★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2010-06-11
★★★★★
"Rap rhyme minister; some say sinister Non-stoppin the groove until when it's the climax, and I max, relax and chill Have a break from a take of me actin ill Brain cells are lit, ideas start to hit Next the formation of words that fit At the table I sit, makin it legit And when my pen hits the paper - awwww shit!" -> "Ain't No Half-Steppin'"If you're reading this right now and asking "Who is Big Daddy Kane?" then you're EXACTLY the rap fan that Rhino Records had in mind with this compilation...
- rapreviews.com
2009-07-21
★★★★★
It has been said, to the point of redundancy, but I do not think that it cannot be said enough - No other music in the world LOATHES the aging process quite like hip-hop.What makes this an unfortunate and sad development is that there are many artists out there who could still be making a serious creative impact if they could get past the hurdle of their "alleged" unmarketability - only because of their age...
- rapreviews.com
2009-07-21
★★★★★
Mr. Asiatic gets respect for his virtuosity and his upright character--though the self-reliance dis of "Calling Mr. Welfare" seems harsh to a bleeding heart like yours truly, the whole first side raps up to the unity message of "Another Victory," with tough, generous music to match. Turn it over and pig on "pimp shit" designed to weed out dilettantes like yours truly.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-17
★★★★★
The Volvo-driving rhymer who wrote "Pickin' Boogers" for Biz Markie and "Skeezer" for Roxanne Shanté kept his own image as immaculate as his yellow suit, and for this historical record he plays up the conscious race man--the conscious race man with hooks. No "Pimpin' Ain't Easy," thank the Gods--that bit of street wisdom is reduced to an "I was just kiddin'" for Spinderella, who had reason to wonder...
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
Faking a stutter or crooning a chorus or rat-a-tat-tatting a salvo of "ill" rhymes, he can rap that rap, and he's so prolific he spins off lyrics for labelmates in his spare time. But too often Marley Marl lets all this facility carry the music instead of adding the right sample, and when Biz Markie comes on the set you suddenly realize what vocal presence means. Of course, Markie's clown can wear as thin as Big Daddy's big man. What a duo they'd make.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
Known as "The Smooth Operator," Big Daddy Kane is rap'spremier lady-killer, and on his third album, Taste of Chocolate, he tries to further thisreputation by doing a duet with jumbo-size '70s sex symbol BarryWhite. The result is "All of Me," a sappy, string-laden ballad donein White's deep-voiced, spoken-word style...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Oh, Kane. Or may I call you "Big Daddy"? What happened? You used to be so riveting with your warm-honey voice and intricate wordplay,especially on your first record, Long Live the Kane (1988). You werehip-hop's original sex symbol: the "smooth operator" way before L.L.Cool J started lifting weights and making his raps croon rather thanshout. Nowadays, with the release of your fourth album, Prince ofDarkness, things don't seem the same, Kane. You don't have that touchof danger, that edge...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
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