Brooklyn bred Big Daddy Kane (born and raised in Bed Stuy) will be playing a free show tonight at The Prospect Park Bandshell as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn concert series. As an added bonus, the show will be preceded by a screening of the short documentary BDK: The Big Daddy Kane Story, directed by Lyricist Lounge's own Anthony Marshall.
Big Daddy Kane started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group, the Juice Crew. He has always been considered a trendsetting ladies-man, and according to the bio on his website, his unique style was one of the first to bring the "playa" element to hip-hop. He also was the first rapper to sell out not one, but two "ladies only" shows at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem. Having collaborated with such artists as Barry White, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Patti LaBelle, Heavy D, and Quincy Jones, he is considered one of the most influential and greatest MCs in Hip Hop. Oh and did we forget to mention that he also appears half-naked in two steamy photos with Madonna and Naomi Campbell in Madonna's infamous coffee table book: "Sex" ?
You can see the man in the flesh performing live tonight. He goes on at 9:40pm right after the screening. Gates open at 6pm, go early to check out the fab line-up of opening acts:
7:30 Retro Kidz
7:45 Emilio Rojas
8:10 Blitz the Ambassador
8:35 Rahzel
9:00 Ralph McDaniels' Video Music Box
9:25 Big Daddy Kane Film
9:40 Big Daddy Kane
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