About "Word to the Mother (Land)"
Long Live the Kane is the debut album by American rapper Big Daddy Kane, released by Cold Chillin' Records on June 21, 1988. It was produced by Marley Marl and established both as premier artists during hip hop's golden age. Kane displayed his unique rapping technique while covering topics including love ("I'll Take You There"), Afrocentricity ("Word to the Mother(Land)") and his rapping prowess ("Set It Off"). Marley Marl and Big Daddy Kane display a sparse production style - creating beats with fast-paced drums and lightly utilized James Brown samples.
Four singles were released in promotion of Kane's first album: "Raw/Word to the Mother (Land)," "Ain't No Half-Steppin'/Get Into It," "I'll Take You There/Wrath of Kane" and "Set It Off/Get Into It." The most commercially successful of these singles were "Ain't No Half-Steppin'", which reached #53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and "I'll Take You There", which reached #73 on the same chart, but also peaked at #21 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The other two singles did not chart, but "Raw" and "Set It Off" popularized Big Daddy Kane's high-speed style and abundant use of word play. "Raw" and "Ain't No Half Steppin'" are both described as "underground sensation[s]" and "classic[s]" by Allmusic's Steve Huey. "Raw" does not appear on Long Live the Kane, but a remix which utilizes the same beat does.
Big Daddy Kane's debut album contains many tracks that were later featured on greatest hits compilations. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" alone is featured on The Very Best of Big Daddy Kane, Marley Marl's House of Hits, two "best of" Cold Chillin' Records compilations and over five additional hip-hop hit compilations. Notwithstanding "Ain't No Half Steppin'," The Very Best of Big Daddy Kane contains five songs from Kane's debut album. Allmusic's Steve Huey regards "'Raw,' 'Set It Off,' and 'Ain't No Half-Steppin' [as] flawless bids for immortality [that] haven't lost an ounce of energy."The album is broken down track-by-track by Big Daddy Kane in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.
Top songs by Big Daddy Kane
Do U Really Know?- Children R The Future
- Dance With The Devil
- Earth, Wind And Fire<|b>
- I'll Take You There
- Calling Mr. Welfare
- Just Rhymin' With Biz
- Dj's Get No Credit
- Daddy's Home
- Let Yourself Go
- A Day At The Races
- Float
- Looks Like A Job For...
- Warm It Up, Kane
- Sex According To The Prince Of Darkness
- Shame!
- Show And Prove
- Set It Off
- Rest In Peace
- Raw (remix)
- On The Bugged Tip
- On The Move
- Ooh, Aah, Nah—nah—nah
- Pimpin' Ain't Easy
- Prelude
- Prince Of Darkness
- Put Your Weight On It
- Rap Summary (lean On Me Remix)
- Raw
- Raw '91
- No Damn Good
- Smooth Operator
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