After retired battle rapper Big Daddy Kane was asked if he would battle Rakim for half a million bucks, the legend from Brooklyn said why not.
Kane also mentioned how he was suppose to battle Rakim back in 1989 at a pay-per-view event called Rap Mania by Van Silk. The other battles on the day were suppose to be LL Cool J vs Kool Moe Dee, and the Furious Five vs Cold Crush Crew.
Kane stated in recent interview with Vlad TV, “Actually, I was supposed to battle Rakim back in ’89“What happened was there was this Pay-Per-View event called Rap Mania. And they televised it in ’88 and it made a lot of money. They made great numbers. So, the guy Van Silk was financed again to do it the following year. So, that year he chose to do rap battles instead. So, he had Sparky D versus Roxanne Shante confirmed. Furious Five versus Cold Crush. And LL told him that he would be willing to battle Kool Moe Dee if he could confirm the Kane and Rakim battle. To my understanding we were gonna do it. And then Van Silk asked me can I talk to Eric and Ra because he said they were having a problem”.
To Hip Hop’s lost, the battles mentioned above never saw the light of day under the Rap Mania’s brand on that occasion.
Well I’m up for still hearing Kane battle Rakim, let’s go!
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