This film is part of Scion’s Easy 10 series for 2009, which you can watch here, on Scion Broadband. Scion has partnered with 10 tastemaking media outlets – from Giant Robot to XLR8R – to select budding filmmakers for the 2009 edition of the Easy 10 Filmmaker Series. Allhiphop.com and Scion delivered a fantastic combination here: Ant Marshall and hip-hop legend Big Daddy Kane.
“This year’s program includes 10 short films that feature icons, characters and topics often unseen in modern cinema,” said Jeri Yoshizu, Scion sales promotions manager. “Scion has partnered with select outlets to ensure that each film represents a cultural undercurrent of our time, whether it’s a documentary, animation, drama or work of fiction.”
When it comes to hip hop, there are only a handful of people that truly deserve to be called legends.
In BDK, we learn the story of one of hip hop’s most notable legends, Big Daddy Kane. From music to fashion, Kane has always been a quintessential figure of the Golden Era of hip hop. In this documentary, directed by Anthony Marshall (co-founder of Lyricist Lounge), Kane talks about his years growing up as a kid in New York, his life in the rap game, his influence on fashion and his lyrical superiority.
More about the director, Anthony Marshall:
Passion, dedication, resourcefulness, leadership – these are qualities that make for a successful entrepreneur. At the young age of 16, Anthony Marshall exemplified those qualities by co-creating Lyricist Lounge, which became the blueprint for discovering emerging hip hop emcees. With this experience in music and television, he most recently helped to launch Current TV, the groundbreaking cable and satellite TV network co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore. In front of the camera, Mr. Marshall hosted on-air segments and aggregated user-generated content for Current’s VC2 (Viewer Created Content) initiative.
This is one of the best hip-hop documentaries I have ever seen. I never knew this about him and Jay-Z. I never knew how much people loved Kane. I thought he was just another rapper form the 90s. This really opened my eyes.
I didn't know that about him and Kane either. Really I thought he and Jay had beef (three cuts in ya eyebrows and all that) This is probably one of the best things I've seen in a long time. I didn't even know Scion had this program going. This is two things I learned from this site from just one article!