| It's a Big Daddy Thing | |
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 Studio album by Big Daddy Kane | |
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Released |
12 September 1989 |
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Recorded |
1988-1989 |
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Genre |
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Length |
76:32 |
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Label |
Cold Chillin'/Reprise/Warner Bros. |
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Producer |
Big Daddy Kane, Easy Mo Bee, Marley Marl, Mister Cee, Prince Paul, Teddy Riley |
| Big Daddy Kane chronology | |
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Previous |
Long Live the Kane (1988) |
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Next |
Taste of Chocolate (1990) |
It's a Big Daddy Thing is the second album by American rapper Big Daddy Kane, released in 1989 on Cold Chillin' Records. In character with his debut album and many other hip hop albums of the time, It's a Big Daddy Thing branches out into different styles, from battle rhymes to love ballads and more. His later posturing as a self-proclaimed ladies' man is somewhat foreshadowed by the hit song "Smooth Operator". The song "Wrath of Kane" is taken from a live performance at the Apollo Theater.
To date, it is his most successful effort commercially, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 1998, it was selected by The Source as one of the 100 Best Albums.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "It's a Big Daddy Thing" | Big Daddy Kane | Prince Paul | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Another Victory" | Big Daddy Kane | Easy Mo Bee | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Mortal Combat" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 5:24 |
| 4. | "Children R the Future" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Young, Gifted and Black" | Big Daddy Kane | Marley Marl | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Smooth Operator" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Calling Mr. Welfare" | Big Daddy Kane, Kool DJ Red Alert | Easy Mo Bee | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Wrath of Kane (Live)" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 5:00 |
| 9. | "I Get the Job Done" | Big Daddy Kane | Teddy Riley | 5:30 |
| 10. | "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" | Big Daddy Kane | Prince Paul | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" | Greg Nice, Big Daddy Kane, Smooth B, Scoob Lover | Big Daddy Kane | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Big Daddy's Theme" | - | Big Daddy Kane | 2:08 |
| 13. | "To Be Your Man" | Big Daddy Kane, Blue Magic, Chuck Stanley | Big Daddy Kane | 5:45 |
| 14. | "The House That Cee Built" | - | Mister Cee | 5:28 |
| 15. | "On the Move" | Big Daddy Kane, Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover | Big Daddy Kane | 5:20 |
| 16. | "Warm It Up, Kane" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 4:11 |
| 17. | "Rap Summary (Lean On Me) | Big Daddy Kane | Marley Marl | 5:15 |