What is Big Daddy Kane’s Net Worth?
Big Daddy Kane, a renowned American rapper and producer, has a net worth of $500 thousand. He is highly regarded as one of the most talented and influential MCs in Hip Hop. Kane began his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew.
Early Life and Stage Name
Antonio Hardy was born on September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York. He later became known as Big Daddy Kane, taking the Kane part of his name from his love of martial arts films. The Big Daddy part came from a ski trip where he had an encounter with a young lady.
Big Daddy Kane’s Career Highlights
In 1984, Big Daddy Kane became friends with Biz Markie, co-writing some of Biz’s best-known lyrics. He joined the Queens-based band Juice Crew in 1986 and signed with Cold Chillin Records label in 1987. He debuted his first 12″ single “Raw,” which quickly became an underground hit.
Big Daddy Kane released his debut album Long Live the Kane in 1988, which featured the hip hop hit “Ain’t No Half Steppin”. His next album, “It’s a Big Daddy Thing,” released later that year, became his biggest hit to date and included ’70s samples of classics like “Smooth Operator” and “I Get the Job Done.” In 1991, he won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo for his performance on the Quincy Jones collab track “Back on the Block” off the album of the same name.
Big Daddy Kane appeared in movies like “Posse” and “The Meteor Man,” and collaborated with Tupac Shakur, MC Hammer, and Jay-Z throughout the ’90s. He occasionally collaborated with other hip-hop artists and was honored during the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors in 2005. His later albums such as “Looks Like a Job For” were acclaimed but didn’t find the same commercial and artist success of “It’s a Big Daddy Thing.”
Big Daddy Kane continues to tour extensively and released the single “Enough” in 2020, a protest song addressing issues around police brutality and racism.
Family Life
Big Daddy Kane has been married to Shawnette Hardy since 2010. The couple has a son named Lamel Hardy. The family resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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