Old famous rapper, Big Daddy Kane is now regarded as one of the best rappers of all time. With his unique stylish rapping skills and unbeatable lyrics, Mr. Big Daddy Kane has always been one of the most demanded rappers in the hip-hop industry. The net worth of Big Daddy Kane is not disclosed yet but according to some sources, it is believed that his current market value is around $1 million.
Mr. Big daddy Kane was born on September 10, 1968, in Brooklyn New York City United States of America. He is 54 years old now (as of 2022). Kane belongs to the black ethnicity and holds an American nationality. He is the son of Dorothy Friend who died after suffering from a long battle with brain cancer.
Big Daddy Kane is actually the stage name of a very talented young man called Antonio Hardy. He is also known to be one of the most genuine rappers of his generation. Big Daddy Kane’s net worth came from his exceptional rapping skills and fashion style rather than what he got from his business investments or endorsements deals. In 1993, Kane was honored as Best Rap Solo Performance for “Very Special” at the 36th Grammy Awards ceremony. He also shared a category award nomination for Producer of the Year with DJ Premier during the 47th Annual Grammy Award for co-producing Mary J Blige’s song “Real Love”. Some other popular awards were won by including the Soul Train Music Awards, Source Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and many more.
Biography
While talking about Big Daddy Kane’s biography, he was born on the day of his grandfather’s death date. As a child, he had an interest in rapping after watching the “Video Music box” show which featured various rappers like Kurtis Blow, Kool DJ Herc, etc. He started to develop his own style by listening to hip-hop artists like Spoonie Gee at that time. Later Kane moved to South Jamaica New York with his mother and stepfather where he attended Benjamin Franklin High School. His family members encouraged him for having a career in the music business rather than waste his years doing his job. So they paid most of the expenses during the years he spent in producing demo tapes. In 1987, Big Daddy Kane finally released his debut album “Long Live The Kane”.
In 1989, after two years of hard work and dedication Big Daddy Kane’s song “Ain’t No Half-Steppin'” was ranked number one on the Hot Rap Singles chart whereas another track from his debut album called “Smooth Operator” reached #2 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart. During that time he also worked with a number of other rappers like Biz Markie for their studio albums. On November 2nd, 1994, Big Daddy Kane performed a concert where he was backed by the band The Roots. This concert took place at Hammerstein Ballroom New York United States of America. He also appeared in a good number of movies like “New Jersey Drive” (1995), “Juice” (1992), and more.
Personal life
Net Worth and salary
According to some credible sources, it is believed that his current market value is around $1 million. He earned this net worth from the rap genre he invented and rapping lyrics which was ranked number one on the Hot Rap Singles chart in 1989 for the song called “Ain’t No Half-Steppin”. His total salary per year was estimated by Celebrity Net Worth as approximately $1,50,000 which includes all endorsements deals and advertising contracts he did during his career. Apart from these Big Daddy Kane also did a few movies like New Jersey Drive (1995). He revealed that before becoming famous he used to work as a shoe shiner in Harlem where he got paid 5$ only per day.
