117 Quotes by Big Daddy Kane

The flow that I use, I really developed my rap style in the mid '80s based on Grandmaster Caz from the Cold Crush Brothers, from listening to him. That's like really who I pretty much patterned my style from and I just really took it to another level once I had the opportunity to get out amongst the world myself.

Me personally, I think that when I take my time with something, it comes out a lot better, because I can really, really get my point across, and if I see that like, this might be a little too deep, I figure out a way to dumb it down so that everybody can understand where I'm going.

I got to meet and work with Barry White, Quincy Jones, Patti LaBelle, even.

I made songs in the late '90s and the early new millennium that didn't succeed very well, but songs that I made in the late '80s, early '90s, they stood the test of time. I respect those songs for keeping me relevant.

It's the type of thing where, if you gonna battle somebody to prove your greatness, you wanna go to somebody that shares that same seat with you.

I think that a lot of times you have artists that try to deliver a positive message.

My best album is probably my second one, It's a 'Big Daddy Thing.' I like a lot of the songs on there. It was put together... just the structure of the album was tight.

If you're White then yes, you have White privilege. It's there for the taking if you choose to use it, you know, just keeping it 100.

Rap is good for politics because when you make a rap record, you put good music on a track and people listen to you. It's easier than trying to preach.