Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family

Madea is tasked once again with fixing a broken family.

"...Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Shannon Kane, Isaiah Mustafa, Natalie Desselle Reid, Rodney Perry, Teyana Taylor..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Showcase Picks: Saturday

"...Thanks to the sheer number of bands, the nature..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Beat Box

SXSW: Tee-Double, Jungle Brothers, South Park Mexican, Botany Boyz, Big Daddy Kane

"...Fat Down South standouts the Botany Boyz. Forever Botany (Big $hot$ Records) finds the Boyz buoyed by C-Note, D-Red,..."

March 17, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Brown Sugar

"...of hip-hop's leading artists and innovators, like Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, and the Roots' ?uestlove, all riffing on..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cold Lampin'

Sunday Sock Hop spinners launch a vintage hip-hop night

"...like Black Sheep, Heavy D, De La Soul, and Big Daddy Kane...."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Flowing Over

More with Craig Brewer

"...Big Daddy Kane said it best: Pimpin' ain't easy. But..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Bombs Not Bullets

Austin Hip-Hop Mushrooms

"...But don't cry for us Big Baby Jesus, things may just be changing faster than..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Friday ACL Fest Face-Off: The xx vs. Jay-Z

Compare the headliners!

"...Musical influences: Big Daddy Kane, Nas..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Remembering His Roots

Craig Brewer tells the story behind 'Hustle & Flow'

"...Big Daddy Kane said it best: Pimpin' ain't easy. But..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lil' Troy: Sittin Fat Down South

"...cross-section of H-Town MCs (Scarface, Willie D, Fat Pat, Big Ced, Ardis) keeps things fluid without reverting to cliché..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Hot Summer Nights Reviews

Free music fest cools out record hot summer

"...Over a grimy bassline, the Harlem-cultivated lyricist drops into "Big Daddy Kane, Vol. 1," riding the hook: "Gitchi-gitchi ya-ya/..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

What’cha Watchin’?

If you, like Production Manager Chris Linnen, love to get high and watch stand-up comedy on TV, then these recos are for you

"...gross, the children victimized by Scared Straight, hollering at Big Daddy Kane, and meeting Mike Tyson on a plane..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Column

Kendrick Lamar

"...aiming (if passive-aggressively) at Drake's head periodically. Reminiscent of Big Daddy Kane and Rakim's semi rivalry, the two are..."

April 1, 2016 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

Hip-Hop Now Sucks?

What does that even mean?

"...propagated the intricacies of rhyming. LL Cool J and Big Daddy Kane had already become sex symbols. Run DMC..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Pure Bone Gristle: Prodigy

Mobb Deep MC falls into Soul Rebels’ second line

"...Prodigy: Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, LL Cool J, Kool G Rap...."

Sept. 18, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

KUTX Takes Mind Over Music Crown

Radio station wins annual music trivia fundraiser

"...perfect description of me: Six-foot-one, dark and lovely”) as Big Daddy Kane’s when it belongs to LL Cool J...."

May 21, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Then What Happened?

J-Live, Major Lazer, and more

"...Part. Adding a certain slyness to the teachings of Big Daddy Kane, The Best Part was what Live himself..."

July 9, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fine Wine With Lenny White

Return to Forever and drummer closet vintner Lenny White

"...multitude of settings over the years, including work with Big Daddy Kane and LL Cool J...."

May 23, 2008 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Roots

Record review

"...rhyming style with uncanny re-creations of classic verses from Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap. Taking up arms..."

July 30, 2004 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

B-Boy City 11

Live shot

"...Babe Ruth, golden-era rap classics such as "Raw" by Big Daddy Kane, and electro mainstays including "When I Hear..."

June 18, 2004 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Dancing About Architecture

Punk rock rough stuff; Emo calls it quits; Tenacious D seems to be the shit.

"...SXSW no-show: Big Daddy Kane. SXSW visitor with no apparent reason to..."

March 24, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Handsome Boy Modeling School So ... How's Your Girl? (Tommy Boy)

"...great script and a collection of well-cast cameos (Everlast, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul). Now, after producing the..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Review by Andy Langer

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...Every cameo is perfectly cast (Everlast as crooked cop, Big Daddy Kane's pimp, Chris Rock's junkie), but as compelling..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Posse

"...Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Charles Lane, Tiny Lister, Big Daddy Kane, Billy Zane and Tone Loc. The beginning..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

Lights! Camera! Gilmore!

"...with a part in the Coen Brothers' next flick, Big Lebowski. No information at this time about who his..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Column

Sxsw

"...the Continental Club, but this appearance should expose their big-band jazz beyond the neo-retro martini-and-cigar set. (Scholz Beer Garten,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...- especially native and honorary Austinites - plays a big part in the list. Sandra Bullock brings her big-screen..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Montana Blues

Great-grandmother Marie died of a broken heart in Billings, Mont.

"...running a whorehouse in Billings, Mont. She hanged herself, Daddy said, because she was losing her looks...."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Gay Place

Where my queers at? SXSW, b'duh.

"...#BIGGAY KICKOFF PARTY, GAYTX FUN GUIDE & 'THE AGENDA' The..."

March 7, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Road Shows

"...FRI 20, SAT 21 Big Ass Truck, Mercury Lounge..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature

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