hop didn't sell out to the so-called Gangster Rap that flop the game all the way around it open the door to this Crap they spitting now, but that's how the Industry want it!!!💯

dope work brother!!!!... after your long gone these video will remain as hieroglyphics...lol

Just a 96 baby here soaking up all of this info!! I love your videos. They’re amazing. As an artist I love learning the history of hip hop

Wow this bring back good times high top fades, smooth clothes, crazy dance steps . Everybody in my hood wanted to dance & act like Kane .

I was in a you tube loop and found your Rakim video. Then the BDK video was next and it reminded of me why I fell in love with hiphop back then. These 2 mc's inspired me to write as well gave me inspiration to get better back when I was a kid. Big props

long live the K. the A. the N. the E. my all time favorite, a messeage of Supreme confidence to my youth. God Bless A. Hardy. aka BDK!

Big Daddy Kane is my favorite rapper

I recently watched Kane's NPR live show and it was amazing.Man i wodnt know how can this great chanel have only 10k subs.

He broke his name down my god man he was way ahead of his time he was on his knowledge of self and no he shouldn't made a album with Rakim that's what made makes this time in hip hop great the competition was insane.

Kane gave the listener no break! You had to give him 3 verses. Him and Rakim outro verse to the hook is MASTERFUL! He is an artist, a true emcee not just a guy talking bullshit on the mic. You can tell he was a student and paid his dues also.

Good video, Jay. Much appreciated.Kane had many valuable aspects to his rhyme mechanics, but for me, I have always appreciated his punchlines, wit and humor the most. 'Steppin' to this, you're not allowed/ you keep frontin' on the stage like you're rockin' the crowd/ snatchin' the microphone real proud/ but your rhymes are so booty you should write em on white cloud.' 'So before ya step to me, use your head/ and you better think about it more than Special Ed.'' "Steppin' to me thinkin' I can be touched/ not even Michael Jordan would gamble that much." To battle me, ya shouldn't even try /cuz with wings on your tongue, you still wouldn't say nothing fly.' Kane had punchlines for days -- consistently issuiing MCs PSAs that he is the wrong MC to battle.

These lessons are priceless!

Outstanding work!

Nice work JaQuan...philly cat here can you do one on Black Thought?

It's the Kane in the flesh of course I'm fresh you thought that I was rotten....

What I think is great about these vids is that you force us to actually listen to the actual lyrics and get a better appreciation of the artist and track. Kane is definitely in my top 5 of all time along with G Rap and Rakim. I have to admit I never paid attention to the lyric on Nuff Respect Due. DAMN Kane killed it on that one. It just reminds you how Hip Hop has really lost it way over the years. Hip Hop is so corporate no one care about their lyrics at all. Great vid as always! You're the best!

Yo!!!!! I did not know Kimberly Russell was in the "Ain't No Half Steppin" video (she the chick who is giving Kane the back massage)...she was on the 80's comedy "Head of the Class, was in the movies "Ghost Dad" and" Sugar Hill"......her mom was also my 7th grade teacher at I.S.320 in Brooklyn

I just want to take the time and thank you for all the knowledge you're providing here. Your channel slowly becomes one of my top favorites ! Keep up the amazing work brother

These videos are exactly what I've been looking for, more than interesting! keep em coming

Man Kane is #1

KANE WAS A TRUE MASTER.

The undisputed! Wordsmith purist!!♡ No doubt!!

@TheFoundation Good commentary my brother. The fact that u brought up the affiliation with Islam(the 5%) is overlooked because it forced us to read, articulate and observe a little more than other teenagers we were around. Language arts in school is also overlooked. Our generation received more instruction in the exercise of language and literature. I have 4 children from 13 to 23. I literally can see the "dumbing down" of today's youth in school. This effects the wordplay of today's rappers too. They aren't exposed to the break beats that we were exposed to; being born in the late 60's up to '72 put us at a great advantage

There's a perfect example @2:30 of the brilliance of this series. It had never occurred to me how much Kane was matching the stresses in his flow to the offbeat kick and snare of that classic displaced Cold Sweat/Kool Is Back/Funky Broadway pattern, but as soon as you said it, it gave me a total head-slap "eureka" type of moment! Genius is making the complex seem simple. Now that you point it out, Kane says so many words right on that offbeat snare - "thrilled" "dope" "ill" etc. He's always laying for that snare. Of course, even beyond that, I hadn't even heard this track or the flip side until I watched this video! They aren't even on the first Kane LP! Listening to the opening, where he's bantering with Marley Marl - it's sort of a "skit" where Marley says "all right man, here's one of my funkiest beats - let's see what you can do with it". How do you think the creative process actually went down? Obviously Kane didn't just freestyle the track, so the banter was just that - a skit - a dramatization. But do you think Marley gave him the beat and he wrote the rhyme or do you think he had developed the rhyme rapping to Kool Is Back and asked Marley to make a beat using that and then they wrote the skit later ... or _____??

Absolutely accurate, indepth and great video! Glad I found this channel, great stuff!

Let me add one more thing here also. These are my 1 and 2 guys (Kane and LL) in no order and I bounce between them. But in '89 Kane pretty much upstaged LL on the NITRO tour. He had the unique ability of having the ladies and the dudes(in his prime). He brought a hot tub on stage and that just killed it. I remember LL would bring a red ferrari or corvette on stage (he was the lead) but it didn't have the same effect.

Not to mention seeing Kane on NPR looking like classic hip-hop.

I have to add that his ability to make rhyme patterns that not only continue his thought and also go with the drums as you wonderfully pointed out is something that I feel only Eminem is really doing on a high level in this new generation.

Raw was the killer cut, str8 head cutting

"It's quite confusing for you to remember the originator- and boy do I hate a- perpetrator- but I'm much greater"

The "Raw" a capella is insane. BDK has always be in my top 5. Everybody dont pay attention

With all these fake MC’s out there these days, it’s always refreshing to hear these old tracks. The B.I.G D.A. double D.Y K.A.N.E. Dramatic, Asiatic. Not like many 💥💥💥💥💥 🔫 Well ahead of his time.

Glad I found your channel. Very intelligent breakdowns of the gods of hip hop

I can remember exactly where I was upon hearing "Jus rhyming....." for 1st time💥...who I was with...and, jus so u know, a young cat immediately started doin the 🕺🏾"James Brown"...and it fit perfectly!!! Mannnnn- U had 2 be there! Ra probably da 🐐...but Kane was alwayz my fav!... "Long live the Kane"👊🏾.....side note: around 2005 I was on a crowded azz bus in Boston, wit walkman's on🎧...volume on LOUD-listening 2 my "old skool" sh*t- and kinda got "lost" to myself as I was grovin to "RAW"!...little did I know, and it was brought to my attention: the whole back of the bus..."us old headz" anyway, were MOUTHIN'the words right along with me...and damn near cheered for me when I stepped off da bus!!!...the memories...THAS A CLASSIC👊🏾. THX again 4 this stuff!

Yes Indeed He was so far ahead of his time!!!

I had an opportunity to meet Kane in person. Before then , I been said he's the illest. Brooklyn's Finest BDK !!!

long live the kane & the foundation 4 making these classic episodes on hip hop history.

kane is the best period.

What era would you consider the best era of hip hop. Im a 70's baby. So for me that early 80's to mid 90's is the best. Rappers were trying to be individuals and not sound like each other. Many styles. Many different subject matters. Some made for the radio. Some made for knowledge. Some made to show skills. Today everybody wants to sound like everybody on the radio. Little creative in todays game.

Kane is a serious MC. I 1st heard him on Just Rhymin' With Biz early Fall '87. Still bumped by me BTW. Somethin' Funky had me roped with Mister Cee's line switch cutting JB's 'funky' and his rhymes slammed me on the rest! Get Into It was a banger and then I heard a revisit of it on the Ain't No Half Steppin' 12 inch. Marley nailed that bass line from Gap Band's Outstanding. Good days live on in our memories. Great video fam!✊

Thank you!! This is a fresh and informative breakdown of lyrics and flow. I appreciate the historical references to releases, collabs and content with influence from 5 percenters also. I am definitely sharing this. Good work.

Great video my dude.i love the way you break these Legends down.

RASPECT A MUST to KANE. my top 5 greatest MC'S dead or alive... salute from a 80$ Brooklyn boy Dominican0 bedsty to East Ny.. kingz 👑 county

Hands down best ever in my opinion when it comes to lyrics untouchable no disrespect to Rakim and others

I loved the episode It could have been longer though. U could have also spoke about Kane's dope stage presence and showmanship. Also Kane got a lot of his style from Grandmaster Caz. Like "I still get ILL and kill at will and build the skill to fill your grill so don't tell me your real - Big Daddy Kane (Young Gifted and Black). That type of word play came from Caz.

Warm it up Kane, that dude was RAW!

Just Rhymin wit Biz- That Kane verse is one of my top 5 verses all time

You're on point Jay...Ultra rapped over the beat pattern of Ego Trippin just like Kane on get into it. You're on point with putting focus on Somethin Funky. Very important Debute! Also the usage of Synthetic Sub by Marley across from Ced Gee's use of it.

Good video. Kane contributed to this culture in so many ways and is (in my opinion) often overlooked. Lyrically, one of the dopest of all times and changed the way we constructed rhymes.

@15:50 Thelma still look good! Til this day! #nohomo... Y did I just feel compelled to closed with that hashytag? But she is! #Capricorn... wonders if she's a vegan? What else could explain her long-standing beauty magick! I know... #Melanin!

bro thanks for these keep doing em

Wow, I commented on the krs one video the other day. I know these are a few yrs old, and not sure if there are any recent vids, but these are sooooo well done, bring back soany memories, and back up the lyrical mastery these underrated MC's possessed. Love these! I'm. Late to the games but glad I found this series. Congrats fam

JayQuan, you sir are a genius! Thank you for this site. I now know that there are other people who remember the lyricism. Have you thought about covering the group dynamics and flow of X-Clan. Specifically Brother J. Some of his expressions, disses and the like are LEGENDARY.

All I can say is thank you, I really appreciate your videos, excellent.

Hyperbole, The aforementioned animation, is a component or technique employed in literature and poetry. These are some of the things that I really enjoyed about English class... (I'm sure you know this stuff Jay).... That hyperbolic style also heavily used by MC's the likes of Grand Puba Maxwell, Method Man, DAS FEX, Chip Fu... among others... HIP HOP became a part of school for me at that time... and I still carry it. (LLHH)...

I actually really dig looks like a job for

King Asiatic Nobody's Equal!!!!

Kane is 1 of the Godfathers of hip hop no doubt about it

Loving this channel fam. Very fond memories hearing you break down these classics!

Thank you for this series. It's a legit education on the foundations of hip hop and rap. It's making me go back and really listen to it and look for what you explain. Good stuff