| Big Daddy Kane discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Singles | 14 |
The discography of Big Daddy Kane, an American rapper, consists of seven studio albums and fourteen singles.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B /HH |
UK | |||
| Long Live the Kane |
|
116 | 5 | — |
|
| It's a Big Daddy Thing |
|
33 | 4 | 37 |
|
| Taste of Chocolate |
|
37 | 10 | — | |
| Prince of Darkness |
|
57 | 25 | — | |
| Looks Like a Job For... |
|
52 | 9 | — | |
| Daddy's Home |
|
155 | 26 | — | |
| Veteranz' Day |
|
— | 62 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
US Rap |
UK |
UK R&B | |||
| "Get Into It" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Raw" | — | — | — | 88 | — | Colors (soundtrack) / Long Live the Kane | |
| "Ain't No Half Steppin'" | 1988 | — | 53 | — | — | — | Long Live the Kane |
| "Set It Off" | — | — | — | 95 | — | ||
| "I'll Take You There" | 1989 | — | 73 | 21 | — | — | |
| "Rap Summary (Lean on Me)" | — | — | 9 | 52 | — | Lean on Me (soundtrack) / It's a Big Daddy Thing | |
| "Wrath of Kane" | — | — | — | — | It's a Big Daddy Thing | ||
| "Smooth Operator" | — | 11 | 1 | 65 | — | ||
| "I Get the Job Done" | 1990 | — | 27 | 9 | — | ||
| "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" | — | — | — | 44 | — | ||
| "To Be Your Man" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cause I Can Do It Right" | — | 22 | 4 | — | — | Taste of Chocolate | |
| "All of Me" (with Barry White) |
1991 | — | 14 | — | — | — | Just for You /Taste of Chocolate |
| "It's Hard Being the Kane" | — | 91 | 17 | — | — | Taste of Chocolate | |
| "Keep 'Em on the Floor" (featuring Barbara Weathers) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Raw '91" | — | — | — | — | — | Prince of Darkness | |
| "Groove with It" | 1992 | — | 24 | 2 | — | — | |
| "The Lover in You" | — | 26 | 28 | — | — | ||
| "How U Get a Record Deal?" | 1993 | — | 86 | 7 | — | — | Looks Like a Job For... |
| "Very Special" (featuring DJ Spinderella) |
31 | 23 | 9 | — | — | ||
| "Gunman" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | Gunmen (soundtrack) |
| "In the PJ's" | — | — | 31 | — | — | Daddy's Home | |
| "Uncut, Pure" | 1998 | — | 60 | 9 | 86 | 14 | Veteranz' Day |
| "Hold It Down"(featuring Der Wolf) | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Man: The Icon" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | Duck Season Vol. 1 |
| "Any Type of Way" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | Essential Underground Hip Hop 1 |
| "Just Rhymin' with Biz" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | Long Live the Kane |
| "Sing My Song" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Nite & Day" (with Marco Polo) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Newport Authority 2 |
| "Ain't No Half Steppin' (Phoreyz & Brisk Ultramix)" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Enough!" (featuring Chuck D & Loren Oden) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fly Till I Die" (with Kool G Rap) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Last of a Dying Breed |
| "Slap" (with Busta Rhymes & Conway the Machine) |
— | — | — | — | — | The Fuse Is Lit | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Symphony" | 1988 | Marley Marl, Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap | In Control, Volume 1 |
| "Loosey's Rap (Loosey's House of Trix Mix)" | Rick James, Roxanne Shante | Loosey's Rap single | |
| "Prologue (2Q's Rap)" | 1989 | Quincy Jones | Back on the Block |
| "Jazz Corner of the World" | Quincy Jones, Kool Moe Dee | ||
| "Burn Hollywood Burn" | 1990 | Public Enemy, Ice Cube | Fear of a Black Planet |
| "Who's Skatin' Promo" | 1991 | De La Soul, Dres. Russell Simmons | A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" single |
| "Don't Curse" | Heavy D & the Boyz, Grand Puba, Kool G Rap, Q-Tip, Pete Rock & CL Smooth | Peaceful Journey | |
| "Feels Like Another One" | Patti LaBelle | Burnin' | |
| "Heal Yourself" | Freddie Foxxx, Harmony, Jam Master Jay, KRS-One, Kid Capri, LL Cool J, MC Lyte, Ms. Melodie, Queen Latifah, Run-DMC | Civilization vs. Technology | |
| "The Symphony (Part II)" | Marley Marl, Craig G, Little Daddy Shane, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace | In Control Volume II (For Your Steering Pleasure) | |
| "Nuff Respect" | 1992 | Big Daddy Kane | Juice (soundtrack) |
| "Angel Don't" | Morris Day | Guaranteed | |
| "A Job Ain't Nuthin' but Work" | Big Daddy Kane, Lo-Key? | Mo' Money (soundtrack) | |
| "#1 with a Bullet" | Kool G Rap, DJ Polo | Live and Let Die | |
| "Close the Crackhouse" | 1993 | Professor X the Overseer, Chuck D, etc. | Puss N' Boots (The Struggle Continues....) |
| "We wit' It" | 1994 | Treacherous Three, Chuck D, Grandmaster Caz, Heavy D, Melle Mel, Tito | Old School Flava |
| "In the Game" | 1995 | Red Hot Lover Tone, Rich Nice | #1 Playa |
| "Make Up Your Mind" (The Dave "Jam" Hall Flavor Remix) | 1996 | Assorted Phlavors | single |
| "The Cypher (Part III)" | 1997 | Frankie Cutlass, Craig G, Roxanne Shante, Biz Markie | Politics & Bullshit |
| "3 to the Dome" | 1999 | Sway & King Tech, Chino XL, Kool G Rap | This or That |
| "Macula's Theory" | Prince Paul | A Prince Among Thieves | |
| "Platinum Plus" | 2000 | Big L | The Big Picture |
| "Class of '87" | Tony Touch, KRS-One, Kool G Rap | The Piece Maker | |
| "Three's Company" | 2001 | Marley Marl | Re-Entry |
| "Discosis" | Bran Van 3000, Dimitri from Paris | Discosis | |
| "Loaded" | Bran Van 3000 | ||
| "Stick Up" | 2002 | Afu-Ra | Life Force Radio |
| "A Day at the Races" | Jurassic 5, Percee P | Power In Numbers | |
| "Any Type of Way" | N/A | Essential Underground Hip Hop 1 | |
| "Off Limits" | Aphrodite | Aftershock | |
| "What's Your Name" | 2003 | Morcheeba | Parts of the Process (The Very Best of Morcheeba) |
| "Welcome to Durham" | 2004 | Little Brother | The Chitlin' Circuit - The Mixtape |
| "5 Deadly Venoms" | 2006 | DJ Kay Slay, Greg Street, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Kool G Rap, Lord Tariq | The Champions: North Meets South |
| "We Do" | Snoop Dogg | Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Mixtape | |
| "Cameo Afro" | 2007 | RZA, GZA, Suga Bang Bang | Afro Samurai: The Album |
| "Brooklyn" (Remix) | Joell Ortiz, Cashmere, Maino, Solomon | The Brick: Bodega Chronicles | |
| "The Garden" | DJ Jazzy Jeff | The Return of the Magnificent | |
| "Next Up" | UGK, Kool G Rap | Underground Kingz | |
| "Mega Fresh X" | 2009 | Cormega, DJ Red Alert, Parish Smith, Grand Puba, KRS-One | Born and Raised |
| "When I Get There" | Grandmaster Flash, Hedonis Da Amazon | The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) | |
| "Unpredictable" | Grandmaster Flash, Syndee | ||
| "The Power of Music" | Kristine W | The Power of Music | |
| "Young Black with a Gift" | 2010 | Rapsody | Return of the B-Girl |
| "History" | 2011 | The Game, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One | Purp & Patron |
| "Think I Am" | 2012 | Masta Ace, MF Doom | MA Doom: Son of Yvonne |
| "Fight to the Death" | Waxine, Afu Ra | Mind Your Own Business | |
| "One Foot in the Door" | 2014 | Saigon | G.S.N.T. 3: The Troubled Times of Brian Carenard |
| "Kill at Will: The Final Chapter" | 2016 | Domingo, Joell Ortiz, Chris Rivers, Token | Generation Next |
| "Get It Baby" | Tito Jackson | Tito Time | |
| "Done It Again" | 2018 | Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna | The Lost Tapes |
| "Hot Like a Sauna" | 2019 | Connie Price and the Keystones, Rapsody, The Lady of Rage | Lucas High |
| "Grown Man" | 2022 | Morris Day | Last Call |
| "You Don't Want It" | Prodigy, DJ Scratch | The Hegelian Dialectic 2 (The Book of Heroine) | |
| "Woman" | 2024 | MC Lyte | One |
References
Notes
- "I'm a D-Boy" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.
- "I Go On" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.
- "I'm a D-Boy" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.
- "Just Rhymin' with Biz" was released as a split single with "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz" by Biz Markie feat. TJ Swan.
- "Sing My Song" and "Give a Demonstration" was released as a split single with "Simple Metaphore" and "Ain’t It Good To You (Remix)" by Ultramagnetic MC's.
- "Ain't No Half Steppin' (Phoreyz & Brisk Ultramix)" was released as a split single with "Blind Alley (Altered Tapes Remix)" by The Emotions.
Citations
- "Big Daddy Kane Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- "Big Daddy Kane Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Big Daddy Kane". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- "Billboard Hot 100 October 16,1993". billboard.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "Big Daddy Kane - US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Big Daddy Kane - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- Get Into It (track listing). Big Daddy Kane. Prism. 1987. PS 2011.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Keep 'Em On The Floor (track listing). Big Daddy Kane. Cold Chillin'. 1991. 9362-40108-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Big Daddy Kane - Raw 91 (CD - Cold Chillin' #40149)". AllMusic.
- "Big Daddy Kane - Gunman (Cassette - MCA #54808)". AllMusic.
- ^ "Lil Wayne – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- The Man: The Icon (track listing). Big Daddy Kane. ALC Music Recorded Library. 2001. ALC-003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Make The Music With Your Mouth, Biz/Just Rhymin' With Biz (track listing). Biz Markie "The Inhuman Orchestra" Featuring TJ Swan/Big Daddy Kane. Five Day Weekend. 2010. PBB-7010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Sing My Song/Simple Metaphore (track listing). Big Daddy Kane vs. Ultramagnetic MC's. Big Daddy Kane & Ultramagnetic MC's Self-released. 2012.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Nite & Day - Marco Polo & Big Daddy Kane - Release Info". Apple Music.
- "Big Daddy Kane/The Emotions - Blind Alley [Altered Tapes Remix]/Ain't No Half Steppin' [Phoreyz-Brisk Ultramix] (LP - #1)". AllMusic.
- "Enough! - Big Daddy Kane feat. Chuck D & Loren Oden - Release Info". Apple Music.
- "Fly Till I Die - Kool G Rap & Big Daddy Kane - Release Info". Apple Music.
- "Slap - Busta Rhymes, Big Daddy Kane & Conway the Machine - Release Info". Apple Music.
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