Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name
Big Daddy Kane, is a
Grammy Award-winning
American rapper and actor who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the
Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled
MCs in hip hop. Regarding the name Big Daddy Kane, he said: "The Big Daddy part and the Kane part came from two different things. The Kane part came from my fascination with the martial arts flicks when I was young." Specifically, the name comes from Kane, David Carradine's character from TV show Kung Fu. The Big Daddy part came from the name of a character
Vincent Price played in the film
Beach Party.