Veteranz Day

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Veteranz Day
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)
Recorded1997–1998
Studio
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length61:02
Label
Producer
Big Daddy Kane chronology
Daddy's Home
(1994)
Veteranz Day
(1998)
Singles from Veteranz Day
  1. "Hold It Down"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Uncut, Pure"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews7/10 [2]
Spin 6/10 [3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Veteranz Day is the seventh studio album by American rapper Big Daddy Kane. It was released on April 28, 1998, via The Label/Blackheart Records. The recording sessions took place at Studio 57, Mighty Studios and Unique Recording Studios in New York. Production was handled by Easy Mo Bee, DJ Ill, L.G. and Big Daddy Kane himself. It features guest appearances from Rappin' Is Fundamental, Baldhead Buchanon, Felica Price, Kelly German, Mike Ransom, Philthy Dred, Shaneo Delano and Shaqueen.

Contents

The album peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Background

The album came four years after his previous effort, 1994's Daddy's Home . Veteranz Day received little attention, commercially and critically, and was met with mixed reviews and few sales. It was his first and only album not to chart on the Billboard 200. Veteranz Day was the first and only album release for the small New York-based record label called the Label Records, which was founded by Frank Yandolino. Although it managed to earn a distribution deal with Mercury Records by way of Joan Jett's and Kenny Laguna's Blackheart Records, which was acting as a boutique distribution outlet for independent labels from 1998 to 2000, The Label folded almost shortly after the release of Veteranz Day. The album features the single "Uncut, Pure", which reached the top 10 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. There are two versions of "Uncut, Pure"—the original version produced by Easy Mo Bee, and a sequel version produced by Big Daddy Kane himself, the latter of which was released on the independently released 12-inch single and also featured as a bonus track on the CD and cassette versions of the album.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:56
2."Uncut, Pure"Big Daddy Kane Easy Mo Bee 4:22
3."Entaprizin'" (featuring Philthy Dred and Shaneo Delano)Big Daddy Kane Big Daddy Kane 3:28
4."Girl Talk"  0:49
5."Change This Game Around" (featuring Felicia Price)Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane3:44
6."La-La-Land" (featuring Rappin' Is Fundamental)Big Daddy KaneEasy Mo Bee4:37
7."Ole Tyme Bluez"  1:27
8."2 da Good Tymz" (featuring Mike Ransom)Big Daddy KaneDJ Ill3:33
9."Fish Tandoori"  1:36
10."Terra N Ya Era"Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane3:50
11."Hold It Down" (featuring Kelly German)Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane4:07
12."Daddy's Theme"  0:52
13."Earth, Wind & Fire" (featuring Sha-Queen and A.B. Money)
  • Big Daddy Kane
  • Anthony Mosley
  • Satina Pearce
L.G.4:26
14."Do U Really Know?"Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane4:51
15."Shame" (Prelude)  0:44
16."Shame!"Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane4:12
17."Last Night Episode"  0:49
18."Definitely"Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane3:37
19."Unda Presha" (featuring Baldhead Buchanon)Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane3:14
20."Outro"  1:42
21."Uncut, Pure" (Remix)Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy Kane4:06
Total length:1:01:02
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 62

References

  1. Conaway, Matt. "Veteranz Day - Big Daddy Kane | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  2. "Big Daddy Kane :: Veteranz Day – RapReviews". www.RapReviews.com. July 22, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. Berrett, Jesse (March 1998). "Reviews". Spin . Vol. 14, no. 3. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 130–131. ISSN   0886-3032.
  4. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 70. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2024.