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  "slug": "big-daddy-kane",
  "name": "Big Daddy Kane",
  "description": "Big Daddy Kane appears once in our Golden Age Hip-Hop list, placing as high as No. 9. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-28",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/big-daddy-kane/",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1988,
    "last": 1988
  },
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  },
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      "trackKey": "big-daddy-kane--aint-no-half-steppin",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/big-daddy-kane--aint-no-half-steppin/",
      "title": "Ain't No Half-Steppin'",
      "year": 1988,
      "label": "Cold Chillin'",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Kane raps with the poise of a lounge singer and the speed of a battle MC. The most purely skilful performance of the late eighties, delivered as if it cost him nothing.",
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        },
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