Ain't No Half-Steppin'
Appearance
"Ain't No Half-Steppin'" | ||||
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Single by Big Daddy Kane | ||||
from the album Long Live the Kane | ||||
B-side | "Get Into It" | |||
Released | 1988 | |||
Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
Label | Cold Chillin' | |||
Songwriter(s) | Antonio Hardy | |||
Producer(s) | Marley Marl | |||
Big Daddy Kane singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ain't No Half-Steppin'" on YouTube |
"Ain't No Half-Steppin'" is a 1988 hip-hop song written and performed by American rapper Big Daddy Kane. Released as a single from Kane's debut album Long Live the Kane, it peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The song samples "Ain't No Half Steppin'" by Heatwave, "UFO" by ESG, and "Blind Alley" by The Emotions.[1]
In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" No. 25 on its list of The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time.[2]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Black Singles[3] | 53 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Album Search for "long live the kane"". AllMusic.
- ^ "50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane - Billboard Hot Black Singles". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2021.