A biography for Big Daddy Kanehasn’t been written yet.
“If you're White then yes, you have White privilege. It's there for the taking if you choose to use it, you know, just keeping it 100.”
“It's like do White privilege exist? Absolutely. In the case of passing judgment, you have to make sure that you're passing judgement on the right person.”
“I want to be remembered as a combination of Malcolm X and Marvin Gaye, a strong black leader and a sexy entertainer.”
“Good rap records don't get too far, but rap records that are made for crossing over to white audiences do go a long way.”
“Raleigh feels like home. It has before I even moved here. During the late '90s I just fell in love with this city.”
“The Lifted Crew, I think that they're a great band that plays great soul music. They may have studied a lot of soul, but really, their heart and soul is in hip-hop.”
“Rap is good for politics because when you make a rap record, you put good music on a track and people listen to you. It's easier than trying to preach.”
“I like Ludacris; I think that he's a complete artist. I think that he makes great records; I think that he is a great lyricist and at the same time I think he knows how to have fun.”
“He's definitely someone who helped mold and shape hip-hop with his music. I would put him in the category of James Brown, the Honeydrippers and Chic. He gave the B-boys and B-girls a track to dance to, but it would only be a DJ or an MC who knows who Billy Squier is.”
“I had fun working on films.”
“When I came up with KRS-One and Rakim, everybody had to step their lyrical game up to build a fan base.”
“One of the smartest things I ever did was move to North Carolina.”
“I was a Barry White fan.”
“If you come on stage rocking the same LRG shirt and Ed Hardy jeans that two people in the crowd have on, then what makes you different than them?”
“I realized pretty much everything I did wrong with 'Long Live the Kane' and went right back in and did 'It's a Big Daddy Thing,' because now I had a more universal approach.”
“Actually, I was supposed to battle Rakim back in '89.”
“I have ultra-strong respect for women that respect themselves.”
“When people in the street say, 'You're in my top five,' that means the world to me.”
“Being acknowledged as one of the best is enough for me.”
“What can I say? I like breaking ground and exploring new things.”