San Jose Jazz Summer Fest: Big Daddy Kane

Big Daddy Kane is one of hip-hop’s most lyrical, diverse, innovative, trendsetting MCs, and the first to bring the “playa” element to the game. The Grammy Award-winning baritone was the first rapper ever to twice sell out the world famous Apollo Theater, and his rapid fire, metaphorical battle rap style continues to be a thing of legend. Rolling Stone named his song “Ain’t No Half-Steppin’” 25th on The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time in 2...