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Episode 8: Celebrating the Best Moment From the Big Daddy Kane & KRS-One Verzuz Battle (End of Year Special)

There were a host of great cameos during October's Verzuz battle between Big Daddy Kane & KRS-One. To wrap this year up, I spend this episode celebrating my favorite one: KRS-One on stage with the legendary Das EFX, with a particular focus on their classic collaboration, "Represent the Real Hip-Hop", which appeared on both KRS-One's eponymous album and Das EFX's album Hold it Down (1995).

 

 Big Daddy Kane at Hip Hop Kemp 2013 (cropped) KRS-One Book signing1 Das EFX-mika-06

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