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"Ain't No Half-Steppin'" is a 1988 hip-hop song written and performed by American rapper Big Daddy Kane. Released as a single from Kane's debut album Long Live the Kane, it peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The song samples "Ain't No Half Steppin'" by Heatwave, "UFO" by ESG, and "Blind Alley" by The Emotions. [1]
Too Hot to Handle is the debut album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released on 15 June 1976 on the GTO label in the UK and on 30 May 1977 on the Epic label in the US. It was produced by Barry Blue . The song "Turn Out the Lamplight" appeared on George Benson 's album Give Me the Night , a song written by Temperton, which was produced by Quincy ...
"Raw" and "Ain't No Half Steppin'" are both described as "underground sensation[s]" and "classic[s]" by Allmusic's Steve Huey. [3] "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.
Big Daddy Kane – “Ain’t No Half-Steppin'” (1988) Much as Liquid Liquid’s “Cavern” built an early bridge between hip-hop and underground New York rock, Bronx dance-punk band ESG’s ...
Rolling Stone ranked his song "Ain't No Half-Steppin '" number 25 on its list of The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time, calling him "a master wordsmith of rap's late -golden age and a huge influence on a generation of MCs".
Heatwave is a funk [2] band formed in London, England in 1975. Its most popular line-up featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio ; Englishmen Rod Temperton (keyboards) and Roy Carter (guitar); Swiss Mario Mantese (bass); Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums); and Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar).
"A Job Ain't Nuthin' but Work" Big Daddy Kane, Lo-Key? Mo' Money (soundtrack) "#1 with a Bullet" Kool G Rap, DJ Polo Live and Let Die "Close the Crackhouse" [24] 1993 Professor X the Overseer, Chuck D, etc. Puss N' Boots (The Struggle Continues....) "We wit' It" 1994 Treacherous Three, Chuck D, Grandmaster Caz, Heavy D, Melle Mel, Tito: Old ...
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