Ain't No Half-Steppin' | |
Cover: | Big Daddy Kane - Aint No Half Steppin.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Big Daddy Kane |
Album: | Long Live the Kane |
B-Side: | Get Into It |
Genre: | Golden age hip hop |
Label: | Cold Chillin' |
Producer: | Marley Marl |
Next Title: | I'll Take You There |
Next Year: | 1988 |
"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]