Antonio Hardy, better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew.
Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York City, New York, United States
Height
6 ft (1.83 m)
Profession
Actor, Musician, Mail carrier, Record producer, Songwriter, Screenwriter, Model, Rapper, Music Producer
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Shawnette Hardy (m. 2010)
Children
Lamel Hardy
Siblings
Little Daddy Shane
Nicknames
Antonio Hardy , Antonio Monterio Hardy , B.D.K. , Blackanova , King Asiatic Nobody's Equal , Count Macula , Dark Gable
Awards
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Music Groups
Juice Crew, Juice Crew
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album, Ain't No Half Steppin', Smooth Operator, I Get the Job Done
Movies
Posse, The Meteor Man, Dead Heist, Love for Sale, Just Another Day, You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You, Exposed, Hip-Hop Peace and Unity Fest, Hip Hop Time Capsule: The Best of RETV 1992, Scribble Jam #13
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
1
Has not released an album since 1998's "Veteranz' Day".
2
His first two albums "Long Live the Kane" and "It's a Big Daddy Thing" (released in 1988 and 1989 respectively) are his only recordings that were certified gold by the RIAA.
Hip-hop artist who was most famously affiliated with Marley Marl's old-school crew, the Juice Crew.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sex Tape
2014
writer: "Where The Hood At" - as Antonio Hardy
One Hit Wonderland
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014
Battle of the Year
2013
writer: "Boom" - as Antonio Hardy
The We and the I
2012
performer: "Smooth Operator"
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
Documentary performer: "Raw", "No Damn Good"
So You Think You Can Dance
2006-2007
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Kickin' It Old Skool
2007
performer: "Set It Off" / writer: "Set It Off"
School for Scoundrels
2006
writer: "Where the Hood at" - as Antonio Hardy
Everybody Hates Chris
TV Series performer - 3 episodes, 2005 - 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2005
American Wasteland
2005
Video Game performer: "Burn Hollywood Burn" / writer: "Burn Hollywood Burn" - as Antonio Hardy
Sunday Driver
2005
Documentary "Day at the Races" / writer: "Day at the Races"
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
Documentary performer: "Boom" / producer: "Boom" - as Antonio Hardy / writer: "Boom" - as Antonio Hardy
Blade: Trinity
2004
performer: "Hard Wax" / writer: "Hard Wax" - as Antonio Hardy
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2004
Video Game performer: "Warm It Up, Kane" / writer: "Warm It Up, Kane", "The Vapors" - as Antonio M. Hardy
Tony Hawk's Underground
2003
Video Game "A Day at the Races" / lyrics: "A Day at the Races" - as A. Hardy / performer: "A Day at the Races" - as A. Hardy / writer: "A Day at the Races" - as A. Hardy
Hollywood Homicide
2003
writer: "A Day at the Races"
25th Hour
2002
performer: "Warm It Up Kane" / writer: "Warm It Up Kane" - as Antonio Hardy
Music of the Heart
1999
performer: "Symphony Vol. 1" / writer: "Symphony Vol. 1" - as Antonio Hardy
Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Black to the Promised Land
1992
Documentary "Back on the Block"
Mo' Money
1992
performer: "A Job Ain't Nuthin' But Work" / writer: "A Job Ain't Nuthin' But Work"
$400 Thousand
