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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]
"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.
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".
"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 ...
Doug E. Fresh's "Keep Risin' to the Top" also samples the main chorus of Heatwave's 1976 classic "Ain't No Half Steppin'," which Big Daddy Kane also sampled that same year for his song of the same name.
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.
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"Blind Alley" has been sampled by several artists such as 112, A Tribe Called Quest, Bell Biv Devoe, Big Daddy Kane on "Ain't No Half-Steppin'", Brand Nubian, Craig Mack, EPMD, Gangstarr, Ice Cube, Jadakiss, Mariah Carey and Redman. "If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)" was sampled by Raekwon. [5]