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Busta Rhymes Returns With “Slap” ft. Conway The Machine & Big Daddy Kane
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / EMPIRE With the release of Extinction Level Event 2 back in 2020, Busta Rhymes returned to the game with a dragon roar forreal. Now the Hip-Hop legend is ready for another go-round in 2022 and bought a Hip-Hop icon and a hired gun to help him burn the place down. Dropping a new single featuring the legendary Big Daddy Kane and bar-dropping robot known as Conway The Machine, Busta Rhymes samples Biz Markie’s classic cut “Just Rhymin’ With Biz” for his new visuals to “Slap” and get busy as only they can. Taking to the club in some fancy mobster-ish attire, the three men shine under the bright lights of the spot while spitting the kind of raps that OG Hip-Hop heads can appreciate and bop to. Big Daddy Kane really out there looking like he pimpin’ o...
Clash Of The Rap Titans: Big Daddy Kane vs KRS-One VERZUZ Was All We Asked For & More, But Who Won?
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty On Sunday night (Oct. 18) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One had their Verzuz showdown and it was everything a Hip-Hop head could ask for. As fans rabidly debate who came out on top, the culture itself came home with the W. While DJ Scratch and DJ Kid Capri (more on them later) held down Kane and KRS on the wheels of steels, respectively, it was Fat Joe who introduced the start of the battle. Fat Joe represents the Bronx, but he showed reverence for both legends. KRS hit the stage first, and he wasted no time as Kane was slower to enter, blasting off by performing “Criminal Minded.” Related Stories Kane rolled up unbothered sporting a mean fedora and when it was his turn started things off by sa...
War Ready: Big Daddy Kane & KRS-ONE To Face Off On Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Jadakiss’ reign as the Verzuz G.O.A.T. might come to an end soon. Big Daddy Kane and KRS-ONE have signed on to go at it at the next battle and we are here for it. The two Rap legends have confirmed that they will face off in what seems to a be an epic match on the next installment of Verzuz. For months fans have urged founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland to set up a Kane and Rakim battle but to hear the “Set It Off” MC tell it he didn’t see that as a good match up. “If it’s going to be me and Rakim, then we might as well just do it with the music. You know what I mean? I don’t really see him as a battle rapper” he told HipHopDX. He then continued to say that The Blastmaster would be better suited for his skillset. “I think it ...
Big Daddy Kane Checks Media, Ask For Prayers For Biz Markie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty Recently, an erroneously reported news story caused rumors of Biz Markie’s death to spread while the rapper is alive but unfortunately not well. Big Daddy Kane recently took to social media to take media to task for moving too fast and not considering the ramifications it can have on the fans, friends and family of those involved. Soon after the Revolt post wrongly saying Biz Markie had died, reporters like Roland S. Martin began refuting the claim citing family members, including the “Nobody Beats The Biz” rapper’s wife, relaying that he had definitely not passed away. On Thursday (July 1), Big Daddy Kane took to Instagram to share that his friend needs your prayers, and had some words for those prematurely announcing his death. “For t...
Big Daddy Kane Talks DJ Stint Before Becoming An MC In New Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty One of the genre’s greatest talents is detailing his career like never before. Big Daddy Kane reveals his transition from being a DJ to a God MC in a new interview series. As spotted on HipHopDX, the Brooklyn native linked up with his long-time friend and peer MC Search. The founding member of 3rd Bass has launched a new podcast titled Did I Ever Tell You The One About which focuses on providing our legends a platform to speak on their career and more. The “Ain’t No Half-Steppin’” rapper has been slotted for the first season and it is primed to be a piece of very memorable content. In the teaser, the Juice Crew member explains that he was originally manning the wheels of steel prior to picking up a microphone as DJ Sir...
“Do It For Hip-Hop”: Rakim Calls Out Big Daddy Kane For Verzuz Battle
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Rakim is putting his hat in the ring to be the next contestant on Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s iconic Verzuz series and he’s already calling out his competitor. On Friday (Aug 7), Rakim surprised fans when he took to Instagram in a since-deleted post and proposed an iconic battle between himself and fellow legendary lyricist Big Daddy Kane. The announcement, which came shortly after Timbaland teased fans regarding a possible faceoff between Drake and Kanye West. Posting a black and white photo of himself and Kane with a big V in the middle, the God MC captioned the photo calling for duo to go head to head “for Hip-Hop.” “Do it for Hip-Hop??? @officialbigdaddykane @verzuztv @thegodrakim #TheGodMC #Rakim #RakimAllah #TheR #The18thLetter #Th...
