When the beat dropped all I felt like saying was ….. “Rappers steppin' to me, they wanna get some,But I'm the Kane, so, yo, you know the outcome,Another victory, they can't get with me, So pick a B.C. date 'cause you're history, I'm the authentic poet to get lyrical….. “ 😆💪🏽
Wrecks N Effects also sampled this on Rumpshaker. Also AMG - Jiggable Pie. My favorite hip hop song of all time is Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin.
Sky Blylevin yeah but Marley was foul for not cutting a check to theses ladies for using this sample. Love Marley and the entire Juice Crew... he should’ve cut that check tho
Stab Calloway Actually compensation for a sample is due to the writer(s) of the song used. “Blind Alley” was written by David Porter, so he’s the only one entitled to payment for Marley Marl’s use of it for “Ain’t No Half Steppin’.”
It's a travesty that only 45K have visited this page in almost 5 years. People are missing out on one of the greatest tracks of the 70's. The Emotions are so much more than just Best Of My Love.
"Dreamlover, come and rescue me Take me up, take me down Take me anywhere you want to, baby, now I need you so desperately Won't you please come around 'Coz I wanna share forever with you, baby..."
Here’s my favorite uses of the song 1. Big Daddy Kane 2. Notorious B.I.G. 3. Mariah Carey 4. LL Cool J 5. Das EFX 6. Tim Dogg 7. Wrecks N Effect 8. Ice Cube 9. EPMD 10. A Tribe Called Quest HM: Big L and 50 Cent
I love The Emotions stax recordings. They were raw and soulful. They were more polished in their vocals when they collaborated with EWF and Maurice White. Their harmonies were always tight whether with Stax or Columbia. They're my favorite female group.
I don't like all their stuff but they are my favorite female group along with SWV and some other soul artists that I can't recall oh WENDY RENE (NOT SURE IF IT'S A REAL NAME) but The Emotions have got to be number one OR TIED.
Biggies song “blind alley freestyle” on his demo tape which was sample from this beautiful song brought me here and Big Daddy Kane too 💯! Salute to these Queens 👑🫡!
"Blind Alley" has been sampled by several artists such as 112, A Tribe Called Quest, Bell Biv Devoe, Big Daddy Kane, Tupac Shakur, LL Cool J, Redhead Kingpin & the F.B.I., Wu Tang Clan, 50 Cent, Brand Nubian, Craig Mack, EPMD, Gangstarr, Ice Cube, Salt-N-Pepa, De La Soul, Kanye West, Jadakiss, Notorious BIG, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Mary J. Blige, Ginuwine, Keyshia Cole, Tamia and Janet Jackson and Redman.
WOW look at that picture. That was the Emotions when this song and album REVOLT was issued. Teresa Davis was with the group replacing sister Jeanette. She fit right in with the soulful, gospel sound of the group and not to metion she was DAMN PRETTY!!!!!!
She was sued by Maurice White for plagiarising Best of My Love for Emotions. This song is another one that she "sampled". Note the similarities to Dreamlover.
Mariah, David Cole and Robert Clivilles were sued for borrowing from The Best of My Love for the song Emotions, which was later setlle out of court. I suppose there are similarities there between the two songs, but it's a bit of a stretch. On Dreamlover, David Porter was properly credited by her and Dave Jam Hall for sampling Blind Alley. There's no mistaken the song was built around Blind Alley as you can sing the chorus over the top of Blind Alley's hook and drum beat.
Yo, I NEVER knew that BDK (Marley Marl-If I'm not mistaken) used a sample for Ain t No Half Steppin' 🤯 Using that sample was genius. This song is SO FIRE!!!
Rap Prime Minister. Some say sinister! Non-stopping the groove until when-its-tha climax, as I max, relax and chill. Have a break from a tape of me, actin' ill.
Crazy how this One Track is Responsible for so Many Other Songs‼️
It is!
Thank Marley Marl
Yep!!
When the beat dropped all I felt like saying was ….. “Rappers steppin' to me, they wanna get some,But I'm the Kane, so, yo, you know the outcome,Another victory, they can't get with me, So pick a B.C. date 'cause you're history, I'm the authentic poet to get lyrical….. “ 😆💪🏽
🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
Big Daddy Kane's "Ain't No Half Steppin" brought me here...
So many hip hop songs come from this, but the original is sooooo banging. So sad this type of originality will not be coming back anytime soon
Facts. I'm with you. It's great because it's based on soul.
I'm surprised this wasn't a single
Pete Rock and C.L Smooth. And I Know Big Daddy Kane did too.
@@yellowlight2563 It was a single 👍
I'll never get bored of the first 18 seconds of this song, never
Ain't No Half...Steppin' 🔥
Total and utter class! Speaks volumes that it was sampled.
Mariah "Dreamlover" one of the best up-tempo R & B tracks ever...guess we should thank The Emotions for the assist
Matt Recchione huh!!!!fr???
she always gave credit for this work, mariah was a super fan of 70s music.
Imani Alexander she always did tho
Rumpshaker
Yes. Mariah did a great job using the beat.
Big Daddy Kane.
Aint no half steppin. and ll cool j pink cookies
true my friend.
rakim when i b on tha mic
Wrecks N Effects also sampled this on Rumpshaker. Also AMG - Jiggable Pie. My favorite hip hop song of all time is Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin.
Mariah Carey as well
A timeless classic.
Big up to Marley Marl, who revolutionized hip hop production sampling hot butta like this.
Sky Blylevin yeah but Marley was foul for not cutting a check to theses ladies for using this sample. Love Marley and the entire Juice Crew... he should’ve cut that check tho
Stab Calloway Actually compensation for a sample is due to the writer(s) of the song used. “Blind Alley” was written by David Porter, so he’s the only one entitled to payment for Marley Marl’s use of it for “Ain’t No Half Steppin’.”
Marley mar had nothing to do with Ain’t no Half stepping….Cool v made the beat💯💯💯
@@I_be_e Yeah but none of those guys cut a check back then.
actually marly got the credit but the record was found by Biz Mark then GAVE IT to BDK
It's a travesty that only 45K have visited this page in almost 5 years. People are missing out on one of the greatest tracks of the 70's. The Emotions are so much more than just Best Of My Love.
Jon B Smooth
Totally agree with you !
They probably know it from a record player like the original
Word 🎧👍🏼
@@justinwinn01 So MANY artists have sampled this song, some people might know it from other music (e.g. Mariah Carey's "Dream Lover").
"Friday the 13th, Imma play Jason"
"Ain't No Half-Steppin"
Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" sampled this to great effect.
So many samples from this song!!!
"Dreamlover, come and rescue me
Take me up, take me down
Take me anywhere you want to, baby, now
I need you so desperately
Won't you please come around
'Coz I wanna share forever with you, baby..."
Yup...Mariah sampled this
this is blind alley by emotions not dreamlover by mariah carey, you are singing the wrong lyrics.
LaCurrone C sir you are incorrect, Mariah carey sampled this song
Mariah definitely sampled them hits! Genius by Tom Tom Club and Hey DJ by World Famous! Big ups!
+Chris Smith big daddy kane sampled it b4 ms Carey. with aint no half steppin
i can't listen to this without singing dreamlover
I’m hear reading “It was All a Dream” and this song was named. With book still in my lap, had to locate and listen. I’m hear smiling. 😘🤗🔥🔥💯💯
Big Daddy Kane “I’m just gonna sit here laid back to this mellow beat, you know.”
Ok vanilla,💯💯
P g vanilla hahaha ... I learned from the best !!! Musically that’s for sure!!! 👍
@@anab5335 u like gangsta rap?
And drop some smooth lyrics
I'm loving the outfits. I miss the 60's and the 70's. We had so much fun. Less crime more 💘.
Here’s my favorite uses of the song
1. Big Daddy Kane
2. Notorious B.I.G.
3. Mariah Carey
4. LL Cool J
5. Das EFX
6. Tim Dogg
7. Wrecks N Effect
8. Ice Cube
9. EPMD
10. A Tribe Called Quest
HM: Big L and 50 Cent
Wrecks Neffect is so fucking doppee
KANE made this iconic for the new generation!!!!!
DREAMLOVER!!!!!!❤❤❤
Ain't no half steppin & Dreamlover
Das EFX - "Klap Ya Handz" sampled this, too.
Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Notorious B.I.G, Big L and DJ Babu brought me here
A Tribe Called Quest's Scenario(Remix) also brought me here. Just listen to the drums.
Quentin Hutchins
Wreckz-N-Effect (Rump Shaker Remix) and Mariah Carey (Dreamlover)
Dont forget "Phony Rappers"!!!!
Redman bought me here (“Redman meets Reggie Noble”)
Thanks for posting this awesome R&B tune, classic!
Awww yeah, I'm with this. Just gonna sit here with this nice mellow beat..
And drop some smooth lyrics
Cause it's ' 88 nahm saying
And Ain't no half steppin'
Word, I'm ready.
Rappers step up to me
@@justinwinn01 They want to get some
@@TOASTY_BEANS125 but I'm the Kane so yo, you know the outcome!
@@hassanhamilton1363 Another Victory, they cant get with me!
Just heard this song for the first time, and realized that this is Big Daddy Kane's sample for Ain't No Half Steppin'....Nice.
Same here
Pink Cookies- LL Cool J
And many others.
Big Daddy Kane à sampler ce morceau magnifique!!!!
This song is incredible!!
I love The Emotions stax recordings. They were raw and soulful. They were more polished in their vocals when they collaborated with EWF and Maurice White. Their harmonies were always tight whether with Stax or Columbia. They're my favorite female group.
I don't like all their stuff but they are my favorite female group along with SWV and some other soul artists that I can't recall oh WENDY RENE (NOT SURE IF IT'S A REAL NAME) but The Emotions have got to be number one OR TIED.
Whenever people look in the encyclopedia under the word "funk", there should always be a picture of the Stax Records logo!
The musicians of this AWESOME song were the STAX records sessions players, who laid grooves down for Sam and Dave, Isaac Hayes and otis redding.
Biggies song “blind alley freestyle” on his demo tape which was sample from this beautiful song brought me here and Big Daddy Kane too 💯! Salute to these Queens 👑🫡!
Big Daddy Kane interview from IDEA GENERATION brought me here!
This became a Billboard #1 song for Mariah Carey!
Ain't no half steppin!
Big Daddy Kane, Das Efx, and L.L. Cool J have all sampled this song
and biggie smalls, and thats only that we know..
Joaquin Gonzalez and Mariah Carey for Dreamlover
Allen Cole and MF Doom...
Yep true
Also... Dreamlover Mariah. 😍
She took it on purpose. Lmao..
They sued her a year before for emotions.
She bit back.
Mariah's Dreamlover sampled this!
naaaaaaah.
LaCurrone C Yes she did.
@@lacurronec3815 SHE LITERALLY DID.
Yes😍
Yes indeed ✔️
One of many classic cuts by the emotions
Marley Marl sure knew how to pick em!
BIG DADDY KANE BY WAY OF DRINK CHAMPS BROUGHT ME HERE. THANK YOU!
"Blind Alley" has been sampled by several artists such as 112, A Tribe Called Quest, Bell Biv Devoe, Big Daddy Kane, Tupac Shakur, LL Cool J, Redhead Kingpin & the F.B.I., Wu Tang Clan, 50 Cent, Brand Nubian, Craig Mack, EPMD, Gangstarr, Ice Cube, Salt-N-Pepa, De La Soul, Kanye West, Jadakiss, Notorious BIG, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Mary J. Blige, Ginuwine, Keyshia Cole, Tamia and Janet Jackson and Redman.
Biggie
Wreckx-N-Effect
WOW look at that picture. That was the Emotions when this song and album REVOLT was issued. Teresa Davis was with the group replacing sister Jeanette. She fit right in with the soulful, gospel sound of the group and not to metion she was DAMN PRETTY!!!!!!
Ain’t no Half Steppin’ - Big Daddy Kane!!!
OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT ! that's dope !
RIP The Notorious B.I.G.
Big Daddy Kane - Ain’t no half stepping
Dayummmm this is a ole Skool classic!
Mikey's Oldies But Goodies.
"pink cookies in a plastic bag, getting crushed by buildings"!!! LL Cool J
AMG, "Jiggable Pie."
Dreamlover
Jiggable Pie Amg
“The microphone murderer, mass mayhem maker....”
B.I.G. On The Mic
The Fantabulous Emotions Always Lays Down A Superior Triple AAA Plus NO1 Command Performance That's Second To None Perfection Personified
"Rappers stepping to me, they want to get some. But I'm the Kane so yo, you know the outcome."
Nobody mentioned Ed OG and the Bulldogs! I love that cut, but I love this original track more than all that came after it.
Mariah Carey-Dream Lover...wow, this sample is popular! Great song.
Wrecks in Effect "Rump Shaker "
Hip Hop brought me here.
Ain't no Half Stepping
FRIDAY THE 13TH IMMA PLAY JASON!!!
No type of Joke, Gag, Game, Puzzle or Riddle..
Big Daddy Kane . . . this song had so many awesome lines.
Thumbs up if you're here because of Das EFX
Mariah Carey always either creates great melodies or samples amazing songs most people from her generation don’t even know
She listened to ALOT of different music
she is a damn genius
She was sued by Maurice White for plagiarising Best of My Love for Emotions. This song is another one that she "sampled". Note the similarities to Dreamlover.
Mariah, David Cole and Robert Clivilles were sued for borrowing from The Best of My Love for the song Emotions, which was later setlle out of court. I suppose there are similarities there between the two songs, but it's a bit of a stretch.
On Dreamlover, David Porter was properly credited by her and Dave Jam Hall for sampling Blind Alley. There's no mistaken the song was built around Blind Alley as you can sing the chorus over the top of Blind Alley's hook and drum beat.
Big Daddy Kane & LL Cool J (among others) sampled this WAY before Mariah
Big Daddy Kane!!
Das EFX - "Klap Ya Handz" sampled this, too.
@ 0:10 the sample for "pink cookies N a plastic bag".
Never heard this. Man, so many dope hip hop tracks were created using that intro sample!
Sooo many songs sampled this classic
that piano played in this song sounds so sophisticated
the person that played was none other isaac haynes
Black Moses 🎵🎵
Big Daddy Kane Ain't No Half Steppin'
The Emotions. 'Nuff said. ...love them. Thanks for the upload, JBtheModManchester. Blessings
Big Daddy Kane brought me here!
Das EFX - "Klap Ya Handz" sampled this, too.
Big Daddy Kane was here
Also the legend Chubb Rock "Organize" 🔥🔥🔥💯🎤
My favorite Chubb Rock track! #respect
Ain't no half stepping Big Daddy Kane
Long live tha Kane
A Tribe Called Quest "Phony Rappers" 🎼🎵🎶📢
RIP Phife Dawg da 5 footer
My day has been made finding this gem. I most definitely have the cassette of big daddy kane and ll cool j ripping this #ilovemusic
Great song 🎉
marley marl was a fool for sampling this with esg's ufo eerie as hell sounding song
Yo, I NEVER knew that BDK
(Marley Marl-If I'm not mistaken) used a sample for Ain t No Half Steppin' 🤯
Using that sample was genius.
This song is SO FIRE!!!
or Easy Mo Bee ?
AINTNOHALFSTEPPIN"
"Rumpshaker" Wrecks n Effect
Rap Prime Minister. Some say sinister! Non-stopping the groove until when-its-tha climax, as I max, relax and chill. Have a break from a tape of me, actin' ill.
Ain't no half steppin'.
I never knew they did this song 1st. Ain't nothing New.. wow
Kane! Man soon as I heard the intro. 🎶 Cuz it's 88 time to said it straight, know what I'm saying Ain't No Half Steppin, WORD, I'm ready... ❤️💪🏼💯
THIS IS THE ONLY VERSION! NOBODY CAN COPY IT!
how nice makes you feel happy
Ain’t noo Half Steppin----I’m tha Big Daddy Kane ✊🏽✊🏽
Das EFX - "Klap Ya Handz" sampled this, too.
Blueprint - No Half Smokin ❤️❤️
Mariah used this song as sampler for his song Dreamlover from the album Music Box in 1993;
Her*
Good Ole days.... but sad how things are now..
A nice song to sample from obviously.
damn nice song
That beat hard
Remember this as a Bluesdance special
AMG sampled this song with "Jiggable Pie" but Big Daddy Kane used it first. The intro to this song by The Emotions was true Hip Hop.
Big Daddy Kane ain't no half steppin