Daddy's Home (Big Daddy Kane album)
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| Released | September 13, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 50:33 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Big Daddy Kane chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Daddy's Home | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Daddy's Home is the sixth album by emcee, Big Daddy Kane. It is Big Daddy Kane's only album on MCA Records, released in September 13, 1994. Like his previous album Looks Like a Job For…, Daddy's Home was generally well-received, but lacked in sales. Despite the positive reviews, the album saw a large drop in Kane's commercial popularity, and produced no crossover hit singles, like 1993's "Very Special".
The album features the singles "In the PJ's" and the DJ Premier-produced posse cut "Show & Prove", featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, Shyheim, Sauce Money and a then-unknown Jay Z (credited as "J.Z."), who, at the time, was Kane's protégé. Kane's longtime producer Easy Mo Bee produced three songs on Daddy's Home and was set to bring in a fourth song for the album. However, Kane rejected it. Easy Mo Bee later gave the track to the Notorious B.I.G., which he would use for the song "Warning" for his 1994 debut Ready To Die.[4]
Following the release of Daddy's Home, Kane took a long break from music, until returning four years later with his seventh album Veteranz Day.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Daddy's Home" |
| L.G. | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Brooklyn Style...Laid Out" (featuring Big Scoob) |
| Easy Mo Bee | 3:56 |
| 3. | "In the PJ's" (featuring Big Scoob) | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Show & Prove" (featuring Big Scoob, Sauce Money, Shyheim, Jay-Z and Ol' Dirty Bastard) |
| DJ Premier | 5:47 |
| 5. | "Lyrical Gymnastics" |
| L.G. | 3:55 |
| 6. | "That's How I Did 'Em" |
| Easy Mo Bee | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Sex According to the Prince of Darkness" |
| Da Rock | 3:44 |
| 8. | "3 Forties and a Bottle of Moët" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 1:39 |
| 9. | "The Way It's Goin' Down" |
| Easy Mo Bee | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 3:19 |
| 11. | "W.G.O.N.R.S." (featuring Easy Dred and Junior P) | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane | 4:37 |
| 12. | "Let Yourself Go" |
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| 4:09 |
| 13. | "Don't Do It to Yourself" (featuring Big Scoob) |
| Big Daddy Kane | 4:51 |
Sample credits
- "In the PJ's" contains samples from "Close the Door", written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, and performed by Teddy Pendergrass.
- "Show & Prove" contains samples from "The Show", performed by Doug E. Fresh.
- "Lyrical Gymnastics" contains samples from "You're the One I Need", written by Barry White and Smead Hudman, and performed by Barry White.
- "3 Forties and a Bottle of Moët" contains samples from "Yes We Can Can", written by Allen Toussaint, and performed by The Pointer Sisters.
- "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed" contains samples from:
- "Somebody's Been Sleeping", performed by 100 Proof (Aged in Soul).
- "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man", written by Willie Dixon.
- "W.G.O.N.R.S." contains samples from "What's Going On" and "Inner City Blues", performed by Marvin Gaye.
- "Let Yourself Go" contains excerpts from "Pot Belly", as performed by Lou Donaldson.
Charts
Album
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[5] | 155 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 26 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions |
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| US Hot Rap Singles | ||
| 1994 | "In the PJ's" | 31 |
References
- ^ Daddy's Home at AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Rolling stone review
- ^ Scott, Dana. "Easy Mo Bee Traces Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane's Influence On Biggie's "Ready To Die"". hiphopdx.com. Cheri Media. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.