# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/big-daddy-kane
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:25:33.367Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/big-daddy-kane"
name: "Big Daddy Kane"
slug: "big-daddy-kane"
description: "Antonio Hardy, better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper, producer and actor who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled MCs in hip-hop. Rolling Stone ranked his song \"Ain't No Half-Steppin'\" 25th on its list of The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time, calling him \"a master wordsmith of rap's ... golden age and a huge influence on a generation of MCs.\""
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Big_Daddy_Kane_at_Hip_Hop_Kemp_2013_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1968-09-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump