Antonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper 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 a generation of MCs".
Hip-hop artist who was most famously affiliated with Marley Marl's
old-school crew, the Juice Crew.
His first two albums "Long Live the Kane" and "It's a Big Daddy Thing" (released in 1988 and 1989 respectively) are his only recordings that were certified gold by the RIAA.