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If Big Daddy Kane's debut album painted him as an enormously talented battle MC, his follow-up, It's a Big Daddy Thing, finds him aggressively expanding into new territory and gunning for a wider audience outside the hip-hop faithful. Unlike later efforts, most of it is rousingly successful, making for an album that's arguably just as strong as his near-classic debut. This is where Kane starts to take his place as one of hip-hop's first sex symbols, thanks to the gliding "Smooth Operator," the somewhat dated ballad "To Be Your Man," and the Teddy Riley-produced new jack swing track "I Get the Job Done." If the latter is a blatant attempt at crossing over, with a vastly different sound than anything else on the album, it's also a player's statement of purpose. Elsewhere, Kane plays the anti-drug, pro-education social commentator, bringing his Nation of Islam beliefs further into the spotlight on tracks like "Another Victory," "Children R the Future," "Calling Mr. Welfare," and "Rap Summary (Lean on Me)." "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" sits a little uneasily alongside that progressive-minded material, not just for its obvious subject matter but for the line where Kane declares himself "anti-faggot"; nonetheless, it remains something of a favorite among fans who look past that slip. And of course, there are plenty of showcases for Kane's near-peerless technique, including "Mortal Combat," a live version of the rare B-side "Wrath of Kane," and "Warm It Up, Kane." There's some filler in the second half, like the amusing, blaxploitation-styled "Big Daddy's Theme," but overall It's a Big Daddy Thing is a strong, varied album that captures every important side of one of rap's major talents.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2001 Warner Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Antonio Hardy, Writer - Marley Marl, Producer - Big Daddy Kane, Rapper Vocals, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, Producer, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc.
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, Producer, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2001 Warner Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company
Teddy Riley, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - GENE GRIFFIN, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2001 Warner Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Antonio Hardy, Writer - Big Daddy Kane, Producer, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Al Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Easy Mo Bee, Producer - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Duck Dunn, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Big Daddy Kane, Producer, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc.
Antonio Hardy, Composer, Lyricist - Marley Marl, Producer - Big Daddy Kane, MainArtist
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Reprise Records
Album review
If Big Daddy Kane's debut album painted him as an enormously talented battle MC, his follow-up, It's a Big Daddy Thing, finds him aggressively expanding into new territory and gunning for a wider audience outside the hip-hop faithful. Unlike later efforts, most of it is rousingly successful, making for an album that's arguably just as strong as his near-classic debut. This is where Kane starts to take his place as one of hip-hop's first sex symbols, thanks to the gliding "Smooth Operator," the somewhat dated ballad "To Be Your Man," and the Teddy Riley-produced new jack swing track "I Get the Job Done." If the latter is a blatant attempt at crossing over, with a vastly different sound than anything else on the album, it's also a player's statement of purpose. Elsewhere, Kane plays the anti-drug, pro-education social commentator, bringing his Nation of Islam beliefs further into the spotlight on tracks like "Another Victory," "Children R the Future," "Calling Mr. Welfare," and "Rap Summary (Lean on Me)." "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" sits a little uneasily alongside that progressive-minded material, not just for its obvious subject matter but for the line where Kane declares himself "anti-faggot"; nonetheless, it remains something of a favorite among fans who look past that slip. And of course, there are plenty of showcases for Kane's near-peerless technique, including "Mortal Combat," a live version of the rare B-side "Wrath of Kane," and "Warm It Up, Kane." There's some filler in the second half, like the amusing, blaxploitation-styled "Big Daddy's Theme," but overall It's a Big Daddy Thing is a strong, varied album that captures every important side of one of rap's major talents.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:19
- Main artists: Big Daddy Kane
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1989 Cold Chillin' Records/Warner Records Inc. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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