Back in the day I was working for a company that did warranty work for several companies.The music situation at the warehouse was crazy.Everyone trying to drown out everybody.We finally agreed that each of us got an hour.Our young Black man blared out Big Daddy Kane's "Pimpin' Ain't Easy".A bunch of White suburban guys started diggin' on this unknown sound.I went to see Kane with James.He was surprised when I expressed an interest in seeing his show in Boston.I had to buy a new suit.Ive seen all kinds of live music.His show was tight.Kane came out dressed sharp.Tasteful tailored suit.His singers made you thank God for having eyes.He introduced the singers,the band and thanked the audience for being there.Tremendous show.Inspite of being checked for weapons outside the venue,I saw no problems between anybody.I had no problems with anyone.I did have people ask if I was lost but all said in a friendly manner.
BDK was Big L's inspiration. His momma bought him and his brothers DJ equipment. His older brother Don was always the DJ and L at 5 years old, he was always the rapper. They used to bring their DJ equipment out on the stoop of their home so lil' hunnies would come up the block. Don killin' the turntables and Big L would grab the mic and started rappin' Big Daddy Kane songs. He liked BDK and knew all his rhymes. Listening to this song just made me realize how much inspiration Big L gained from BDK. Mainly the multisyllabic rhyming. Big L progressed and his style evolved. Large vocab, multisyllabic rhymes, single, double, and triple entendre's. Clever metaphors, punchlines and much more. Big L is my favorite rapper. So it's only right to bump some BDK. After all Big L might have been unheard of without Kane. R.I.P. Big L. 🕊🥀
Listening to this song again after so many years made me realize how many other rap songs sampled several different parts of this beat. Just a smooth dope ass classic.
This one is a New Jack Swing classic by B.D.K. and it's still jamming. The Breaks and Samples: All Night Long by Mary Jane Girls, Do Your Thing by Isaac Hayes, Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye, The Champ by The Mohawks and Impeach The President by The Honey Drippers. SUPER TIGHT!!!!, A+++! and 5 Stars!!!
I was a teenager when Big Daddy Kane was at the height of his power & I wanted to grow up to be like BDK. He was hard, smooth, devastating flow with dope lyrics, he could dance and got ALL the women. I miss those days of hip-hop when us youngsters had some good rappers to actually look up to.
Oh man, Big Daddy is legit one of Top 20 all time, this was my Junior High School Soundtrack, first time I heard pimpin ain’t easy we lost our minds. This and Too Shorts first album was on repeat
Big Daddy Kane still my favorite MC of all-time. He ushered in the Golden Age along with Rakim, KRS-ONE, Kool G, and saw it through. He was NEVER a gangster and never claimed to be. He was the man regardless. "NOW TELL WHOOOOO Is the man, WITH THE HIGH POTENT LYRICS NO RAPPER COULD EVER STAND". You don't just fall into a nude photo shoot with Madonna and Naomi Campbell. Kane was THE PINNACLE at the start of the 90's. The ladies loved him, men wanted to be him. The Bed STUY Battle rapper with supreme lyricism who could perform: The SMOOTH OPERATOR.
Mary Jane Girls actually borrowed the bassline from Keni Burke's "Risin' To The Top" but no one except bass players know this and not many of them know. I love this bassline so much I had to know who played it first.
bringing me back to the 8 Ball Jacket days, fades, and players profiling at 8th street Grey's Papaya. Frankie Jackson's Soul Kitchen floating downtown. Running into Rakim at Nell's. Seeing Fab Five Freddy maintaining a table at Lucky Strikes. Man I was happy to be in NYC back then and vibes like this track is why.
Me too!! I was 13 and in junior high school. Those were good times!! We could go to school and not be afraid of a school shooting because that wasn't going on then!!
1989 I was 7 years old and my family just bought a brand new 2600 sq ft home in California. I would do anything to go back to 1989. Everything was perfect.
@@tlig puff can not dance, nor rap. In fact, I think Kane even wrote for Hammer? Either way, ones an iconic hip hop MC, the others are pop stars, or were....
Yes now this is the real deal!!! If you listen to country music it not like back in the day just like this! This is goodness. Turn it up!!! And have a great day!!!
This is so classic especially because how weird is it to see a rapper do choreography? (and not curse on every other bar) You'll never see that again.You gotta be hardcore.That's what sells now.But i wish it would make a comeback.
+Tam L This dude more hardcore then 99% of the rappers today, you dont have to curse to be hardcore, you just gotta rhyme from a place of strength and confidence. Which Big Daddy Kane does.
Matt Merkle You said 'was' then went on say to say 'ever'. That doesn't make sense. He was the best but there a far better lyricists out there these days. That's not undercutting what Big Daddy did for the rap game.
This came out in 1989 I was in the 4th grade when this came out back in the days.they used to play this on the radio all the time every day.I also used to watch this on rap city back in the days too.it reminded be my child hood days when we used use to go over to Thease apartments where all the rougish kids live hang out over there lol. Knowing we wasn't supposed to be over there lol good old days.
I don't understand how Rappers today have the nerve to say they were inspired by these Real Hiphop greats when these guys today make absolute trash they should be ashamed Hip hop today is dead. Im glad now just turning 20 I grew up listening to real music and not the crap my school mates be listening to.
Just turned 18 and I feel the SAME way! These rappers were young when they started off back in the day, around our age, and were achieving things that Lil' Wayne hasn't even come close to throughout his whole career.
most popular ignorant comment " hip hop is dead" or " its underground" last time I checked Kendrick, Ab Soul, J. Cole, etc were all major artists. Even people like Meek Mills have rap skills stop trynna live in the past/ adopt hipster views. " real music" smh. and yall obvi new to music cause you would know weezy was an absolute monster up until carter 4ish.
iceman463864 ew really? is that the best you can come up with those guys blow the only person out of the two that was somewhat promising was J. Cole from his "The Warm Up mixtape" Hip Hop today is lazy and it will never be what it was. Ive searched long and hard for these "underground artist" all of them are just as whack as the mainstream guy next to him. Underground Dj's thats night and day difference between rappers today their beats actually sound like something all the great New york Dj's buckwild Dj premier J dilla kid capri and pete rock would make. Japan makes better hiphop today what I hear on the radios and on the web and Im pretty serious 90s and today they consistently there will be a great hiphop track. You must not really listen to real hiphop throughout the 80s and 90s because you wouldn't make such an ignorant comment a true hiphop head would say the game died after 99 also WTH Lil wayne was never good ghost writer version or not the guy is just as much as a disgrace as Asap Rocky is to Harlem hiphop. You my friend are one those schoolmates.
To my black brothers out there there’s no one but you that could produce a masterpiece like this. I saw him in Manchester England in 2001. One of the best ever. Much respect.
Al.B Sure and Kim Porter (1 of P.Diddy's baby's mother) Kane kissed her hand at 1:19. comedian Chris Rock in the barber chair at 2:23. Kwame in the background with the yellow dye in his hair at 4:11.
Zobe Smith No the person in the chair at 2:22-2:23 is Chris Rock not Big Daddy Kane man. The girl with the black dress on is doing Chris Rock's hair. Then after the door opens she kisses Kane sitting in the chair. Look at the haircut and the facial hair.
Big Daddy Kane is the smoothest of the smooth KRSOne BizMarkie SlickRick DeLaSoul & the masters ErikBAndRakim Whodini MCLyte broke the mold & set the world on fire. #MuchRespectToTheMasters
When you an old school nigga like me this shit stay on rotation. I’ll be 90 and can’t remember my grandkids names but I’ll sure as hell know every word to Smooth Operator.
Kane is that type of MC that you kick back and listen to EVERY DAMN DAY!! To quote Merciless Amir "A day without a rhyme is like a day without sunshine". Happy 4:21 everyone "Tical"!!
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I always liked how Kane would dance with his backup dancers.
Th hoes act up stepoff
An heavy d did also
@@edwardsnowden171 SALT N PEPPA AND HEAVY D UP IN THE LIMOUSINE
Pimp shyt' 💎
He is one of kind !!!
Memphis checking in June 20, 2023. One of my favorites from my brother. 41 yrs. Of age and I was jammin this as a kid. Love you Kane!!!!!
Kane has an unmatchable swagger about him, elevates his already dope rhymes
When it comes down to it.
Big daddy Kane is the best lyricist of all time.
HOW MANY OF YOU REALLY KNOW HOW COOL BIG DADDY KANE'S MUSIC STILL IS ALL THESE YEARS LATER
Its timeless, it reigns unchecked , UnFuckWithable !!!
Still listening to BDK now I'm nearly 50.
The OG himself 🙋🏻♂️🔥💯🎙️👏
Peep game!
U arè so right 😊
this was the best era of hip hop
Yes
The Golden Age Of Hip-Hop! Glad I was old enough to witness firsthand!
Facts real talk
Miss the 90s
@@brentjames6927 this is 89
One of the best samples I can remember. This beat is legendary.
ken burke risen to the top, classic. Dougie fresh and mary j Blige sampled this beat as well
what are the names of the songs with the same sample?
@@jjl9398 qqqq
@@jjl9398
Mary Jane Girls, all night long. Take a listen G
This sample is from The Mary Jane Girls "All Night Long" and Isaac Hayes "Do Your Thing", with some adlibs from Marvin Gay "Sexual Healing"
Back in the day I was working for a company that did warranty work for several companies.The music situation at the warehouse was crazy.Everyone trying to drown out everybody.We finally agreed that each of us got an hour.Our young Black man blared out Big Daddy Kane's "Pimpin' Ain't Easy".A bunch of White suburban guys started diggin' on this unknown sound.I went to see Kane with James.He was surprised when I expressed an interest in seeing his show in Boston.I had to buy a new suit.Ive seen all kinds of live music.His show was tight.Kane came out dressed sharp.Tasteful tailored suit.His singers made you thank God for having eyes.He introduced the singers,the band and thanked the audience for being there.Tremendous show.Inspite of being checked for weapons outside the venue,I saw no problems between anybody.I had no problems with anyone.I did have people ask if I was lost but all said in a friendly manner.
This dude really does ooze of smoothness tho not to mention the bars
His rhyming and wordplay is untouchable. Truly one of the best to ever do it😎
BDK was Big L's inspiration. His momma bought him and his brothers DJ equipment. His older brother Don was always the DJ and L at 5 years old, he was always the rapper. They used to bring their DJ equipment out on the stoop of their home so lil' hunnies would come up the block. Don killin' the turntables and Big L would grab the mic and started rappin' Big Daddy Kane songs. He liked BDK and knew all his rhymes. Listening to this song just made me realize how much inspiration Big L gained from BDK. Mainly the multisyllabic rhyming. Big L progressed and his style evolved. Large vocab, multisyllabic rhymes, single, double, and triple entendre's. Clever metaphors, punchlines and much more. Big L is my favorite rapper. So it's only right to bump some BDK. After all Big L might have been unheard of without Kane. R.I.P. Big L. 🕊🥀
Freddy Kruger walkin down kane street! Straight fire!
Listening to this song again after so many years made me realize how many other rap songs sampled several different parts of this beat. Just a smooth dope ass classic.
Kane was the smoothest, rhyme flowing, best dressed rapper ever. His videos were sharp as he dressed.
I always saw Kane as the Michael Jordan of Hip Hop. He always embodied all the elements of the culture.
Good analogy
tsmith11 true
his prime was too short, MJ dominated for 10 years
He is the Wilt Chamberlain of rap
Imran Teimur I thought Kool g rap was in my book
one of the greatest of all the times without a doubt
1:19 aww al b sure and kim rest in peace 🥺❤️
The use of Mary Jane Girls is brilliant. Great production.
This one is a New Jack Swing classic by B.D.K. and it's still jamming.
The Breaks and Samples: All Night Long by Mary Jane Girls, Do Your Thing by Isaac Hayes, Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye, The Champ by The Mohawks and Impeach The President by The Honey Drippers. SUPER TIGHT!!!!, A+++! and 5 Stars!!!
Thanks for the info. 👍
Ain't no one as smooth as Big Daddy Kane
Kane is that type of MC that you kick back and listen to on a Friday. Happy Friday everyone!
Big daddy Kane = Legend #nuffsaid
hes playing live at coney island
Too atuist
The goat
Cause ima smooth operator. Big Daddy cane had all the ladies.Good music never fades it just gets better during this pandemic.
True 😊
The first rapper to spit game to a chic in a song, the first smoothest coolest rapper in a video😎
This the smoothest baseline ive ever heard in my life. My jaw dropped lol
AverageMudskipper : Thank Mr Rick James
Big Daddy is king nothing like cruising listening to big daddy
The best Big Daddy Kane
What a time to be alive. Original hip hop
That Decepticon line!🔥🔥🔥👍
only 2 other guys can breath this guy's air.
I was a teenager when Big Daddy Kane was at the height of his power & I wanted to grow up to be like BDK. He was hard, smooth, devastating flow with dope lyrics, he could dance and got ALL the women. I miss those days of hip-hop when us youngsters had some good rappers to actually look up to.
This song is bad ass ,real music thats what hip hop all about under rated
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest MCs of all times.
Big Daddy Kane is one of my favorite rappers. I love his style of rap.
Oh man, Big Daddy is legit one of Top 20 all time, this was my Junior High School Soundtrack, first time I heard pimpin ain’t easy we lost our minds. This and Too Shorts first album was on repeat
mr hardy, one of the top mc of all the greats.we luv ya b d k
Competition wishin for an expedition
I'm straight up dissin and dismissin listen...... FUCKING GOLDEN
Like if you TRULY miss this era of #HipHop. True MC'n.
Word!
Man, we just got a new Throwback radio station in Philly, all Hip Hop and RNB from 80-90's. Man it's like heaven.
I Bramblebush damn y'all lucky there I live in Holland now but I was born in Harlem all you hear is bullshit rap on the radio
I Bramblebush I so believe it!!!
I Bramblebush - WOW! I thinK I might move bacK 2 PHILLY - BIG DADDY KANE #1 4EVER!!!! 👽👽👽👽
He was da 80s hip hop shaft da man every boy wanted 2 b lyke n da man every woman wanted 2 have n love #throwbackqween4lyfe!
he first person i ever saw not let asthma hold him down....dance...rap...neva miss a beat....BDK THA SHIZNIT!!!
Big Daddy Kane still my favorite MC of all-time. He ushered in the Golden Age along with Rakim, KRS-ONE, Kool G, and saw it through. He was NEVER a gangster and never claimed to be. He was the man regardless. "NOW TELL WHOOOOO Is the man, WITH THE HIGH POTENT LYRICS NO RAPPER COULD EVER STAND". You don't just fall into a nude photo shoot with Madonna and Naomi Campbell. Kane was THE PINNACLE at the start of the 90's. The ladies loved him, men wanted to be him. The Bed STUY Battle rapper with supreme lyricism who could perform: The SMOOTH OPERATOR.
I'm 23 and I still listen to hip hop.. I miss the samples and the boom bap
this song is boss
Continuously Evolving : you're a hottie
@@DarnellHendeason-dk3uw what?
profragz he saying he want to clap dem cheeks.
@@ScottyMuzik no... I know
profragz just trying to help my fellow man. Asalamu Alaikum
is that maryjane girls "all night long" sample so dope
Your absolutely right and I'd play either one as loud as i could
*AND A BIT IF SEXUAL HEALING BY MARVIN GAYE. IT'S A BREATH BEFORE MARVIN GAYE SINGS, ""BAYYYYBE I'M LIKE AN OVEN*
Mary Jane Girls actually borrowed the bassline from Keni Burke's "Risin' To The Top" but no one except bass players know this and not many of them know. I love this bassline so much I had to know who played it first.
one of the greatest pioneer of hip hop
2019 I'm still riding with big daddy.
.smooth operator
Whats up babe
👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄
The G.O.A.T👑 🐐
BDK
This whole album is a timeless classic.
bringing me back to the 8 Ball Jacket days, fades, and players profiling at 8th street Grey's Papaya. Frankie Jackson's Soul Kitchen floating downtown. Running into Rakim at Nell's. Seeing Fab Five Freddy maintaining a table at Lucky Strikes. Man I was happy to be in NYC back then and vibes like this track is why.
Man, this brings back memories!! The good old days!
Yes sir bring back memories of summer nights at club
Big daddy Kane the man in the rap game
I want to go back to 1989 !!!!
Me too!! I was 13 and in junior high school. Those were good times!! We could go to school and not be afraid of a school shooting because that wasn't going on then!!
1989 I was 7 years old and my family just bought a brand new 2600 sq ft home in California. I would do anything to go back to 1989. Everything was perfect.
I love Big Daddy Kane
Kane was on Top winning with Alot of Classic Songs
It's 2023 and Big daddy Kane still bumping 🔥
I 😊
that second verse rhyme patter was sick
Man, Kane was a true party starter!
the last dancing rapper, I'll take big daddy Kane, over puff daddy anytime.
Yep ... over Puff AND Hammer.
@@johndrake2729 He's a better rapper than they are/were but can't touch them dancing.
Off sett 😂
KRS one next in line old school rap
@@tlig puff can not dance, nor rap. In fact, I think Kane even wrote for Hammer? Either way, ones an iconic hip hop MC, the others are pop stars, or were....
My theme song when I came on the block 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
Yes now this is the real deal!!! If you listen to country music it not like back in the day just like this! This is goodness. Turn it up!!! And have a great day!!!
U to and keep listening please 😮
SMOOTH OPERATOR!
If RUclips had been around in the 80s, we'd need two separate lines to count all the digits from the Viewer Counter.
Damn son
Also the singer Al B sure
what flow what poise
only bdk can tear verses up like this in the 80s
Krs? Rakim? Maybe other people like doom, rza, dre, need I say more. There were plenty of good artists that started mid to late 80s .
This is so classic especially because how weird is it to see a rapper do choreography? (and not curse on every other bar) You'll never see that again.You gotta be hardcore.That's what sells now.But i wish it would make a comeback.
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+Tam L This dude more hardcore then 99% of the rappers today, you dont have to curse to be hardcore, you just gotta rhyme from a place of strength and confidence. Which Big Daddy Kane does.
+Dino Z i got a brother that's calm and plain and he goes by the name Big Daddy Kane but back in the days he was nothing like that.
@@Sakom "Shocka Delica don't gotta hear cussin in raps to enjoy records.
Well, I do, so fuck them and fuck you too."
Heavy D
One of the coolest people to ever meet big daddy Kane let me meet him Rochester NY main Street armory
Kane was definitely the best simile/metaphor rapper ever.....
Matt Merkle
You said 'was' then went on say to say 'ever'. That doesn't make sense. He was the best but there a far better lyricists out there these days. That's not undercutting what Big Daddy did for the rap game.
Kane was the best, PERIOD!
This came out in 1989 I was in the 4th grade when this came out back in the days.they used to play this on the radio all the time every day.I also used to watch this on rap city back in the days too.it reminded be my child hood days when we used use to go over to Thease apartments where all the rougish kids live hang out over there lol. Knowing we wasn't supposed to be over there lol good old days.
Transform on stage like a decipticon
yolanda del campo haha ..decipticon...old school Brooklyn.
HAPPY 51ST BIRTHDAY ANTONIO HARDY "BIG DADDY KANE" (SEPTEMBER 10, 2019)
81 i was born we had the best fashion and dances i said wat i said 💯💯💯💯
Best MC from Brooklyn. Yup I took it there.
Jim Richalds who’s your dealer again. Biggie and even Jay-z was better than big daddy Kane.
Indeed...
Ha I loved this dude as a kid, nick named my old man Big Daddy Kane.
Summer of 1990 I was 13 and my brother took me to a show that had Queen Latifah, Monie Luv, 3rd Bass, Digital Underground and Big Daddy Kane!!!
Lucky you! Your big brother is cool
I don't understand how Rappers today have the nerve to say they were inspired by these Real Hiphop greats when these guys today make absolute trash they should be ashamed Hip hop today is dead. Im glad now just turning 20 I grew up listening to real music and not the crap my school mates be listening to.
Just turned 18 and I feel the SAME way! These rappers were young when they started off back in the day, around our age, and were achieving things that Lil' Wayne hasn't even come close to throughout his whole career.
encouraging post,,honestly as one who grew up listening to BDK and original breakdancin tunage like when AJ first came out LOL!!!
most popular ignorant comment " hip hop is dead" or " its underground" last time I checked Kendrick, Ab Soul, J. Cole, etc were all major artists. Even people like Meek Mills have rap skills stop trynna live in the past/ adopt hipster views. " real music" smh. and yall obvi new to music cause you would know weezy was an absolute monster up until carter 4ish.
iceman463864
ew really? is that the best you can come up with those guys blow the only person out of the two that was somewhat promising was J. Cole from his "The Warm Up mixtape" Hip Hop today is lazy and it will never be what it was. Ive searched long and hard for these "underground artist" all of them are just as whack as the mainstream guy next to him. Underground Dj's thats night and day difference between rappers today their beats actually sound like something all the great New york Dj's buckwild Dj premier J dilla kid capri and pete rock would make. Japan makes better hiphop today what I hear on the radios and on the web and Im pretty serious 90s and today they consistently there will be a great hiphop track. You must not really listen to real hiphop throughout the 80s and 90s because you wouldn't make such an ignorant comment a true hiphop head would say the game died after 99 also WTH Lil wayne was never good ghost writer version or not the guy is just as much as a disgrace as Asap Rocky is to Harlem hiphop. You my friend are one those schoolmates.
OfficeHanchoBoxing how'd you fit so much bullshit into one comment
Kane is the best MC of all Time!!!! No one can flow like this guy. Take listen to the entire "It's a big daddy thing" album and you will understand.
damannoa I love that album! another victory mortal kombat smooth operator to be your man ect,ect.....
To my black brothers out there there’s no one but you that could produce a masterpiece like this. I saw him in Manchester England in 2001. One of the best ever. Much respect.
classic emcee one of the best to ever do it on the mic
Big Daddy..the king is here!!!
Al.B Sure and Kim Porter (1 of P.Diddy's baby's mother) Kane kissed her hand at 1:19. comedian Chris Rock in the barber chair at 2:23. Kwame in the background with the yellow dye in his hair at 4:11.
TheEdub1 the person in the chair was big daddy Kane
Zobe Smith No the person in the chair at 2:22-2:23 is Chris Rock not Big Daddy Kane man. The girl with the black dress on is doing Chris Rock's hair. Then after the door opens she kisses Kane sitting in the chair. Look at the haircut and the facial hair.
TheEdub1 ya my bad
boobs
Who's the girl playing pool with big daddy kane
Diddy was really weird dating his friends/partners girlfriends. Al b sure, Ryan lesly, 50 cent and the list goes on.
Big Daddy Kane, like a boss. True master of lyrics !
Sept. 10: Happy birthday Big Daddy Kane. The song says it all. Thank you and God bless
Ooh lord, let it drop on this saturday night, just like it was yesterday when it first came out with Red aleet and Marley killing the radio
I'm here 6/4/2024 to say that Kane is the original God MC
HaHa ❤That’s exactly Right!!! I even know that!!
Nothing like the real hip hop 2019!!💃💃💃💃
U are right
LoL!! "I give nightmares to those who compete. Freddy Kreuger, walkin' on Kane Street"
My favorite line
Kane had style & flow when he rock tha mic
Big Daddy Kane is the smoothest of the smooth KRSOne BizMarkie SlickRick DeLaSoul & the masters ErikBAndRakim Whodini MCLyte broke the mold & set the world on fire. #MuchRespectToTheMasters
Just as smooth girl you won't disapprove
Big daddy Kane one of the baddest to ever do it
Todays rappers wouldn’t be a match for battling this legend. It’s a shame where hip hop has gone 😔
He always kept old school beats!
One of the top 5 songs of the hip-hop genre
I remember this! The music itself is smooth band music & the video & the rhymes along with the look was it at that time!
Old school hip hop the best music ny#1
When you an old school nigga like me this shit stay on rotation. I’ll be 90 and can’t remember my grandkids names but I’ll sure as hell know every word to Smooth Operator.
Wale Fabolous LL Cool J Big Daddy Kane and T. I. be on that smooth groove for them ladies!! They joints be on 🔥🔥🔥2019!!
WOW!!!!!!.,...Authentic!!!
Kane is that type of MC that you kick back and listen to EVERY DAMN DAY!! To quote Merciless Amir "A day without a rhyme is like a day without sunshine". Happy 4:21 everyone "Tical"!!
I got Luv allways for the Old school!